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H.G. Wells: The Father of Science Fiction

H.G. Wells was once referred to as ‘the Shakespeare of Science Fiction.’ He is more often called ‘the father of Science Fiction’ and regarded, along with Jules Verne, as one of the creators of the genre. It is fair to say that his work has had a great influence on the vision of the future […]


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Kristallnacht – The Night of Broken Glass

Kristallnacht marks the date when the Nazi Party openly ruled outside any legal framework, demonstrating their ability to strip anyone of their citizenship.


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Maths GCSE changes: Why studying now may be your best option.

Maths GCSE Changes: Why studying now may be your best option. Oxford Open Learning has now prepared a new course which has been designed to match the requirements of the new Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA) 8300, Linear Specification Maths GCSE examined for the first time in 2017. This includes quite a bit of new […]


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Student Insights – Josh’s Story

“On results day, I couldn’t have been happier.”


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Can Social Media and Learning mix?

By ignoring the existence of these sites, or dismissing them as unfortunate side effects of the digital age, we are doing ourselves a disservice.


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The subtle horror of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

It is the first work in English fiction which describes the rare mental condition called “split-personality” or “dissociate identity disorder”.


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Advancing into darkness: Daphne Du Maurier

Du Maurier took the Gothic genre into the twentieth century.


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Agincourt

Agincourt was one of numerous battles fought in the Hundred Years War (1337 – 1452), between the English royal house of Plantagenet and the french.


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Opinion: E-bacc: Whose side are you on?

The term baccalaureate is a misnomer, for unlike its European equivalent, it does not in itself qualify a student for university entrance.


Opinion

Opinion: EBac: Which side are you on?

Schools can resist the EBac, but at the cost of never being considered outstanding by Ofsted.


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