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The article focuses on British government releasing several policy papers related to education and children's welfare in England including introducing T Levels and progress report on The Best Start for Life program and the government's efforts to improve services for families.

The Solent Region and Sussex coastal plain in southern England have preserved palaeo-sea-level indicators from multiple interglacial periods, with a particularly complete record of deposition throughout the last interglacial. However, as yet, none of the research on these indicators has fully addressed the relationship of the different types of deposits preserved to mean sea-level. In this paper we apply recent approaches to estimating past relative sea-levels based on applying modern analogues to understand the indicative meaning of these indicators. We also apply a synchronous correlation model previously developed on rapidly uplifting coastlines to assess uplift rates. The uplift rates required to match the elevations of sequences suggest a significant decrease in uplift rates between the Late Wolstonian Substage and Ipswichian Stage; that is, the c. 240 and c. 125 ka sea-level highstands, broadly equivalent to marine isotope stages (MIS) 7 and 5e. This coincides in time with the final opening of the Straits of Dover. Supplementary material: Fossil data from sites that have not previously been published are available at https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.7172532 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article lists the education policy papers published in Great Britain on September, 2021, on topics including setting of school hours; increase in repayments of any income group; and requirements on schools, colleges and universities in England to provide careers guidance.

This section offers information on research works about educational policy published in Great Britain since January 1, 2020. These include a report by Robert Long on school meals and nutritional standards in England, a research by Nerys Roberts about assessment and testing in primary education in England, and a paper by Susan Hubble, et. al, on student accommodation.

Back Pages Loo roll locusts A 56-year-old man was mugged for his loo roll as the coronavirus pandemic prompted widespread stockpiling in the capital. Owner Kharis Harvey found ten-yearold Gilly upside down in the corner of her tank and not moving. The fancy fan tail fish had a pebble in her mouth, so Kharis reached in to help. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on the eight chapters of the white paper "Educational Excellence Everywhere," that was published on March 17, 2016. Topics discussed include the education excellence base on the capacity to improve and performance in England, the recruitment of talented teachers, and the empowerment of parents, communities and pupils of high performing maintained primary and secondary schools towards the academisation by 2020.

The article discusses Policy papers published last week, which includes Children in Need and Looked After Children Statistics: Proposed changes; Children's Social Care Services in England and School Places in England: Applications, allocations and appeals.

The article reports that the long-awaited Levelling Up White Paper was finally released earlier this year. And although the White Paper included some very welcome proposals on education, skills and employment, I set out here some top-line challenges and recommendations for the policy makers charged with levelling up 18-24 year-olds in England.

The article reports on the proposal of Great Britain's Statistics Authority for the Census in Wales and England in March 2011. The proposal will be presented to the Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales in a Government White Paper on December 11, 2009. The content of the Census 2011 has been driven primarily by the requirements and demands of the wide range Census users and the evaluation of the 2001 Census. It cites several proposed questions for the 2011 Census including religion, language and general health.

In the late 1980s, a potentially significant site with links to the city's medieval Jews was discovered in Bristol. The site has 'Scheduled Monument' status, granted by Historic England, and has been described as a ritual bath, ranging from mikveh to bet tohorah. This paper takes an interdisciplinary approach, discussing the complexities of interpreting the monument, its authenticity, and significance to the memory of local medieval Jewish history. This paper highlights utilises the historical narrative of the site and the roles of multiple stakeholders to frame wider considerations of prominent issues concerning identity, authority and ownership. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the exhibition "Taking Liberties: The Struggle for Britain's Freedom and Rights" organized by historian Linda Colley, to be viewed at the British Library in London, England from October 31, 2008 to March 1, 2009. It notes that some of Colley's work, such as the book "Captives: Britain, Empire and the World 1600-1850, has given the exhibition considerable topical appeal. One of the topics of the exhibition is votes for women.

The article presents a study on the effects of changing from marking on paper to marking on-screen in Cambridge. It focuses on marking assessment judgments and considers issues of assessor consistency when marking essays in different modes. Moreover, he discusses the results of the study which include the variance across modes to be non-significant and the reliability of the marking was not affected by the difference in mode.

The article reports on the launch of the paper handling port London Paper Terminal at the Port of Tilbury in Essex, England.

Reports that a paper plane was hung from a crane in front of the Canary Wharf in London, England to mark a national campaign to reduce the amount of office waste.

