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GCSE gender gap at narrowest point this century

GCSE results show boys are closing the gap with their female classmates.

The Independent UK

"I've never played a PRS Silver Sky but that might be about to change": All the new guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – and I've just solved a problem I didn't even know I had

My favorite Silver Sky finish to date has been launched alongside new gear from Blackstar, Kiesel, Epiphone and more

Guitar World

I Asked ChatGPT What Would Happen If Minimum Wage Rose at the Same Rate of Inflation — Here’s What It Said

What if minimum wage rose with inflation? I asked ChatGPT to crunch the numbers—see how much workers would earn and what it means for the economy.

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“Makes you forget the fact that one of these will cost you a fifth of what you’d pay for something with the Murphy Lab moniker”: Epiphone Inspired By Gibson Custom 1962 ES-335 Reissue review

Ted McCarty’s finest creation gets the Epiphone ‘Inspired By’ treatment. Featuring Gibson USA Custombuckers, real rosewood fingerboard and top-notch hardware, expectations are high

Guitar World

Five-year-olds in England with special educational needs 20 months behind peers – report

Children from lower-income families also remain significantly behind their peers as impact of pandemic continues to be felt

The Guardian - UK

Will D.C. Repeal the Law That Has Cut Tipped Workers' Earnings by $1,800 a Year?

The law that was supposed to boost their wealth has left most of them poorer instead.

Reason

Free school meal plan requires key change to stop children ‘missing out’, Labour told

Experts say children may not receive the meals they are eligible for

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Government should auto-enrol eligible pupils for free school meals – think tank

Free school meal registration practices vary across local authorities and schools in England, report finds.

The Independent UK

“Vintage looks and performance at an accessible price”: Epiphone expands its high-end Inspired by Gibson Custom Collection – and introduces a key upgrade to its 1959 Les Paul Standard reissue

Open book headstocks, Gibson USA pickups and a handful of sought-after upgrades headline the 2025 expansion pack

Guitar World

Government urged to invest £260m in teacher training to boost school standards

All teachers should be given free access to a ‘golden thread’ of core professional qualifications, a think tank and charity has suggested.

Evening Standard

Record 170,000 children in England missed at least half of classes in 2024

Department for Education data shows that 2.3% of pupils were ‘severely absent’, up from 2.0% in 2022-23

The Guardian - UK

Unauthorised school absence widening ‘disadvantage gap’ in England

Thinktank says unauthorised absence is ‘a leading cause’ of performance gap between disadvantaged pupils and peers

The Guardian - UK

Absences have led disadvantaged secondary school pupils to fall ‘further behind’

Pupil absence is a ‘key driver’ of the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in England, think tank says.

Evening Standard

67 Times Restaurant Client Tips Reached New Heights Of Evil

From fake $50 dollar bills, to holier-than-thou scriptures reminding them that God provides what money can't... Waiters and waitresses are going through the most when it comes to bad tippers. The post 67 Times Restaurant Client Tips Reached New Heights Of Evil first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Some pupils in England less likely to have special needs identified, study shows

Research by Education Policy Institute highlights groups it says are at greater risk of missing out on Send support

The Guardian - US

Trouble in Trumpworld over H-1B visas makes for strange bedfellows

Program for skilled foreign workers pits Trump and Musk against Bannon – and progressive Bernie Sanders

Latin Times

Millions of Minimum Wage Workers Across the U.S. Will See Pay Increase Come January 2025: Who Qualifies

The minimum wage is set to rise across 21 states, and 48 cities and counties. 9.2 million minimum wage workers are set to see a pay increase in the new year.

The Independent UK

‘Harder’ for disadvantaged pupils to catch up as they move into secondary school

A think tank highlighted significant variation in the attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in different areas of England.

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Hundreds of thousands of children in England may be ‘missing’ education – report

The Government should require schools to record reasons for removing pupils from their rolls, the Education Policy Institute think tank has said.

The Guardian - UK

Up to 300,000 children could be missing out on education in England, thinktank suggests

EPI blames patchy data for uncertainty over numbers and calls for national register to track those out of school

Evening Standard

One in three T-level students drop out of health course, study shows

Female students from disadvantaged backgrounds most likely to quit within the first year

Guitar World

“I bought it for £300. I showed it to the then-CEO of Epiphone, and said, ‘These guys over in the UK are having a lot of fun. I want in’”: Joe Bonamassa reveals how a cheap knockoff Les Paul kickstarted his partnership with Epiphone

Bonamassa has been working with Epiphone for over a decade – and it all started after he saw a budget LP in a UK music store

Capital & Main

Progressives Weigh In on Kamala Harris’ Economic Proposals — and Share Some of Their Own

Experts say that policies such as higher taxes on the wealthy and expanded child care are both effective and popular.

Guitar World

“Players have been requesting a reissue of this model for decades”: Epiphone has brought back its quirky cult classic 1970s Grabber bass beloved by Gene Simmons, Krist Novoselic and Mike Dirnt

The double-cut four-string was a hit back in the 1970s, and finally makes a triumphant return in the form of a more affordable Inspired by Gibson Epiphone reissue

Evening Standard

Number of London school pupils to fall twice as fast as UK average as parents forced out of capital

There is expected to be another drop of around 52,000 primary school-aged children in the city by 2028

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