Day: September 2, 2024

Late last year, Duan*, a university student in China, used a virtual private network to jump over China’s great firewall of internet censorship and download social media platform Discord. Overnight he entered a community in which thousands of members with diverse views debated political ideas and staged mock elections. People could join the chat to … Read more

Ofsted decision feels like vindication, says Ruth Perry’s sister One or two-word Ofsted inspection grades for England’s schools are being scrapped immediately. Overall grade categories of Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement and Inadequate will no longer be issued. The government said the change, which follows the suicide of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023, was needed to … Read more