“Soft skills” are in the news at the moment. A quick Google search for media articles on the subject comes up with about 164,000 results.…
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It’s the beginning of the school year, in England at least. 50 years ago, I was just starting school at Eaton House, on Eaton Square…
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They sharpened their pencils when they were 7. They sucked on the ends of their Berol handwriting pens in the summer of their last year…
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This year’s theme for International Youth Day is “Safe Spaces for Youth”. It’s a timely reminder to us all in the education and youth sectors…
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For all my teacher friends, whether finishing their first year in the classroom or their thirty-first… Have a wonderful summer holiday. I Didn’t Know I…
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From when I was fourteen until I took my ‘A’ levels before leaving school, I was taught English by a teacher named Peter Despres. He…
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People often say to me that I must have one of the most rewarding jobs in the world. They’re right. Today I began work by…
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Tonight I was chuffed to bits to have been able to welcome the latest intake of young international Scout volunteers to their staff induction training,…
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Looking at the news, I think it could safely be said that 2017 has been a troubled year globally. Trump. Terrorist attacks. The global refugee…
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