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Setting is to be encouraged but left to the individual schools to organise as they see fit.

There is an ‘itch’. A local government itch. It’s to do with town halls, shire halls and county halls and nobody knows what to do with it. It’s a policy problem, like so many others, and a lot of different people all think they know best. And keep tinkering. Consider the old town hall, with […]

For many of us the night of Friday October 31st will be spent in front of the TV hoping we will not be called to the door on a freezing night and invited to provide a “treat” for a bunch of teenagers. “Halloween”, “All Hallows Eve” or “All Souls Night”, has been celebrated since the […]

Competition is most severe from discounters such as Aldi and Lidl, which have doubled their sales over the past 5 years as they attract cash-strapped shoppers in times of economic austerity, job insecurity and rising mortgage payments.

We have reached a stage politically where all kinds of public expenditure came under unprecedented levels of scrutiny.

At the moment PISA tests are seen by our government as a vital measure of educational success nationally.

You must choose the right course (s). OOL provides a wide range of these and provides support to go with them.

We should look to create more vocational qualifications and training for those who would rather have a skill and wish to start working early in life.

Even the most talented and dedicated professionals spend time planning their work.

Scientists have been fascinated by learning and how the brain does it for a long time.