A tremendous article today in The Times about Career Academies. I am delighted.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/public_sector/article6244285.ece
A tremendous article today in The Times about Career Academies. I am delighted.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/public_sector/article6244285.ece
Happy Founders’ Day and Thinking Day! It’s all about the apostrophe. Some would like one between the “r” and the “s”, to show possession by Robert BP alone. Others put it after the “s” to show possession by both Robert and Olave – which I prefer. Others leave it out completely, but the punctuation pedant…
It’s one of the most difficult decisions I have to make at the beginning of each day: Coffee or tea? Here are George Orwell’s eleven “golden” rules for the ultimate tea experience, first published in 1945. “If you look up ‘tea’ in the first cookery book that comes to hand you will probably find that…
The names have been changed to protect the innocent… 1. The nits I found in Amelia’s hair last night have nearly all gone. 2. Our family policy is to have our children ONLY do homework that matches our parenting philosophy. 3. Jocasta is SO fond of you. How about babysitting for us Saturday night? 4….
If you’re one of the lucky 30,000 young people, or members of the adult international service team, who’ll be attending the next World Scout Jamboree in Japan, you’re probably already fundraising and you may even be getting to know your fellow Unit members. It isn’t too early to start preparing for the culture-shock of…
You may have picked up today’s campaign announcement by David Cameron of a proposed National Citizen Service, a two month summer programme for 16-year olds, involving both residential and at-home components. If the Conservative Party were to form the next government, the programme would be delivered by independent charities, social enterprises and businesses. The programme…
It has the makings of an iconic and historic photograph. Lucie, a young Scout from the Czech Republic, squares up to a demonstrator at a march organized by the far-right. The spirit of youth; an unspoken commitment to peace; hope for the future. It’s perfect. Except for one thing. Enshrined within the constitution of…