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Ofsted reports may be more positive without headline grades

Ofsted reports may be more positive without headline grades

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More from this theme Recent articles Three in five schools rated ‘requires improvement’ last year had two or more ‘good’ or better sub-grades, suggesting some parents will see a more positive overall picture of their child’s school now that headline Ofsted grades have been scrapped. This week, the government scrapped overall effectiveness grades for state schools with immediate effect, ahead of a move to introduce a new system of report cards next September. Ofsted will continue to give schools grades for four sub-judgments, including quality of education and leadership and management. Analysts at FFT Education Datalab looked at the 3,660 inspection reports published in 2023-24 to compare the four sub-judgment grades with the now scrapped grade for overall effectiveness. Nearly all ‘outstanding’ schools had the same grade in the four judgements. This was 70 per cent for ‘good’ schools – suggesting the remaining 30 per cent had ‘outstanding’ features. But this was more variable for ‘requires improvement’ (20 per cent) and ‘inadequate’ (25 per cent) schools. Under the 2019 inspection framework, which remains in force …

Chinese Swimmers Had Previous Positive Tests for Banned Drug

Chinese Swimmers Had Previous Positive Tests for Banned Drug

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After the revelation in April that 23 elite Chinese swimmers had tested positive for a banned substance months before the last Summer Olympic Games, China and the global antidoping authority vigorously defended their decisions to allow them to compete in the Games in 2021. The swimmers, they insisted, had not been doping. But as they made those claims, China and the antidoping authority were both aware that three of those 23 swimmers had tested positive several years earlier for a different performance-enhancing drug and had escaped being publicly identified and suspended in that case as well, according to a secret report reviewed by The New York Times. In both instances, China claimed that the swimmers had unwittingly ingested the banned substances, an explanation viewed with considerable skepticism by some antidoping experts. The two incidents add to longstanding suspicions among rival athletes about what they see as a pattern of Chinese doping and the unwillingness or inability of the global authority, the World Anti-Doping Agency, to deal with it. The three Chinese athletes revealed to have …

What is positive parenting and how can it help you manage your child’s tantrums?

What is positive parenting and how can it help you manage your child’s tantrums?

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She also encouraged parents to shift away from the mindset that they have to stop a tantrum as quickly as possible. “When the child is screaming, there is no way you can talk any sense into her. If you try to scream on top of her screams, both of you will end up screaming at each other. “Instead, sit on one side and just tell her, ‘I’m here and when you’re ready to talk to me, you can come to me’. Then, wait it out. “If you wait it out, the tantrum will end very quickly… If you really time a child’s tantrum, it is only five to 10 minutes. After that, they will go from screaming to just sobbing. That is when you can step in, talk to them about it and calm them down,” she said. GOING THE DISTANCE Since tantrums are a natural part of a child’s development, do not expect positive parenting to decrease the frequency of tantrums. What it will do is help parents and children enjoy the journey together …

5 Zodiac Signs With Positive Horoscopes On May 10, 2024

5 Zodiac Signs With Positive Horoscopes On May 10, 2024

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Trust your gut, zodiac signs. That’s the message astrology brings on Friday, May 10, especially if you have a history of giving in to bad peer pressure. Making good choices now can set the stage for the next phase of your life in a positive way.  First, the Sun in Taurus will appear as the cosmic benefactor on Friday. This is a profound blessing for those working on something substantial since we are still in Taurus Season. Business owners will benefit the most from this energy, especially if they deal in physical goods and manual services. The Sun’s relationship with Pluto Retrograde is urging us to find out why we do the things we do. If the answer is to appease someone or not be rejected by a certain group, then it’s important to ask yourself why appeasing said person is so important to you and why accepting that group means so much. Mars in Aries cheers us on from the sidelines, telling us to go where we can grow and do what resonates with …

My mother spends her days serving a ‘holy man’. How can I make her see he is not a positive force? | Australian lifestyle

My mother spends her days serving a ‘holy man’. How can I make her see he is not a positive force? | Australian lifestyle

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My 62-year-old mother has formed an attachment with a man 20 years her junior (let’s call him Luke). It is not romantic. She spends around 12 hours a day at his house, cooking his meals and cleaning. Luke inherited his house and a sizeable trust fund. He has rather lavish tastes. Airport transfers, costly grocery shops and seemingly endless home improvements are all provided by my mother. My mother met Luke at a prayer group and believes he is a very holy man; she seems to idolise him. Increasingly, she makes little attempt to see family. She expresses concerns about her finances and health, but refuses to open up about how much he pays her or how much she spends on his lifestyle. She refuses to ask for days off. Dad died seven years ago. It is as if Luke has replaced Dad. Mum seems constantly tired and irritable and no longer has time or energy for anyone else. She is also expressing concerning and uncharacteristic opinions of which many are intolerant and discriminatory. These …

