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Book: Hairdresser or Footballer by @year6missNW with @RossMcGill via @JohnCattEd

Book: Hairdresser or Footballer by @year6missNW with @RossMcGill via @JohnCattEd

We often tend to think about gender as the biological differences between women and men – however, this is incorrect. Gender is what actually gets expressed – how we look, how we act and how we feel. While sex is determined by what is dictated by our biology or what is written into the chromosomes, known as genotype, it is the interaction between the genes and the environment that determines…

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Dads Matter by @PaulStrange

Dads Matter by @PaulStrange

In our school this year, we are focusing on raising the attainment of boys in relation to their female peers. This is by no means anything new; the gender gap is an entity that has plagued school results for as long as I can remember (and probably long before that). I should say that our boys perform better than national averages, but do not perform as well as the girls.

You might be sat there in…

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VIDEO: When's the Right Time to Ask for a Raise?

VIDEO: When’s the Right Time to Ask for a Raise?

Microsoft’s CEO upset some with his comments on pay raises. But when is the best way to ask for a raise? Executive coach Patricia Mathews offers tips on Lunch Break. Photo: Getty

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