Arts
Exam Season, Part 1
We have finally come to the end of exam season, 2026. The time of year looked forward to and feared by school kids at the same time whereas the teachers will need to make sure [more…]
Teaching
Arts
“Have a lovely evening!”
“Have a lovely evening” are the words I often heard as children were collected from school at 3.05pm. Of course, as a member of SLT, I had nothing better to do at the end of [more…]
20th Century
Ecclesiastes
“Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.” Ecclesiastes- 7:10 When we arrived in London in the early 1960’s, I was put [more…]
Uncategorized
The Weaponisation of History
I was lucky enough to have a couple of excellent teachers and lecturers for History during school and University. They emphasised two important points on why History was so important. First, that history is written [more…]
Uncategorized
Adventures in Teaching
2001, I had finished university, after paying all my fees up front, and taking out large student loans, I emerged with a Degree in History. How to put it to good use? After working in [more…]
20th Century
School, and finding a love, of learning
I was an inquisitive child, I wanted to know how, and why. Mum was one of those who thought ‘just because’ was an answer. Dad was much better but worked several jobs so wasn’t around [more…]