The UK housing industry accounts for 30% of the UK’s total energy use, and 27% of the UK’s carbon dioxide emissions. With this, I decided to investigate whether there is something that we can do to solve this, and make housing more environmentally sustainable. I looked into whether these improvements will be worth the money […]
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When will education return to normality?
As the Prime Minister confirmed that primary schools will open on the 1st June, questions are being asked about the standard of education received by students still at home. Primary schools will reopen to pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6, as part of Boris Johnson’s plan for the reopening of the UK. It […]
Moving with the times: Cheltenham’s High Street 100 years on
It’s glitzy, glass-fronted and shiny and new. But all around the £23 million John Lewis store are reminders of Cheltenham’s past. The surrounding buildings date back more than 100 years, echoing a time when shopping was very different. Historians are keen that such times aren’t forgotten. Jill Waller, researcher of Cheltenham’s Local History Society […]
UPDATE: Patisserie Valerie advertising jobs after cash injection
Patisserie Valerie is on the verge of sliding into administration without an immediate injection of cash. The business was warned yesterday that there is a hole in its accounts of more than £20m. Patisserie Holdings have issued an update after revealing that it had learned of “potentially fraudulent accounting irregularities”. Chris Marsh the financial director of Patisserie Valerie was arrested by […]
Reassessment mess: How Gloucestershire students nearly missed out
Nearly a hundred GCSE results in Gloucestershire have been changed after reassessment due to an administration error. Students at the Cotswold School and Balcarras School submitted their papers to be reviewed, expecting them to change by a couple of marks. However, after some papers came back with a difference of two grade boundaries, schools resubmitted […]
What are schools doing to help students with mental health issues?
Mental health has started to become more acceptable to talk about compared to ten years ago. But some students still struggle to speak about it, and this may be due to how schools go about helping. According to 2017 statistics, mental health affects one in every four people. The overall number of people with mental health […]