BBC School Report
60 SECOND INTERVIEW WITH JESSICA ENNIS, WORLD CHAMPION
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POTHOLES
Potholes are found all over the world. Potholes can be very dangerous to cyclists as well as motorists. This news segment is about how local boroughs are being affected by potholes due to massive spending cuts. This means in the future we will see even more potholes on our roads.
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SCHOOLS IN NAMIBIA
Namibia is the second world’s most sparsely populated country. In Namibia there is a thin strip called the Caprivi Strip, Katima is the main town in that region. It is a town and is made up of two electoral constituencies. There are approximately 1500 school for ages 6-16 in Namibia.
Teachers from out school went to a school in Katima called Ngwese School. They went there and saw the different facilities they have and how different they are to our school. Ever since then, our school Sir John Cass has been trying to make a link with the school in Namibia.
Education is very different there. They have access to very little facilities. Some pupils have only one pencil and try to their work with that. Many schools do not have a continuous electricity supply in their school. The teachers sometimes have to travel to use a computer.
Also H.I.V and Aids has been problems there. It is a very big public health issue in Namibia and is among the countries with the highest death by H.IV. 17% of the county the children (under 18) are orphaned by one parent mostly due to H.IV. As it is a sparsely populated country it is quite a challenge to provide good medical care in the most rural areas. Due to H.I.V life expectancy is reduces from 61 years to 41.
The schools are now run by the government. There are two institutes of education to train the new teachers. However due to the amount of poverty the supplies in the schools are often poor and with so many people dying from disease, staff are hard to come by. This has a huge effect on the education in Namibia, as there are less staff there will be more challenges to the education system.
By Nabila, Sumaya, Milly, Suhena.
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David Cameron and Nick Clegg’s broken promises and how they affect us
Have you ever thought how politics might affect you? All over our country local councils are making cuts to their spending. Here in East London we will be investigating how these public cuts are affecting school children at sir john Cass.
David Cameron the current British Prime Minister is said to be leading a government of broken promises. Cameron has been accused of breaking promises on VAT, child benefits and tuition fees. You may be wondering how this could affect children at Sir John Cass?
Well because of these broken promises children at Sir John Cass and all over the country are having troubles. For instance children are getting less money for games and accessories than before because their parents do not get enough money from their child benefit. Also to make matters worse parents now have to save up for university as the fees have gone up dramatically. We interviewed Abder to see what he thought about Cameron and Clegg’s broken promises.
AMIEL: “Abder what do you think about David Cameron and his broken promises?”
ABDER: “I don’t like the new laws. My mum does not buy me as many games and electronics as she did last year. Also we are not going on holiday this year because mum says she does not have the money to spend on holidays as she is saving up for me to go to university.”
AMIEL: “Do you personally believe David Cameron and Nick Clegg have kept their promises?”
ABDER: “No because Nick Clegg did say he would decrease tuition fees but he did not.”
AMIEL: “Do you think he should make a change?”
ABDER: “Yes because it’s making life really hard for some people mainly poor families.”
As you can see, although children like Abder don’t think they bother about politics, it is still affecting them in negative way.
By ABDER, NAHID, TUHEL, AMIEL