This paper is a review essay on a new publication concerning Anglo-Jewish history: Lauren Fogle, The King's Converts: Jewish Conversion in Medieval London. After addressing the contents of the aforementioned monograph, I concentrate on new aspects of research on Jewish medieval conversion to Christianity. The second part of the essay is dedicated to some methodological concerns. The essay closes with a discussion on the necessity of integrating the perspective of Jewish sources when writing about Jews. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Research Conference to be held on May 14 and 15, 2020 in Greater Machester, England.

Reports on efforts made by government to encourage the selection and revival of grammar in schools. Governmental procedure implemented to achieve this goal; Expectations from the White Paper; Comments from Gillian Shephard, the Education and Employment Secretary; Characteristics of the White Paper.

Profiles Paul Cook, head of paper conservation of charts, globes, manuscripts, books and engineering drawings at the National Maritime Museum in London, England. Job description; Ambitions; Hobbies.

The article reports on the response of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy to proposals set out by the government for improving healthcare for children and young people in England in a Green Paper that focuses on mental healthcare in schools and colleges.

Purpose: This paper aims to evaluate the market concentration and competition in the European Banking Sector using an integrated multi-criteria decision-making approach under the fuzzy environment. Design/methodology/approach: The hybrid model combining fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL), fuzzy analytic network process (ANP) and fuzzy VIKOR methods is applied to measure the market competition and concentration in the European Banking Sector. For this purpose, two academicians and one expert from banking sector with at least five-year experiences are selected to evaluate the dimensions, criteria and alternatives. The academicians are also appointed to define the decision-making problem and determine the dimensions and the criteria on the basis of related literature. The implementation of the model has been constructed in three main phases. The first phase consists of the fuzzy DEMATEL technique for understanding the impact-relation map among the dimensions. The second phase includes the fuzzy ANP method for measuring the relative importance of the criteria. The last phase comprises the fuzzy VIKOR approach to rank the alternatives with the values of the Herfindahl–Hirschman Index (HHI). Findings: Turkey, France, England and Germany are placed in the competitive market structure of the European Banking Sector respectively. Additionally, the comparative results of the study confirm the market shares and the competitive policies of the European and Turkish Banking Sector. Originality/value: The novelty of the paper is to construct a hybrid multi-criteria decision-making model with the proposed HHI scales under the fuzzy environment and defined competition dimensions and criteria based on the literature for the European Banking Industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the efforts of Stephenson College in Leicestershire, England to reduce the amount of paper that it uses. It is reported that college facilities built in 2005 were designed to be paperless and that students carry memory sticks with course notes pre-loaded on them rather than notebooks or binders. The college's network manager Fraser Wright reports that even with their paper-saving efforts Stephenson College uses 1.2 million sheets of paper a year.

The article reviews the exhibitions "Chris Marker: A Grin Without a Cat," scheduled at the Whitechapel Gallery in London, England through June 22, 2014, featuring work from the filmmaker Christian Hippolyte François Georges Bouche-Villeneuve, also known as Chris Marker, and "Life Without Sheets of Paper to Be Scribbled on Is Masterpiece," scheduled at the Camden Arts Centre in London, England through June 29, 2014, featuring work from the artist Moyra Davey.

The article reviews the art installation "Unfolding the Aryan Papers," an exhibition about "Aryan Papers," a film started by director Stanley Kubrick, but never completed. The show is presented at the BFI Southbank Gallery, London, England, through April 26, 2009.

This paper explores how ‘recovery’ from grief is negotiated in bereavement care practice in England. What constitutes recovery from grief remains contested in bereavement research and practice. In this paper, I outline some of the debates in the literature concerning what constitutes recovery following bereavement before presenting interview data from bereavement counsellors and support workers to discover how practitioners negotiate recovery following bereavement in practice. The findings show mixed responses to the use of the term recovery. I highlight six components that emerged across the accounts and that the participants agreed were important to the success of bereavement counselling. However, rather than provide an empirical basis for recovery, the findings in this paper reveal the conflicts and ambiguities that exist in bereavement care practice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the amount that the British government plans to invest in a set of proposals that will possibly transform children and young people's mental health care in England.

The author comments on developments in the department of Palmistry at the University of Poppleton in Yorkshire, England. He states that the first-class research papers submitted to the department failed to identify the distinction between general science of palmistry or cheirosophy, the specific practices of the study of hand lines or cheirognomy and dermatoglophics or the study of skin patterns. He cites the lack of further discussion on research breakthroughs in index finger analysis.

Focuses on issues concerning the target percentage of paper works in colleges set by the Learning and Skills Council in England. Feedback from the school heads about the issue; Consideration of the quality and quantity within the school administration; Collaboration of tasks.

