'He doesn't sound a naughty man.' (children and prisoner pen pals)

Article Abstract:

Station Road Junior and Infant School in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, England needed a new school library and it was arranged that inmates from a nearby low-security prison would work on an old mobile classroom using skills they had learned in prison. The men worked only at weekends so had no contact with the children. The children first wrote to the prisoners to thank them for their efforts and from there sprung a pen pal relationship whereby letters are regularly exchanged between a prisoners and two children. Both sides enjoy the exchange and it is proving a good education for the children both from a writing and a social point of view.

Social aspects, Records and correspondence, Prisoners, Elementary school students, Pen pals

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Art and maths in their own baa-aa-ck yard

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Junior Stockperson of the Year and Young Farmer of the Year 1993 of the Young Farmers' Club come from Homewood comprehensive school in Tenterden, Kent, England. The school opted out of local authority control as the area has grammar schools and Homewood wanted a social and academic mix. Many of the 1,200 pupils come from single-parent families and live on suburban estates. About 10% attend the Young Farmers' Club and participate in farming. The farm has to be run as a going concern. There are 25 acres to look after as well as the animals. Rural science is an option for GCSE; 80 out of 240 pupils sit it.

Agriculture, Curricula, Study and teaching, Domestic animals, Rural schools

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When fear stalks the campus

Article Abstract:

Independence at university is limited by the risk of attack. Undergraduates are afraid of violent attacks, rape and muggings. A working group at Manchester University is investigating campus safety. Students are advised to avoid cash machines after dark and to use buses. Women should walk in groups. Sheffield University union advises victims to shout 'fire' rather than 'help' as it gets more response, and to carry rape alarms. There are self defence classes and student unions run free buses.

Safety and security measures, Universities and colleges, Social policy, Assault and battery, Mugging

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