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Space scientist to speak at futures fairA SPACE scientist is to be guest ofhonour at a Yorkshire school’s ca-reers fair on Friday.

Queen Mary’s School’s femalefutures’ fair, open to girls and par-ents across the region, is aimed atinspiring a generation of womenin their careers. Dr Suzie Imber,winner of the BBC 2 series As-

tronauts: Do You Have What itTakes?, is to attend on Friday af-ternoon. Further guests includekeynote speaker Wendy LorettoBCon PhD, Dean of the Universityof Edinburgh Business School.

Carole Cameron, head ofQueen Mary’s School, said: “Weare extremely excited to be wel-

coming Suzie Imber and WendyLoretto alongside a whole host ofsuccessful women from a rangeof professional backgrounds.

“This event provides an oppor-tunity for the school to inspireand empower girls from acrossthe region to believe that they canachieve anything.”

Tributes to headmaster who ledschool through time of changesTRIBUTES HAVE been paid to aformer headmaster who led Har-rogate’s Ashville College througha period of significant change.

Michael Crosby, Ashville’s sev-enth headmaster, died on Thurs-day, April 11. He was 74.

Leading the school from 1987to 2003, he oversaw radical devel-opments in its history, includingthe development of a new musicand drama centre, an expand-ed boarding house for girls and,above all, its sixth-form centre.

Pre Prep began in Mr Crosby’stime, initially as part of JuniorSchool, before its own buildingwas constructed.

Mr Crosby and his wife Dianne,along with their two childrenHelen and Peter were involvedwith all aspects of Ashville andthe Ashvillian community, theschool has said.

“He encouraged Ashville tolook outward, raising tens ofthousands of pounds for domes-

tic and overseas causes, espe-cially Open Arms Malawi. He en-couraged overseas tours to widenexperiences, even taking partin a Great War Battlefields Tourwhich involved him ploddingthrough muddy trenches nearYpres.

“Shortly into his retirementMichael was diagnosed with can-

cer which he faced with great dig-nity and courage.

“His broad Christianity was akey feature of his appreciation ofeveryone he met. Ashville oweshim deep respect and gratitude– without him, many aspects ofcurrent school life would be miss-ing.”

Headmaster Richard Marshallsaid that he was well aware of MrCrosby’s “fine standing” withinthe school community.

“He will be greatly missed, andwe extend our condolences to Di-anne, Helen and Peter and theirfamilies as they and we come toterms with their loss.”

Jamie Search, chair of gover-nors, said: “Michael worked withmy father, as then chair at Ash-ville, so I know first-hand theenormous dedication Michaelgave to the school.

“He always strived to makethings better for all at Ashville,pupils and staff alike.”

MICHAEL CROSBY: AshvilleCollege’s seventh headmaster, whohas died at the age of 74.

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Parents back calls for lessons onsame sex relationships in schoolPARENTS SHOULD not have theright to refuse lessons on same-sex relationships, according tothe results of a new poll, but thereare concerns about the age thatchildren are involved.

Researchers at Leeds Beck-ett University, polling 366 par-ents and teachers in the wake ofprotests in parts of the country,asked questions over opinionsonthe access and delivery of lessons.

There is overwhelming back-ing for schools to teach childrenabout LGBT identities, the pollhas found, with 94 per cent of re-

spondents agreeing it was impor-tant.

But a lower proportion, at 73per cent, agreed that lessons insame-sex marriage should bedelivered from the age of four,and just 50 per cent agreed thatchildren of this age should learnabout transgender identities.

Professor Jonathan Glazzardand Samuel Stones, from the uni-versity’s Carnegie School of Edu-cation, jointly carried out the re-search.

“It is possible that respondentsfeel that young children need tobe protected from learning aboutLGBT identities and relation-ships, either because they feelthat the content will cover sex or

because they believe that youngchildren are easily influenced,”they said.

“This raises some interestingissues. Firstly, some children atthe age of four have same-sex par-ents. They are aware of same-sexrelationships and they may havebrothers, sisters, aunties and un-cles in their family who identityas LGBT.

“If these identities are not vis-ible in the school curriculum theycan start to feel that their lives arenot reflected in the school.

“Secondly, it is interesting tonote that there is divided opin-ion on the teaching of same-sexmarriage, despite the fact thatin the early years children learn

about heterosexual relationshipsthrough topics on ‘family’ androle-plays of mock straight wed-dings.

“Why is it acceptable to teachchildren about heterosexual rela-tionships and not about LGBT re-lationships and identities?”

There has been much debateon the subject nationwide, withteaching union delegates last

week backing a motion for les-sons to be made compulsory inUK primary schools.

Earlier this month, the Educa-tion Secretary said that childrenshould learn about diversity inthe classroom, and not in theschool playground or from the in-ternet.

Damian Hinds, speaking in re-lation to a parent protests overthe issue in Birmingham, saidlearning about the diversity of so-ciety was an important lesson forchildren to grow up with.

The results of the new poll arereflective of this, with 88 per centof respondents feeling parentsshould not have a right to with-draw children from lessons.

The majority, 94 per cent, feltthat schools had a responsibilityto promote inclusion.

“The curriculum simply seeksto educate children that peo-ple and relationships are differ-ent but differences should berespected and celebrated,” re-searchers Mr Stones and ProfGlazzard concluded.

