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Shakespeare 500

Shakespeare wrote most of his plays in London rather than his native Stratford upon Avon, between 1589 and 1613.


The Queen, 90 today

The Queen turns 90

Elizabeth was not born with the expectation that one day she would become queen.


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What should you do if your child doesn’t get their first choice school?

Additionally, there are wide regional variations. In some areas, the vast majority of children will merrily move up to the local neighbourhood school, but in other parts of the UK, it is much more fraught.


Raphael

Raphael

Tasked with taking over managing his father’s painting workshop as a child, Raphael soon found that, rather than it being a job beyond his limits, he had a talent that surpassed his parent’s.


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The Magic A*

Preparation and revision are key, and the more you actively involve yourself with revision and take responsibility for this, the likelier your A* becomes.


Can we only be bothered to speak English?

Opinion: Brexit would spell disaster for UK Language Learning

Languages are about connection, making links and shared understanding – leaving the EU is about breaking those links.


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Mental Health and Education

The government pledged to spend £250 million a year on children’s mental health, but in fact spent just £177 million last year.


Today, secondary; tomorrow, academy.

The Death of the Comprehensive

What will be taught in Newcastle may not bear much resemblance to what is taught in London, Scotland or Wales.


Patrick Pearse

A Terrible Beauty: The Poets of the Easter Rising

That April, Yeats came to see the failure of this minor rebellion as a symbol of a deeper and more significant battle.


The Last Supper

The other Leonardo

You would need several museums and galleries to show all of Da Vinci’s work.


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