GCSE and Higher results show worsening gap between richer and poorer pupils: pandemic assessment shows we should reconsider exams: DGLimages/Shutterstock The difference in average GCSE English and maths results between poorer and richer pupils – the so-called “attainment gap” – is the largest in England in over a decade, according to a recent government analysis. …
Sex and power in the animal kingdom: seven animals that will make you reconsider what you think you know: The white-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) is a medium-size hummingbird Milan Zygmunt/Shutterstock It’s easy to assume all animals have a neat dividing line between the sexes because the differences in appearance between males and females can be …
South Africa in the news: The time may be ripe to reconsider Australia’s Business Judgement Rule: Australia’s business judgment rule was adopted two decades ago to protect directors who undertake reasonable and informed commercial decision-making from breach of directors’ duties claims, however it …: “South Africa” – BingNews The blinkered stubbornness of the establishment: RFU …
South Africa in the news: South African court to reconsider former president Jacob Zuma’s conviction: South Africa’s Constitutional Court agreed to review former President Jacob Zuma’s 15-month sentence at a new hearing later this month, Jeune Afrique reported. “The hearing has been set for July 12,” …: “South Africa” – BingNews Airline entrepreneurs check-in for …
South Africa in the news: Cricket SA staff pen letter to Minister Mthethwa imploring him to reconsider: Cricket South Africa (CSA) staff members have sent an impassioned plea to Minister of Sport Nathi Mthethwa to reconsider his decision to invoke section 13(5) of the National Sports Act to “de-fund and …: “South Africa” – BingNews …
New technologies mean states must reconsider what ‘reproductive rights’ are: New technologies are helping people to choose when and how to have children. MidoSemSem/Shutterstock A number of technological advances have revolutionised human reproduction in the past few decades. One example is in vitro fertilisation (IVF), the process of fertilising a woman’s eggs with a man’s …