It is true that I do spend quite a lot of time on the road. As many of my friends prepare to travel abroad over…
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It is the season of speech days and prize-givings in schools in England. Summer afternoons are punctuated by the sounds of parents’ applause as…
Leave a CommentMy five year old nephew, Jack Patrick, came to lunch today. He brought his mum and dad, his little brother and his grandma with…
4 CommentsNever go back. That’s what they say; whoever ‘they’ may be. I’ve taken that advice for thirty years, but a few weeks ago…
Leave a CommentA few days ago, whilst visiting Jakarta, Indonesia, I was asked by some young people if I had any advice for them. I was flattered,…
2 CommentsJust found these buzzing around the internet,(with thanks to my friend Boz for pointing me to them)… I know they defer to outrageous national…
1 CommentLast week, I spent an afternoon at the SOS Children’s Village in Kakiri, about 20km north of Kampala in Uganda. I felt privileged to be…
2 CommentsIt is not often that I find myself agreeing with the UK’s Secretary of State for education. Indeed, in the past I’ve found myself sitting…
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