Gratitude Plus makes social networking positive, private and personal

Gratitude Plus makes social networking positive, private and personal

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Private social networking is making a comeback. Gratitude Plus, a startup that aims to shift social media in a more positive direction, is expanding its wellness-focused, personal reflections journal to include support for families who want to stay in touch even when physically distant.  The startup, whose name reflects its core offering of a gratitude journal, is, in some ways reminiscent of Path, which was built years ago. Path had briefly emerged as a Facebook challenger by creating a space for smaller groups of people to interact with one another. The app differentiated itself by limiting users to just 50 friends, ensuring their interactions would remain in tighter circles than on larger social networks.  For a time, Path caught on, and while it never toppled Facebook, it stood out as an example of how private social networks could work, if executed correctly. (The company had raised too much venture funding to return on its investment without an exit, so Path sold to Korea’s Kakao in 2015.) Similarly, Gratitude Plus is not meant to be used …

How Positive Input Can Change Lives

How Positive Input Can Change Lives

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Source: Nikki Zalewski/Shutterstock I met “Eric” (not his real name) when he was 15, at the beginning of the COVID pandemic. Eric was dealing with a lack of motivation in school, anxiety, and insomnia. He explained that once his boarding school switched to an online format, his grades dropped because he would switch off his camera and play video games during his school time. I taught Eric how to calm himself with hypnosis and to receive advice from his subconscious. These methods helped improve all his symptoms. I remember a particular day when we were engaged in “walking therapy” outside because we did not want to be confined to an office during COVID. Eric said that he felt the world was a dark place and that there was little to look forward to in his life. I stopped, turned to look into his eyes, and said, “But you are the light.” Based on his thoughtful expression, I felt strongly that he registered what I said. Eric concluded his work with me after three months once …

Prince Harry told how quitting major role ‘could be a sizeable boost of positive PR’ | Royal | News

Prince Harry told how quitting major role ‘could be a sizeable boost of positive PR’ | Royal | News

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Prince Harry has been urged to step down from his role in the Invictus Games as a way of helping to boost his “positive PR” following accusations that he’s broken the ‘unwritten rules’ of the army. The Duke of Sussex, who established the games in 2014 to support wounded and sick military personnel, is facing criticism as approximately 2,000 former servicemen and women have reportedly abandoned the event, claiming it has strayed from its initial purpose. Royal author Tom Quinn told The Mirror he believes Harry has become a “tainted figurehead”. He said: “These distractions make Harry a tainted figurehead. The Invictus Games needs lots of good publicity; the sort of publicity you only get from a dutiful, working royal who doesn’t make waves. “After all, what is the military about if it is not about doing your duty uncomplainingly?” Over the years, Meghan Markle has attended various events for the Invictus Games alongside her husband. This has caused some people to believe that is has become “too royal”. But PR expert Ryan McCormick told …

Hamas touts ‘positive spirit’ in cease-fire talks, will travel to Cairo

Hamas touts ‘positive spirit’ in cease-fire talks, will travel to Cairo

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CAIRO — Hamas plans to send a delegation to Cairo “as soon as possible” to continue cease-fire talks to end the war in Gaza, the group’s political chief, Ismail Haniyeh, said Thursday. In a statement, released after a phone call with Egyptian intelligence minister, Maj. Gen. Abbas Kamel, Haniyeh said the deliberations were moving forward with a “positive spirit.” Source link

Olympic chief backs world doping body over positive Chinese tests

Olympic chief backs world doping body over positive Chinese tests

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Lausanne, Switzerland —  The head of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, has backed the World Anti-Doping Agency in a row over its handling of positive drug tests by 23 Chinese swimmers. “We have full confidence in WADA and the regulations and that WADA have followed their regulations,” Bach told AFP in an exclusive interview Friday at the committee’s headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. WADA has faced criticism since media reports last weekend revealed that the Chinese swimmers tested positive for heart drug trimetazidine (TMZ) — which can enhance performance — ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021. The swimmers were not suspended or sanctioned after WADA accepted the explanation of Chinese authorities that the results were caused by food contamination at a hotel where they had stayed. The head of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), Travis Tygart, has called the situation a “potential cover-up” with the positive tests never made public at the time. Bach stressed that WADA was run independently, despite being funded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and he said he …