Of the five million GCSEs taken this year, only 4.2 percent were history, falling behind design and technology, religious studies, English language, English literature, math and science.
Cannadine argues that the lack of emphasis on history study is causing Britain to trail behind the rest of Europe in educational achievement. Adopting a policy of mandatory history education “would place our nation for the first time on an equal footing with most others in Europe, and it should also help ensure that history is studied for an appropriate amount of time in schools where it is at present hard-pressed,” he writes, according to the U.K. Press Association.
“Making history compulsory to the age of 16 would also ensure that a fully integrated curriculum could be devised across key stages three and four, which would lessen the likelihood of repetition, uncrowd the syllabus and ensure all boys and girls were able to study history at a relatively advanced age,” he says.
“The Right Kind of History” outlines the teaching of history in 20th-century England and provides recommendations about how history should be taught.
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Frist Health Center Infirmary closed overnight until Sept. 5
Clara Docherty and Eojin ParkThe University Health Services Infirmary will be temporarily closed for overnight stays, 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., until Sept. 5.
The University Health Services Infirmary will be temporarily closed for overnight stays, 10 p.m. to 7 a.m., until Sept. 5.
David Piegaro ’25 sues Princeton and PSafe head, alleging retaliation for Clio incident
Cynthia TorresNearly 18 months after tumbling down the steps of Whig Hall after an altercation with Department of Public Safety head Kenneth Strother during Princeton’s ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment,’ David Piegaro ’25 is suing Princeton University and the department chief over the incident.
Nearly 18 months after tumbling down the steps of Whig Hall after an altercation with Department of Public Safety head Kenneth Strother during Princeton’s ‘Gaza Solidarity Encampment,’ David Piegaro ’25 is suing Princeton University and the department chief over the incident.
Late meal is late again, program scales back to 2–4 p.m.
Eojin ParkFrist Late Meal is reducing its hours to 2 to 4 p.m. for lunch Monday through Friday. Additionally, the Whitman-Butler and Rockefeller dining halls will be remaining open until 3 p.m. for lunch. The dinner hours remain unaffected.
Frist Late Meal is reducing its hours to 2 to 4 p.m. for lunch Monday through Friday. The dinner hours remain unaffected. Additionally, the Whitman-Butler and Rocky-Mathey dining halls will be remaining open until 3 p.m. for lunch.