Songer has revealed details of his biggest UK tour to date, which will take place in April – check out all the dates below.The Reading-based rapper will kick off ‘The Price of Therapy’ tour on April 2 at Glasgow’s SWG3 Warehouse, before taking in Dublin, Bristol, Manchester and Birmingham, before rounding things off with a date at London’s O2 Kentish Town Forum on April 13.Support at all dates of the tour will come from the West London rapper KiLLOWEN. Tickets for the shows are available here.Songer released his third studio album ‘Skala’ last year, while his current single ‘Toxic’ has just delivered him his first ever entry in the UK Singles Chart, reaching Number 39 last Friday (January 12).Last March, Songer spoke to NME about tackling racism as a white rapper.
Pupils 'don't receive the education they deserve' at failing primary school as it is slammed
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A primary school has been placed in special measures and told it cannot recruit newly-qualified teachers after being inspected and deemed ‘inadequate’. Cadishead Primary School in Salford got the lowest available overall grading by Ofsted following a visit by inspectors in November.
However, in the sub-categories of behaviour and attitudes and personal development, the school on Allotment Road was said to be ‘good’. The inspection report said that the 333 pupils at the school ‘do not receive the quality of education that they deserve’.
It said: “The school’s focus has been on managing behaviour at the expense of ensuring that pupils can thrive academically. This has overshadowed and hindered too many other aspects of the school’s development.
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“Pupils said that behaviour has improved recently. Most pupils behave well. They told inspectors that they feel safe and happy in school. Pupils trust staff.
“They know that staff will look after them and listen to their worries. Staff act quickly to stop harmful behaviours.”
But the report went on to say that leaders and governors lack the capacity to tackle the shortcomings at this school. It went on: “Over time, due to the considerable focus on behaviour, the school has not taken the action needed to improve the quality of education that pupils receive. This has declined since the previous inspection (when its overall rating was ‘good’).”
The report said the school has not set out an ambitious curriculum that meets the needs of pupils. “Too little thought has been given to what pupils need to learn and when this content
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