Kingston School of Art (KSA) is one of the areas allegedly facing staff cuts. Image: KU Staff at Kingston University (KU) have spoken out against the threat of job losses amid plans for sweeping changes to the provision of some arts and humanities courses at the university. KU announced earlier this year that it was suspending the recruitment of new undergraduates to its Politics course for the coming academic year starting September 2021, citing falling recruitment numbers signing up to the course. Staff represented by the UCU academic workers union said they have since been told by the university that wider changes it was looking to implement could potentially lead to upcoming job losses.
Sikh Boy Has Sacred Hair Cut in School, Leaving Parents Outraged
On 5/26/21 at 6:54 AM EDT
A five-year-old Sikh boy has had his sacred hair cut with scissors by another pupil at his school in southeast London, sparking outrage from his family and community groups.
Many Sikhs follow the practice of kesh allowing one s hair to grow naturally out of respect for God s creation. The boy, a pupil at Alexandra McLeod Primary School in the suburb of Abbey Wood, had never before had his hair cut, reported News Shopper.
Totally unacceptable & devastating to hear about the bullying & assault on a 5yr old boy at South London School Alexandra McLeod. For a Sikh boy to have his sacred unshorn hair cut by another pupil while in school is one of the worst possible #Anitsikhhate crimes @GavinWilliamsonpic.twitter.com/a78JzS16n7 Sikh Federation UK (@SikhFedUK) May 23, 2021
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image captionThe helpline, run by the NSPCC, opened on 1 April (stock image)
A helpline launched for victims to report abuse and harassment in educational settings has taken hundreds of calls since it opened on 1 April.
The service was set up by the Department for Education after testimonies alleging abuse were posted on the website Everyone s Invited.
The helpline has had 353 calls and has made 65 referrals to agencies such as the police or children s services.
It is is being run by the children s charity the NSPCC.
The Everyone s Invited website was set up last year as a place where victims can post anonymous accounts of abuse they had suffered.
Cambridge removes website where dons can be reported for raising an eyebrow
Academics accused the university of trampling on free speech, saying the reporting system would foster a culture similar to a police state
24 May 2021 • 9:00pm
The website explained that micro-aggressions are everyday slights, indignities, put-downs and insults to which minority groups are subjected
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Cambridge University has taken down a website which said dons could be reported for raising an eyebrow at students.
It comes just days after The Telegraph exposed the university’s new anonymous reporting site which stated that academics could be committing a micro-aggression if they gave backhanded compliments, turned their backs on certain people or referred to a woman as a girl.
An Oxford University college’s decision not to remove the statue of Cecil Rhodes has been called “a slap in the face” by campaigners.
The Rhodes Must Fall campaign accused Oriel College of “institutional racism” after the governing body said it would not seek to move the monument at this stage.
The campaigners – which staged protests last summer over the statue of the British imperialist – are urging the college “to reconsider their position immediately” as they pledged to continue their fight.
An independent inquiry to examine Rhodes’ legacy was set up in June last year after the governing body of Oriel College “expressed their wish” to remove the statue from outside the college.