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Heatwave! 19 Jul 2013 | 03:05 am
I can't help but think that we're getting a bit carried away with this 'heatwave' stuff. It's only been two weeks after all and the Met Office is issuing 'Level Three Alerts' on the News, whatever the...
Independence Day 4 Jul 2013 | 12:11 pm
Today is the day when Americans get to eat loads of hot dogs, shoot things in the woods and be generally loud and obnoxious whilst banging on about how they are the best country in the World. Yes, it...
School Holidays 4 Jul 2013 | 11:52 am
On Jeremy Vine's Radio 2 show yesterday, they were discussing school holidays and whether schools should just be allowed to decide their own dates. At the moment, most State Schools have roughly the s...
Schools Direct 3 Jul 2013 | 01:44 pm
So we seem to be facing a shortage of teachers again. This has happened roughly every ten years since the Pyramids were built, usually because either: 1) The economy is booming, or 2) There has been ...
Teacher Training 2 Jul 2013 | 11:55 am
The best way to learn how to be a teacher is in a school. Despite what teacher training courses might tell you, (in order to justify their own jobs) there really isn't any important theory worth knowi...
Independent Financial Advisors 1 Jul 2013 | 12:50 pm
The Financial Services industry has reportedly shed 10 000 jobs in the last three months according to the Financial Times. Now you will no doubt be distressed by this news, but dry your eyes and read...
Contains only Natural Nonsense 28 Jun 2013 | 04:08 pm
Can we all please agree to stop using the word 'natural' to make things sound good? I've just seen a sports drink advertised as containing only 'natural sugars' as if there were any other types. Natu...
Death of the High Street 28 Jun 2013 | 11:57 am
The following story neatly illustrates how most traditional High Street shopping chains deserve to go under, as they don't try to offer something that the Internet cannot. A friend of mine wished to ...
Jeremy Forrest 22 Jun 2013 | 02:44 am
So 30 year old Maths teacher Jeremy Forrest got five and a half years. Whilst we probably agree that what he did was wrong, should he really spend more time in prison than a mugger, a burglar who att...
Invisible Children 20 Jun 2013 | 03:03 pm
Chief Inspector of Schools, Michael Wilshaw has discovered yet another group who are being let down by teachers- invisible kids from seaside resorts: .http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-22970674 Be...
