I enjoy this video so much. The strange American/Irish/Dutch accent. The two minutes of pure wired-guy-talks-about-meaning-of-life-in-smoking-area energy. The lack of explanation as to why they actually asked Liam Payne in the first place?? Amazing
'I believe whatever he felt that he did, he had the right to do.'
'I had to leave my chair I'll be honest with you, it cut me really deep.'
@LiamPayne
reacts to the dramatic moment Will Smith hit comedian Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars for making a joke about his wife.
🚨Personal news klaxon thing (finally get to do one of these!): I’m now the Editor-In-Chief of
@WarwickBoar
!! So thrilled to be taking over & carry on
@katexrice
&
@jasminellparker
’s amazing work :)
Really happy to have received a Best Feature award for my piece on sexual assault at Warwick University - if you’ve been keeping up with campus news you’ll know it’s a persistent issue & rightful topic of discussion. so pleased that it’s received national recognition!
#SPANC21
I wrote about ‘sharking’ for
@Refinery29UK
& how the practise only acts to normalise sexual harassment and reinforce rape culture at U.K. universities.
Thank you to
@Victoria_Spratt
for your commission & edits!
it’s done!! after six months of no papers, The Boar is finally back in print again 🎉
& it only took 3 weeks of lay up, 1000 prets and 2 (unrelated) foot injuries to get there x
And just like that… it’s done! My time as editor-in-chief of
@WarwickBoar
is officially over 😢
Joining the paper in my first year, I never imagined I would go on to lead it two years later - let alone pursue a career in journalism thanks to it.
I wrote about student sex work for
@Refinery29UK
& why efforts to erase sex work (such as criticising support provided by universities like Durham) will never work without tackling the economic conditions that lead people into sex work in the first place.
Why did we stop taking people to the seaside when they got ill? Because I would really appreciate sitting by the water like a frail Victorian child right now
Today was my first day as a Junior News Reporter at
@tes
. Looking forward to getting stuck in - drop me a line with anything
#Ofsted
, independent schools & primary and early years. DM's open!
I wrote about my decision to take the vaccine as a vegan, even though it’s still tested on animals.
Vegans opting not to have the jab is an underreported trend & a potentially growing one too.
Thank you
@jessaustin111
for the commission &
@JamesBesanvalle
for the edits!!
'If you are a vegan questioning whether or not take the jab, remember – there is no such thing as being a "bad vegan". Your health comes first.'
@cerysturner7
writes for
@MetroUK
Really happy to be shortlisted for
#SPAAwards
! The Boar has also been shortlisted for Best Paper Design & Best Lifestyle piece for
@CeliaBergin
- fingers crossed more where that is coming from!
#SPANC21
@WarwickBoar
*TW: rape/sexual assault
Over 2 years on from the Group Chat scandal, I looked into the continuing problem of sexual assault and rape culture at Warwick University for
@BoarFeatures
I'm also taking over
@Refinery29UK
's Instagram today! Talking about my piece & chatting to some fellow students about sexual assault and rape culture in higher education.
To say The Boar has defined my uni experience is a understatement - the opportunities, experience & most importantly friends (!!) I have gained over the last 3 years has made the hard work so worthwhile. This paper is special to so many & it would be devastating to see it go
We need your help to continue printing!
From today we are launching our
#BoArchives
fundraising project to raise money for the print edition of the Boar!
Read more about our fundraising project, and how you can get involved, below ⬇️
(Link to donate: )
This is a significant development in PWW’s protest - after over 56 days camping on the piazza they have now occupied University House, Warwick University’s main admin building
had an amazing time studying with
@NewsAssociates
the past two weeks!! Learnt so much, met some fab people & managed to survive the heat in a gloriously air conditioned office :’)
Students are feeling an extra strain on their ability to cope in this turbulent year.
@cerysturner7
takes a look at the student mental health crisis and how the pandemic has affected those in higher education.
TW: suicide
Image: Unsplash
3k in just over 3 days?! We are absolutely blown away by the response to this & can’t thank you enough for all of your donations. With your help we can now carry on printing in 2022.
We are filled with gratitude to announce we have raised the goal around for our fundraiser.
Thanks to all your donations we can continue our print edition of The Boar.
Reading the outpour of messages from students has been overwhelming and we can’t thank you all enough.
BREAKING: All Ofsted inspections will be delayed next week by a day so lead inspectors can meet to develop new training.
Next week, Ofsted will also provide all schools with a number to call a senior member of Ofsted if they have concerns about their inspection.
New analysis by the
@EduPolicyInst
reveals that the disadvantage gap in schools has grown to its widest point for over 10 years.
