As any parent knows, finding secondary school places for your children can be a difficult and sometimes even traumatic experience. Today, after all the research, form-filling and then months and months of waiting, the parents of more than half-a-million children in England will know whether or not their children have been accepted by their first […]
He was a giant of a man. Our gentle giant. “Uncle Pasha,” we called him. “Huriye, let us take the children for a ride. Gather them round,” he would call out to Auntie Huriye, his wife. We would jump in his shiny black Dodge he had recently purchased with screams of delight. I remember he […]
My last wish When I die Is that you bury me in Cyprus Let my body be merged With the soil of my native land My head to my guts in the South My loins to my feet in the North Let me have two graves In the North and in the South For I […]
If you are paying to send your child to a private school, you naturally expect the best education your money can buy. That goes for pupils with special needs too – and the law is clear on what schools must do to accommodate such children. If you are not satisfied with the support your […]
On a bitterly cold January evening, I walk with trepidation towards a grand, imposing church. Why trepidation? Because I know the temperature inside this magnificent venue is not going to be that different from the outside; I spent many hours trembling inside Union Chapel attending union meetings. The choice of the venue is perhaps anathema […]
I am an overseas student and since Brexit I have experienced racism from other students. What can I do? In the aftermath of the result of the UK referendum on EU membership in June, there has been a noted rise in the number of racist abuse and attacks in all walks of life, including at […]
As we get ready to set sail into 2017, we also take stock of the year that’s been. In Britain, Turkey, North Cyprus and the wider world we have seen a multitude of triumphs and tragedies. The cycle of life has brought joy and sadness to us, not always in equal measure. Terrorism has claimed […]
Another year has passed. We have arrived at 2017. A new dawn, or same old, same old? We always complain that the year has passed too fast. Really, we are expressing fear of our approaching old age. Ask the children of the world if the year has passed too fast. Those children who are dodging […]
Dear T-VINE, An open letter to His Excellency the Ambassador of the Russian Federation in the United Kingdom, Dr Alexander Vladimirovich Yakovenko. The Turkish community in Britain are deeply shocked and saddened by the news of the assassination of the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Turkey, His Excellency Mr Andrei Karlov, in Ankara. We […]
An accusation of gross misconduct can spell the end of a career in teaching, but of course there are many cases when such an accusation is unjust or even completely baseless. If you have been accused of gross misconduct and dismissed as a result, your matter will be referred to the National College for Teaching […]