An interview with primary school teacher Graham Morris of Manor Park Primary School in Coventry, England is presented. When asked about who influences him most, he refers to a teacher during his first teaching post. Morris mentions that his life would be miserable if he had not been a teacher. Furthermore, he notes the worst excuse letter he had received from a parent was written on a piece of toilet paper.

The article calls for submissions of papers for the 22nd British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) Research Conference, which will take place in Brighton, England from May 20 to 21, 2016.

The article reviews the exhibition "Blood on Paper" at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, England.

The article provides information on the development of the Carshalton Lavender project in London, England. Tree surgeon Roger Webb started the project by placing ads in local papers and flyers, telling the community he was looking for lavender plants that had grown in gardens for more than 20 to 30 years. The seven most promising locations across the borough were selected, from which they hoped to reproduce lavender that was as close to the strains grown in the plant's heyday. The project took Roger's cuttings and grew them into 2,500 to 3,000 young lavender bushes. The project was voted Conservation Project of the Year in The Observer Ethical Awards.

Reports on the decision of the British government to downgrade its master plan for lifelong learning from a white paper to a green consultation paper. Views of Kim Howless. lifelong learning minister; Plans of the government to publish the consultation paper.

Focuses on the emergence of a different type of English fiction when `The Pickwick Papers,' by Charles Dickens, was published in 1836. The role of Robert Seymour in the first articles published; The revolutionary narrative when Dicken's took the lead after Seymour's suicide; The popularity of the stories in England; The writings as a reflection of England's changing society.

This article gives a brief history of the creation and first two years of the Campaign for Education in Brighton and Hove. It makes a case for grass-roots responses to the various neo-liberal policy initiatives undermining all phases of public education. This article was written prior to publication of the White Paper, Educational Excellence Everywhere. Since then the campaign has acted as the centre of a broad mobilisation against the White Paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the recommendations of Education Policy Institute (EPI) on how the government should proceed with testing and examinations for the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) and A-level exams in England in 2021. Some of the recommendations include providing greater optionality in exam papers so that students would have a better chance of answering questions, allowing some grade inflation and also forming a back-up plan for exams in the case of cancellation.

Highlights several articles about education featured in various newspapers. Introduction of Montessori elements to primary schools by Italian educationist Caroll Powell; Background on the Durand primary school in Stockwell located in south London, England; Information on a film about education in Lagos, Nigeria, involving professor James Tooley.

Presents information on several newspaper articles that comment on the 14-19 examination system reform recommended by Mike Tomlinson, former chief inspector of England. "CBI Threat to Boycott Flawed Exam Reforms," published in "The Times"; "For Our Children's Sake Charles Clarke Should Bin This Exam Report," by Melanie Phillips in the "Daily Mail"; "Plan to Scrap Most Exams," published in the "Daily Telegraph."

Presents information on several education-related stories which appeared in newspapers in England in November 2003. Story of bullied teacher Margaret Menzies; "Failing' Exams System to Get £100m Update," which talked about reforms to the examination systems used in England; Article about a special education program for deaf children in Iraq.

Reports the termination of bureaucracy in colleges in England. Creation of a bureaucracy-busting task force; Identification of communications failure and lack of trust in the judgement of professionals; Support of officials and ministers on the taskforce.

Reports on the implication of the advent of AS-level examinations for teachers and pupils in England. Incapability of schools to accommodate the examinees; Stress suffered by students from the increased workload; Cost of implementing the tests.

The article discusses the White Paper "Your Child, Your Schools, Our Future: Building a 21st century schools system," which applies to England's schools. According to the article, the paper, which is over 100 pages long, discusses the government's approach to local authorities, schools, and increased autonomy. The response to the paper from Great Britain's Education secretary Ed Balls and from the National Union of Teachers General Secretary Christine Blower are given.

The article discusses the highlights of the stakeholder event held by the General Optical Council (GOC) of Great Britain in London, England. It was attended by dozens of representative members of the optical profession. The discussion focused on "Trust, Assurance and Safety," a White Paper from the British government and its impact on the optometry sector of Britain. Rosie Varley, chairman of the GOC, told delegates that the GOC has already implemented the conclusions of the White Paper.

The article deals with the Vaughan Papers, a collection of research-based monographs published by Leicester University Institute of Lifelong Learning. The title reveals the series to be rooted in Vaughan College, the Working Men's College in Leicester and forerunner of the university itself. The first Vaughan Paper, a survey of the state of adult learning at a time when funding problems threatened serious cuts, was published in 1951. Its author was John Allaway, Director of the adult education department.