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Unruly pupils in schools

Unruly pupils in schools

No-one on the planet is annoying me more than Jamie Oliver and his “Dream School” campaign to save a bunch of so-called under-achieving teenagers. From the moment the programme starts…

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Maths and my future career path

Maths and my future career path

Well, here I go again, discovering that my lack of a maths qualification is a barrier to my future career path. Passing my local FE college recently, I noticed that…

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I'm getting into the habit of this going out lark

I'm getting into the habit of this going out lark

I'm getting into the habit of this going out lark.  This time it was not an evening job, but a day-time journalistic task.  I went to cover a seminar on…

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Going out tonight

Going out tonight

I'm going out tonight.  I don't say that very often.  And I never, never, never, say the ''I'' bit that goes with it.  If I am going out anywhere, usually…

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A new experience in our household

A new experience in our household

Well, today was an experience that many parents will know only too well, but for me it was a first. Being the parents of three daughters, my husband is resigned…

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