Summer’s here at last, or almost, so surely it’s time for feet up, time out and a good book.
I'm semi-retired after a successful and much enjoyed career in education. Funnily enough, my last job was as a tutor for OOL. I taught on courses providing professional training for school support staff, as well as A level English Literature and English Literature GCSE. I've had an interesting career, in schools, colleges, adult education, the Arts and a few other bits and bobs. At one stage I was also a local authority inspector. Now I'm a school governor, and am enjoying watching my young grandchildren go through their own first experiences of school. Through these articles I hope to keep you up to date with different aspects of education news – and also to keep you interested!
Are We Creative Enough?
We need more people in the creative industries. Think the arts, computer programming, gaming, architecture and others.
Museums at Night or a Night at the Museum?
We all know a museum. Big or small they’re full of old stuff. You went there when you were a child, and you probably felt you had to keep quiet. You walked around, and you looked at some ‘artefacts’ and some displays. They were probably pretty interesting but you may not remember much about them? […]
Election 2015: What Happens to Education Now?
No one was expecting a quick or clear result from the election, so we were told. Yet in the end, that’s more or less what we’ve got. But with a government that has so easily managed to keep the keys to number 10, what should we now expect to happen in education? And what would […]
Small is Beautiful – or is it?
This is a story about primary schools. You know, places where young children go to learn, play, make friends and spend part of the day with devoted teachers who may be firm but are always fair. These schools are very often associated with sunny English villages – the ones with a green – or round […]
Where’s “Dippy” Gone?
Museums also still fear that they are failing to attract a true cross section of the population. Is commercialism, public service or traditional approaches the answer, or some combination of all three?
A Beginner’s guide to Anthropology
Aren’t we all interested in the world around us and the people in it?
Do we Really Want our Libraries?
Where else will you find all 20 volumes of the Oxford English Dictionary?