EPI chief exec
@natalieperera1
calls on the new Labour govt to set out a strategy to address these attainment gaps👇
Reading all these testimonies means so much! It’s incredible to see how much love people have for this paper. Thank you so so much for all of your donations & your kind words!!
We need your help to continue printing!
From today we are launching our
#BoArchives
fundraising project to raise money for the print edition of the Boar!
Read more about our fundraising project, and how you can get involved, below ⬇️
(Link to donate: )
Loved chatting about student media & freelancing alongside my degree with the lovely
@emmabwilkes
and
@sadianowshin_
last night. Thank you Lead Network for hosting!
CW: eating disorders
Our latest article sees
@cerysturner7
coming to terms with a problematic relationship with food in the age of Instagram fitness fads and foodie trends.
Image: Unsplash
🚨EXCLUSIVE: BP is paying a private intelligence firm set up by former MI6 agents to spy on a peaceful climate campaigner.
BP also shared intelligence on green activists with British Museum and Warwick University in a ‘shocking’ web of surveillance.
An important read from
@TheNFER
and
@mission44
this morning, revealing huge losses of people of colour during initial teacher training.
Frustrated teachers of colour speak of an “invisible glass ceiling” that is hindering their progression:
Update on the Sherbourne incident last night - two individuals have now been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
The condition of the 19-year-old student is believed to be non life threatening. Thoughts are with them and their family right now - what a horrific situation.
Two individuals have been arrested by police after a stabbing which occurred in Sherbourne accommodation yesterday evening.
Read here:
Image: The Boar / Abbey Parker
I shared my views, along with some other great student journalists, on how our universities are handling the
#CoronavirusPandemic
👇
A mixed bag but lack of consistency seems to be key to all institutions' approach to such a fast-changing situation
We are thrilled to announce that The Boar has been shortlisted for EIGHT Student Publication Awards, including Best Newspaper Design!
A huge congratulations to all those shortlisted, we could not be more proud! 🐗❤️
This was an incredibly upsetting but important piece to work on. Thanks to the
@BoarNews
team for their hard work & for the student involved for sharing her experience
TW: Sexual Assault
A student who was under investigation by the University of Warwick for an alleged sexual assault continued to be employed by Terrace Bar in Warwick Student’s Union.
Read the full article at
@BoarNews
Image: UnSplash
queen of buying concert tickets when i a) have no money b) have no one to go with & c) have no way of getting there
(however it’s for
@georgiauk_
so it will be v worth it 🥺)
We've also made a (pretty snazzy) interactive map so you can keep track of all the cancellations/postponements of music events, awards and festivals
#coronavirus
🌍
🚨The schools sector is facing an “arts apocalypse”, warns a new coalition incl
@NEUnion
@BLKLivesinMusic
&
@National_Drama
They believe it's due to a “decimation” of the arts in schools and a low take-up of teacher training for the subject 👇
"The show gives you far more than tongue-in-cheek: the 18 certificate rating gives you the tongue, the cheek and all of the NSFW details in between"
@cerysturner7
reviews Netflix drama 'Hollywood'
Image: Netflix
New: Joint statement from
@ASCL_UK
and
@NAHTnews
“We are calling for an immediate pause to Ofsted inspections to allow time for meaningful action to be taken to address the concerns raised by the coroner in the inquest into the death of Ruth Perry." (1/4)
Headteacher's union
@NAHTnews
calls for "urgent change" following inquest finding.
“The verdict is a clear and damning indictment of an approach to inspection that has done massive harm to school professionals" -
@PaulWhiteman6
There is "urgent" need for a Sure Start-style national network of hubs in schools, according to the latest
@CfYoungLives
/
@ChildoftheNort1
report
The report also found that the govt's Family Hub model is decades behind Sure Start reach of disadvantage👇
From uni confession pages to targeted drinking games, the fetishisation of freshers is embedded into campus culture and has become almost a rite of passage - for both older male students & the female freshers they take advantage of.
Thank you to our amazing alumni panel for chatting to us about their journalism postgrad & careers! You gave some amazing tips & particularly hearing about how much you love journalism was so encouraging (& reassuring of course)
@KatieTarrant_
@huwbaines
@johnnyljenkins
The final motion of the curriculum debates has begun at
#NEU2024
Sarah Kilpatrick talks of the “cultural vandalism” and decimation of creative subjects
“The arts have been stolen by those who need them the most” the Northumberland arts teacher tells delegates
looking forward to seeing all of the anti-BLM keyboard warriors rant about how this is spreading the virus and inciting violence on social media ... oh wait! 🥴🥴
November's edition of The Boar (and the final of 2021) is now out! If you're on campus, grab a copy from one of our lovely exec. If not, have a look at the digital copy linked below.
🔔NEW ISSUE🔔
Come pick up our final issue of the yeah around campus or read online here:
We can’t wait for you to read it and would love to hear your thoughts.
