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Blood diamonds 'not worth fighting or dying for'

Blood diamonds 'not worth fighting or dying for'

Learners across 123 countries discover from victims how some everyday luxuries are paid for in blood
When Jimiyke was 10 he was kidnapped by his sister's boyfriend, dragged into the bush, drugged and forced to fight in the Sierra Leone civil war. His salvation was education, and now he is a key contributor to Rafi.ki's Blood Diamonds Project to share his insights with learners across 123 countries.

Jimiyke's experiences are familiar to children in scores of armed struggles fuelled by "conflict minerals". More than five million lives have already been lost in the DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo) and there are worries that Afghanistan will be the next region to be “cursed” by the discovery of precious minerals.

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Sex, teens 'n' tats for Channel 4's cross-media offers

Sex, teens 'n' tats for Channel 4's cross-media offers

By Daniel McKeown

It’s two years since Channel 4 Education made the shift from daytime TV to developing online content in partnership with small software houses and independent...

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Friendly Scholabra impressing in home-school trial

Friendly Scholabra impressing in home-school trial

By Bob Harrison
Research shows that children achieve more highly when their parents talk to them about their experience of school and learning. However, a recent Becta report sho...

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Games show foreign bodies in the eye of UK history

Games show foreign bodies in the eye of UK history

By John Galloway
Bloody Foreigners is a series of four education television programmes to be broadcast on Channel 4 this June that demonstrate how crucial points in British hist...

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Bringing words to life and filming them - Wordia.com

Bringing words to life and filming them - Wordia.com

By Daniel McKeown

Dame Evelyn Glennie gave two thumbs up yesterday as a group of schoolchildren ( left ) showcased a physical interpretation of her chosen word for creativity: am...

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