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The Earth Hall at Natural History Museum. Image: Matt Brown
Almost a year after the coronavirus pandemic arrived in the UK disrupting the education of millions of children and young people families and teachers across the nation are once again getting to grips with remote education.
Whether you re a parent who s struggling to engage a reluctant home learner or a teacher on the hunt for fresh lesson plan inspiration, some of London s biggest cultural institutions may just be able to help. Read on to see what sort of learning resources are on offer from the likes of the British Library, the Science Museum and many more.
Latest civil service & public affairs moves January 11
New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People
Ministry of Justice: David Wolfson appointed as parliamentary under-secretary of state.
Department for Education: Julia Kinniburgh replaced Lucy Smith as director general, Covid-19 response and schools recovery.
Ofqual – Simon Lebus appointed as interim chief regulator, replacing Glenys Stacey.
Office for Students
– Lord Wharton of Yarm announced as preferred candidate to replace Michael Barber as chair on 31st March.
Department for Transport: Highways England – Nick Harris to become acting chief executive from 1st February, replacing Jim O’Sullivan.
Surreal, silly and seriously good fun: Irresistible rise of the Masked Singer Alice Fisher
If someone had told you a year ago that you’d look forward to a badger singing
Feeling Good on a Saturday night, you may not have believed them. But the last 12 months have done strange things to the world, and the second series of the ITV show
The Masked Singer, where badgers, sausages and dragons belt their hearts out on primetime, feels like the perfect television for our times.
For those new to the show, the rules are simple. Celebrity contestants dress in extravagant costumes which give them a new fantasy character, such as Viking, Harlequin or Grandfather Clock. They give clues as to their identity in an introductory video, then perform a song live for the judges – the UK panel consists of Rita Ora, Davina McCall and Jonathan Ross, joined this series by Bafta-winning comedian Mo Gilligan – who guess who they are. The studio audience vote for their favourites