"I've worked so hard for this album that I wasn't going to let this pandemic defeat me"
@palewaves
' Heather Baron-Gracie chats to
@cerysturner7
about growing up and falling in love on the band's sophomore album
#WhoAmI
?
I couldn’t be more proud of my amazing senior team -
@sadianowshin_
, Callie, Amber & Adam. Going from almost not be able to print at the end of last year to SPA award winners (!) there is no one else i would have wanted to spend all those hours in the office with ❤️
This year’s crown for Outstanding Commitment in the Midlands is awarded to the Senior Editorial Team over at the
@WarwickBoar
, who submitted a joint nomination this year!
#SPARC22
The government should move away from "punitive" parental fines to solve the school absence crisis,
@CentreforMH
and
@CYPMentalHealth
warn in a new report
It comes just months after the DfE increased fines for parent fines for unauthorised absences⬇️
New: Ofsted is facing an "existential crisis" & has lost the confidence of the sector, warns former senior HMI
@FrankWNorris
&
@colinsparkbridg
In the 'Alternative Big Listen', the majority of respondents called for a “moratorium" on routine inspections
Strong words from
@ASCL_UK
on Ofsted's Big Listen:
The decision not to include single-phrase judgements as part of the consultation was "short-sighted" and "undermines public messages about the inspectorate’s willingness to change”, warns
@pepediiasio
New: 62% of teachers believe Ofsted negatively affects their mental health, with 59% also warning that it affects their home life too.
The latest
@NEUnion
state of inspection survey comes as its annual conference starts in Bournemouth this morning 👇
thank you to
@Lucyedyer
and the amazing panel for another great talk! i’ve made a gc for anyone who watched & is interested in connecting with other journalists starting out so msg me if you want to be added :))
NEW: There is risk of further deaths following the suicide of headteacher Ruth Perry unless action is taken, senior coroner Heidi Connor has told Ofsted and the DfE.
Ofsted now has 56 days to respond to the Regulation 28 report, meaning we should have their reply by 7th Feb
Nearly 3/4 of teachers have considered leaving the sector due to the “negative impact” of Ofsted, according to new
@NEUnion
polling
"The toxic inspection approach sits at the heart of the teacher retention challenge" says
@DanielKebedeNEU
"A new strain of flu that has the potential to become pandemic has been identified in China by scientists. It emerged recently and is carried by pigs, but can infect humans, they say." Researchers concerned it could mutate so that it can spread easily.
looking to speak to female students, particularly freshers, who have experienced 'sharking' (if you know, unfortunately you know) for a time-sensitive feature.
please RT!
#journorequest
Some big Ofsted news today:
- No inspections until 22 Jan
- Mental health awareness training for all inspectors
- Working with unions incl.
@NAHTnews
and
@ASCL_UK
to form response to the coroner’s report following Ruth Perry’s inquest verdict
How ChatGPT can lessen teacher workload has become an increasingly important area of research - and now it's being put to the test.
@EducEndowFoundn
has invited secondary schools to take part in the trial to see how AI can reduce teachers’ working hours.
Julie Waters, the sister of Ruth Perry, has described the response of Ofsted to the coroner’s conclusion yesterday as “woefully inadequate”.
She said the inspectorate had apologised “for the distress rather than causing my sister’s death”.
writing about
@SportsTeam_
> writing about actual sports
Thank you
@indie_pendent
for letting me review one of my fave albums this year (which you should definitely listen to if you haven't already!!)
#Music
#Review
"They’re everything naysayers hate about pretentious indie music – and that’s exactly why Deep Down Happy is so good."
Album Review: Deep Down Happy //
@SportsTeam_
|
#Music
on The Indiependent
imagine using your platform to talk about important issues affecting the most vulnerable & then get this kind of response... you don’t have to agree with a celeb’s political stance but at least respect that they have one
🚨NEW: Ofsted will no longer be doing deep dives in ungraded inspections from September.
It comes after feedback from smaller primary schools who feel the system is "designed for large secondary schools":
Nine in 10 teachers from schools across all inspection gradings said that Ofsted is not a “reliable and trusted arbiter of standards”, according to
@BeyondOfsted
survey published today ⬇️
NEW: The govt's failure to commit to scrapping single word Ofsted judgements is “deeply disappointing”, says
@ASCL_UK
's
@pepediiasio
His calls were echoed by
@DanielKebedeNEU
, who said that the DfE “misses the opportunity" to make "meaningful change”
“Imagine if 75% of all kids didn’t do sport?
The physical and mental health of our nation would be at risk - but that is the reality for disabled kids.”
@ParalympicsGB
David Clarke speaks to
@tes
about the lack of P.E. provision for pupils with SEND: