When David Cameron became Britain's prime minister, he made an appointment to talk to another head of state — Mark Zuckerberg. Yes, that Mark Zuckerberg: the billionaire wunderkind, the founder of Facebook. At the meeting at 10 Downing Street, Prime Minister Cameron and Facebook president Zuckerberg discussed ways in which social networks could take over certain governmental duties and inform public policymaking.
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A “SECOND chance” project to help school under-achievers punch their weight and gain sporting qualifications begins in Blackbird Leys next month.
The course, funded by Oxford Academy, will give school-leavers the chance to gain a boxing coaching BTEC qualification.
And there are four places left for any Students who do not get the GCSE grades they were looking for today.
Course leader Matthew Brandish, 26, said: “This is about engaging young people in their learning with something they enjoy.
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A South Thames College teacher has won Outstanding Tutor of the Year at the first national BTEC awards.
Euthan Newman, who teaches health and social care, was praised by judges for his outstanding commitment to his students.
"I'm very grateful for this honour and I will continue trying to be a teacher worthy of the term 'outstanding'." Mr Newman told FE News.
Nearly one million UK students, aged 16 and up, are studying for BTEC qualifications, which cover subjects from sports to science.
The awards ceremony was held at the Royal Society of Arts, in London, on 7 July, attended by education leaders and policy makers including Skills Minister John Hayes.
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A college lecturer who works 13-hour days and marks all his students’ work within two days has been recognised at the inaugural National BTEC Awards.
FE learners, teachers and providers were among those recognised in the awards ceremony, held yesterday at the RSA in London.
The awards were created by publisher Pearson, owner of exam board Edexcel, to recognise vocational excellence. BTECs were taken by more than 500,000 learners in 2010-11.
Euthan Newman, who teaches health and social care at South Thames College in London, was named the Outstanding BTEC Teacher or Tutor of the Year.
After 20 years managing care homes, he came to the college and has since started a tutor group for youngsters who need extra support to encourage them to apply to university. He regularly takes after-hours workshops until 9pm.
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