“Young children need to beaware of LGBT people and rela-tionships because the school cur-riculum should prepare childrenfor life in a socially inclusive so-ciety.

“The LGBT curriculum doesnot teach children about sex. Itteaches children about identitiesand relationships.”

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The schoolcurriculum

should preparechildren for lifeProfessor Jonathan Glazzard,

Leeds Beckett University.

A LESSON in Victorian educationhas been delivered to primarypupils as they stepped back intime to when their school wasfirst built.

Chapel Allerton PrimarySchool, in Leeds, was establishedin 1876, shortly after a decree waspassed that every child shouldattend education, and still has itsoriginal school hall.

To explore its history andheritage, staff and students

have held a Victorian day, withpupils invited to dress up for theoccasion.

Children were invited toline up and pay their penniesfor entry on the day, beforetraditional lessons weredelivered on slate boards.

The school, having asked itscommunity for information onthe school’s history, was also senta book outlining head teachers’recollections from the era, as

well as the hymns that wouldhave been sung in assembly.

“We ended up learning one,and singing it on the day,” saiddeputy head teacher BeccaPinder.

“This would be the first timeit had been heard in the hall for150 years.”

All the children were invitedto choose their own Victoriannames for the day, and therewere traditional activities

including life-drawing of peacockfeathers and making peg dolls.

“They spent the day in theway in which every Victorianchild would have done,” saidMrs Pinder. “We did a lot oftimes table practice, and they allloved the dunce’s hat. We eveninspected their hands to ensurethey’d all washed.

“It was really successful. Thechildren were so engaged – itwas incredibly relevant to them.

They were all thinking about thechildren, of a long time ago, butin the same place as them.”

Elements of the modernday curriculum were alsoincorporated into lessons, suchas times tables, handwriting, andlearning about the oceans andcontinents.

“The lesson content wasn’ttoo dissimilar,” adds Mrs Pinder.“It was maybe just delivered in avery different way.”

PAST TIMES: Deputy Head of Chapel Allerton Primary School Mrs Becca Pinder with, from left, Leo Dimbleby, Elizabeth Bailey and Amar Mohammed, all seven. PICTURE: GARY LONGBOTTOM

Lessons delivered in Victorian education

Sixth-formhead hails‘golden’benefits ofgap yearA GAP year can be a “golden op-portunity” at a critical time inyoung people’s lives, a sixth formleader has said, calling for stu-dents to consider all options.

Terry Fell, head of sixth format Ripon Grammar School, saysit can be tempting to “follow thecrowd” at an overwhelming timein those final months in school.But, speaking on the benefits of apause in education for those con-sidering a traditional route intouniversity, he said there are manybenefits to a gap year.

“More and more of our stu-dents are choosing to pause forbreath after completing theirA-Levels, and to build into theirplans a period away from formaleducation or training,” he said.

“As a school we, like most uni-versities, see immense potentialvalue in a gap year so long as itis used productively, and to en-hance the student’s experienceand skillset.”

Ripon Grammar School, thecounty’s only state boardingschool, was named the North’stop state school by The SundayTimes for the sixth year running.

Mr Fell, arguing that gap yearscan give students a chance to eval-uate their career options awayfrom the pressures of school,adds that it can provide opportu-nity for work experience beforethey commit.

Travel can broaden horizonsand build confidence, he adds,while volunteer work can be im-mensely rewarding as well as in-stilling life-long skills.

“It is very noticeable that youngpeople joining university coursesor employment after a gap yeartend to be significantly more ma-ture and at ease with themselvesthan peers fresh from school,”he said. “The gap year allows youto reflect on what you want fromlife, and to establish a sense ofpurpose that is a great qualitywhen undertaking study at thehighest level, or to take the firststeps upon a career.

“The year after school is per-haps the one time in your adultlife when you tend not to haveconsiderations of family, career,health to tie you down.

“This is the golden opportunityto undertake experiences and ad-ventures that you may never havechance to do again.”

TERRY FELL: Head of sixth-format Ripon Grammar School haspraised benefits of gap year.

YORK: A junior school in Acombhas been selected as the first tobenefit from a funding schemetargeting youth projects.

Carr Junior school hasreceived £1,000 from thePersimmon Homes BuildingFutures initiative towards itsschools swimming pool repairproject. The school is lookingto raise £11,000 to replace thelining of the pool. HeadteacherCaroline Ryder said: “The poolis a huge asset to our school,community swimming groups aswell as several other schools inthe area.”

Fundingawardedforschoolpool

ENVIRONMENT: Dailycommutes in parts of Yorkshireare cut by six minutes duringthe school holidays when trafficfrom the school run eases.

Admiral Car Insurance,analysing government data,found that 71 per cent of peoplebelieve too many parents driveto school, although two-thirdsof parents argued they had nooption. In the school holidays,it concluded, the averagecommute in Leeds fell by sixminutes to 23, and by eightminutes to 31 in Sheffield.

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BARNSLEY: A trio of mediastudents have been nominatedfor an industry award for theirwork on online radio station TheVibe.

Barnsley College studentsMatty Hugill, Kyle Walker andKarl Wellbelove are shortlistedfor a Young Audio and RadioIndustry Award for their weeklyshow Everything Football, whichthey run in addition to theirstudies. The awards ceremonywill be held at the BBC RadioTheatre on May 17.

Industryawardforstudenthopefuls