Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 16 January 2019 > In the News
Britain’s Conservative government suffered a historic defeat on 15 January as Parliament massively voted against the deal for Brexit negotiated with the EU. As the clock ticks relentlessly towards the 29 March deadline for leaving, there seems no clear way forward. The government had been forced to agree to a “meaningful” vote on Brexit and … Continue reading “Brexit Chaos”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 18 December 2018 > What's On
Grayson Perry is one of the best-known contemporary artists in the U.K, a documentary filmmaker and often a walking work of art. His exhibition “Vanity, Identity, Sexuality” at the Monnaie de Paris gives an overview of his art, which questions British society and politics, and male identity. As well as his original speciality, ceramics, it … Continue reading “One-Man Show”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Tuesday 18 December 2018 > Pedagogy
Travail de groupe : S’assurer que tout le monde participe Si le travail de l’oral dépend du climat quotidien de la classe, où se pratique le développement de la confiance en la parole de l’individu, il est également essentiel qu’il soit accompagné du respect de l’écoute des autres et de la prise en compte de leurs … Continue reading “Carousel and Rainbow Working: Ideas from Britain”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 12 December 2018 > In the News
Language is constantly changing and every year British dictionary publishers Collins likes to look back and see which words have dominated the national conversation. Not necessarily new words, but ones that have come to the fore. The Word of the Year 2018 is… “single-use”. It’s been in the news as more and more campaigners have … Continue reading “Word of the Year: Single-Use”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Wednesday 12 December 2018 > Celebrate
Christmas Jumper Day has been a big charity event in the UK for several years. The U.S. is catching up with Ugly Christmas Sweater Day. Either way, it’s a great way to get in the Christmas spirit and make a donation to a children’s charity. Christmas Jumper Day in the UK is organised by the … Continue reading “It’s Christmas Jumper Day!”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Monday 10 December 2018 > In the News
On 10 December, the Nobel Committee is presenting the 2018 Nobel Prize for Peace to a woman and a man fighting against the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war. Nadia Murad and Dr Denis Mukwege come from different parts of the world, and took different paths to advocacy. But both fight to … Continue reading “Fighting for Women’s Rights”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 06 December 2018 > Pedagogy
Back at the beginning of the school year, we launched three pupil competitions. The A1+ level competition was to write a 50-word text about a special image, like “The People’s Portrait” we featured in September. We were absolutely inundated with replies for the three competitions, which we are slowly working through. Please apologise to your … Continue reading “Pupils’ Portrait Winners”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 06 December 2018 > Celebrate
Sometimes a simple idea can have an enormous effect. A suggestion from a group of British teenagers could brighten Christmas for hundreds of thousands of families living on the breadline. The group of 13 teenagers from Exeter in southwest England participated in a National Citizen Service programme last summer. One of the steps was to … Continue reading “A Gift for Christmas”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 06 December 2018 > In the News
Australian water activist Mina Guli has undertaken a gruelling physical challenge to draw attention to the growing global water crisis. From November till February she is attempting to run 100 marathons in 100 days. The United Nations estimates that there will be a 40% shortfall between demand and supply for water globally by 2030. Increasing … Continue reading “Running Dry”
Posted by Speakeasy News > Thursday 06 December 2018 > What's On
It’s become a cliché to describe a celebrity as an iconic figure but a new exhibition about Michael Jackson takes the word “iconic” in a more literal sense. Michael Jackson: On the Wall looks at how the visual artists depicted and idolised one of the biggest music stars of his, or any, time. Jackson was … Continue reading “Michael Jackson: On the Wall”
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