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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?


Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex, KG

The Wolf of Wolf Hall: Thomas Cromwell’s Rise and Fall

Cromwell urged the king to declare himself Head of the English Church, critically persuading Parliament to support his marriage to Anne Boleyn.


Short Story and Poetry Competitons to try

Not only is entering a story or poetry competition a lot of fun, it can also help to improve your writing technique.


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A Beginner’s guide to Anthropology

Aren’t we all interested in the world around us and the people in it?


Robert Peel Statue

Sir Robert Peel: A Man of Great Importance

As home secretary, Peel introduced the changes that he was to become most well known for; his far-ranging criminal law and prison reforms.


Squadron Leaders, Kanwar, India

Neuroeducation: Do findings from Neuroscience benefit learners?

For learners to benefit from the discipline of neuroeducation, both researchers and educators need to work together


A Testament to Roland Leighton

The First World War saw many burgeoning love affairs but the way this one was recorded, with its author’s response to its inception and sudden end, gives it a unique significance.


If That Mockingbird Don’t Sing…

Go Set a Watchman will pick up the story of Atticus and Scout Finch in the 1950s but was actually written before the author’s most famous work.


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UCI, ULN, PLR, etc., etc., etc.-: What does it all MEAN?

An answer to the question above will follow shortly. But perhaps, before we go into details, we should simply spell it out; UCI – Unique Candidate Number ULN – Unique Learning Number PLR – Personal Learning Record The LRS – Learning Record Service People in government and education seem to be obsessed with acronyms. New […]


What are Soft Skills and Have you got them?

What, exactly, are ‘soft skills’?


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