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THE CHALLENGE: Around the world, we face a crisis in education. Situations ranging from wartime destruction to the COVID-19 pandemic interrupt children’s learning, which can lead to higher levels of illiteracy and economic deterioration. To address acute global education needs, empower educators to deliver results and improve learning outcomes for children around the world, the Education Outcomes Fund (EOF) moved to operate as an independent trust fund hosted by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The innovative partnership would provide an ambitious new mechanism for large-scale...

Madge Norfolk celebrates her 108th birthday on Tuesday, March 9 WILTSHIRE'S oldest resident has celebrated her birthday in style at a Trowbridge care home. Madge Norfolk celebrated her 108th birthday at The Wingfield on Tuesday, March 9 with a concert online from local band Muzical Entertainerz and her family zooming in to join in the fun. Madge, who was born in 1913, was joined by staff, and other residents as she received a telegram from the Queen in recognition of her landmark birthday. Madge hit the milestone on Tuesday A champagne reception was also held and everyone enjoyed a sp...

WILTSHIRE'S oldest resident has celebrated her birthday in style at a Trowbridge care home.

Gillian Oxford taught pupils with reading difficulties and wrote books for children who have dyslexia EstherOxford Wed 10 Mar 2021 10.51 EST Last modified on Fri 2 Apr 2021 13.57 EDT In mid-life my mother, Gillian Oxford, who has died of cancer aged 79, switched from being a stay-at-home mother to teaching children with reading difficulties. She spent the next 20 years working in north London comprehensive schools, building the confidence of many pupils. Gillian was born in Banstead, Surrey, to Helen (nee Oakeshott), a headteacher, and Peter Mason, a chemist. She went to Twickenham County gra...

TV tonight: Devils takes a deep dive into international banking Ammar Kalia, Ali Catterall, Graeme Virtue, Phil Harrison and Simon Wardell Devils 9pm, Sky Atlantic Based on the book of the same name by the financier Guido Maria Brera, this thriller puts a slick spin on the world of international banking. It follows upstart Massimo Ruggero (Alessandro Borghi), who is pulled into a world of criminal intrigue when his business rival dies mysteriously, and co-stars Malachi Kirby – last seen as Darcus Howe in Small Axe – as Ruggero’s hacker accomplice, Oliver. In tonight’s ...