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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’?


Literary Festivals for February and March

Visiting a literary festival can provide the opportunity to catch up with a favourite author or even the chance to discover something new.


Am I a Maths person or an English person?

Whether you are better at English or Maths, though, it’s still really important to have at least a basic grasp of both.


29th January, 1813: The Publication of Pride and Prejudice

Jane had to spend a third of her family’s annual household income before she could see a profit on her work.


Holocaust Memorial Day: The Kishinev Pogrom of 1905

The reporting of the pogrom caused international outrage and condemnation of the Tsarist autocratic government,


Cain and Abel: Religion and Global Conflict

It is a common fallacy that rival religious faiths are the prime cause of global conflict.


Flagging Motivation after Christmas? Advice to Kick on with.

Even the most positive and motivated people can’t help but feel a little dragged down in January.


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