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Tutor – Student Study Time: How To Maximise It

If a tutor sees you are committed to your learning and doing what is required they are likely to go above and beyond in the ways in which they support you.


Black Cats

Big Black Cats

A mystical black cat with a white chest, Mr Mistoffelees featured in T. S. Eliot’s 1939 poetry book Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.


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Sunday Roast – A Tasty History

Originally, it was hoped people would fill up on Yorkshire puddings before the costly meat was served, and therefore be too full to eat it all during the main course. This would help ensure plenty was left over for the rest of the week…


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Mary Shelley: A Life Darker Than Her Fiction?

We still find fascination in the darkness and disturbances of Mary’s personal background, and remain intrigued by the life she led.


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Deciphering Democracy

Literally translated, the word democracy comes from the Greek words ‘demos’, meaning people, and ‘kratos’ meaning power, so democracy can be thought of as ‘power of the people’.


Autumn

Awe-Inspiring Poems About Autumn

There is great inspiration in to be found in the transition to the darker nights of autumn after long and balmy summer days.


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How To Keep Up Your Creativity Levels

Creativity is just like a muscle- it needs to be stretched, developed and pushed past its limit in order for it to expand and grow.


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4 Books To Read This Autumn

Four books to enrich your mind during the season.


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British Black History Month: Top British Academics

This British Black History Month, we highlight and celebrate the achievements of some of these Black academics.


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Home Schooling At Key Stage 3

The increasing numbers of home-schooled children means that there is now a vast and supportive community of parent-teachers who can provide support and advice to anybody new to home-schooling.


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