Raspberry Pi: computing under the bonnet | Editorial

The aim must be for the next generation to learn to control computers, rather than be controlled by them It is an irony of technology that the deeper it sinks into everyday life, the more remote it can come to seem. When motor cars were a rarity, early drivers had to crank up their engines, [...]

Mother of pupil killed by cricket ball pays tribute to ‘light of our lives’

Police arrest 16-year-old on suspicion of manslaughter but release him as inquiries continue The mother of a boy who died after apparently being hit on the head with a cricket ball in a school playground has described him as the “light of our lives”. Kyle Rees, 16, suffered a head injury on Monday at Portchester [...]

Schoolboy dies after being hit by cricket ball

Police launch investigation after Kyle Rees, 16, suffers fatal head injury at school in Bournemouth A 16-year-old boy has died after apparently being hit on the head by a cricket ball while at school. Kyle Rees suffered a serious head injury on Monday at Portchester school in Bournemouth, Dorset. Dorset police said the incident happened [...]

Boys closing reading gap with girls

What Kids Are Reading 2012 report finds children are now reading to the same level of difficulty across genders Boys are no longer lagging behind girls when it comes to reading ability, according to a new report. After examining the reading habits of over 210,000 primary and secondary school children from 1,237 schools across the [...]

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