Estelle

Estelle
Acclaimed British singer and rapper most famous for albums like 2008's "Shine," which was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize. She shot to fame after her single "American Boy" hit number one on the U.K. Singles Chart. Later in her career, she became a series regular on the animated program Steven Universe.
NationalityBritish
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth18 January 1980
CityLondon, England
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I want to give producers more financial security.
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I taught for 17 years in an inner city comprehensive schools.
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If you invent the Mini Cooper, pour all your energy and passion into it and it gets made, you should be on a roll. In the film industry you have to start again the next day.
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Headteachers and governing bodies run schools and that won't change.
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Where the private sector, or anyone else, has skills, knowledge and resources that can help to deliver a high quality of education and to raise standards, we should use them.
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We do recognise the need to move towards the publication of information showing the progress made by pupils from one stage of their education to another.
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The need for improved technical support in schools has expanded as the Government and schools have increased their investment in information and communications technologies.
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My focus and that of all members of the Government responsible for delivering services to the public is to make sure that the public sector can use all the skills it needs to do the job the public wants it to do.
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Before this government came to power, many failing schools were simply allowed to drift on in a pattern of continuing failure. The government is determined to break that pattern and is successfully doing so.
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OFSTED has made large cuts in the paperwork which schools are asked to provide and further steps to reduce the bureaucratic burden will be introduced in September.
I think film is a very powerful advocate and message carrier.
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My Department has already recognised this and has been working specifically on the technical support issue since January and will offer advice to schools during the Autumn term.
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If we can modernise the workforce, make them better qualified, have this framework of qualifications, then I think they have a very good case for more money.
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There is a shortage of teachers but the January 2001 schools census showed that teacher numbers were at their highest level than at any time since 1984 - and 11,000 higher than 1997.