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Daily horoscope for January 1 — here’s what the stars have in store for you

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ARIES March 21 to April 20 As the day unfolds, your determination gets stronger. When you make a start, however small, on your most meaningful New Year resolution, the rest will follow. As for relationships, it is smart to take a break from the serious side of love-planning and enjoy the moment. Single? “S” identifies a potential new love. TAURUS April 21 to May 21 You are good at recognising others’ talents but the Neptune-moon merger tells you to turn the spotlight on yourself. You might soon hear an audience cheer. Love-wise, you are tough and ready to compete for the partner you want – and perhaps even establish some simple relationship rules. GEMINI May 22 to June 21 Your year might start with a sigh of contentment as so many of your plans get the right results. Yet by the evening, there will be action, excitement and the kind of passionate attraction that could rewrite your future . Your work life could get an upgrade too after you talk to someone just back from...
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I left my old job for a new career in social care – and now I get to see the kids

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I’D often thought about becoming a care worker, but didn’t think I could do it. Instead I worked in retail – in supermarkets, fast food restaurants and high street clothes shops – but it was always just a job, a way to earn money. I was also working evenings, so I never saw my kids, Kieren, 13, Bradley, 10, and Jamie, who is just four. Something had to change. Then I spotted an advert on Facebook for work in social care, so I spoke to the recruiter, who persuaded me to go for it. Kelly became a care worker after years of working in retailI was offered a job at a local care home in October last year. At first I was scared – but I can honestly say that I loved it from the moment I set foot inside the home. I quickly realised that the time flies; you enable someone and you make such a difference to their day. Retail was backbreaking: people can be rude, and stacking shelves was exhausting. Working in social care, you’re making a difference to every person you speak to, in every room y...
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ANNA OF THE NORTH - LEANING ON MYSELF by Noah Lee

ANNA OF THE NORTH - LEANING ON MYSELF by Noah Lee https://vimeo.com/315632203 Director: Noah Lee Director of Photography: Chris Ripley Producer: Jared Lundy Prod Design: Tyler Evans Art director: Angus Bernsen Editor - Noah Lee Color- Chris Ripley EP: Jean Mougin Make Up: Chloe Sens Stylist: Emily Rae Written by Noah Lee young anna - lola sultan Uploaded 2019-02-06T11:51:22.000Z via Vimeo Staff Picks https://vimeo.com/channels/staffpicks Digg TV Aerials Wigan
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It’s worse than Carillion: our outsourced schools are leaving parents frozen out | Aditya Chakrabortty

Primary schools are being turned over to academy trusts with no accountability, and against the wishes of those who know the children best

This is a story they don’t want you to know. Much of it had to be prised from the grip of officials in Whitehall and the local town hall. Yet it demands to be told, because it shows how democracy and accountability are being drained from our schools, and how a surreal battle now rages over who knows what’s best for a child: the parents and teachers, or remote officials and financiers.

The school in question is Waltham Holy Cross primary in Essex. Helping on a school run last week, I found an entire small world. It was the last day of term, and teachers joined hands to form a human arch. The bell rang and all those leaving to start secondary ran under their teachers’ arms. Parents whooped while staff hugged overwhelmed pupils. There was barely a dry eye in the playground.

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from The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/30/outsourced-schools-parents-primary-academy-trusts
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