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Adult eduction under threat?

Adult eduction under threat?

We are just a bunch of people who set off from home or work as dusk falls, and go to evening class. But now at the City Lit in London,…

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You can rant and moan all you like...

You can rant and moan all you like...

You can rant and moan and protest all you like about the changes to the child benefit system announced this week, but nothing's going to stop them from happening.

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I'm at capacity

I'm at capacity

I have enjoyed watching the boys' education documentary with Gareth Malone at the helm, because I've latched on to a new phrase - ''I'm at capacity''.
He came out…

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Eureka, I can do square roots

Eureka, I can do square roots

As a teenager, during maths classes, my teacher constantly referred to the “square root” of things, and I had no idea what he was talking about. This week I unlocked…

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Why ballet drives me bonkers

Why ballet drives me bonkers

The other week my wife told me something about our five- year-old daughter that sent a shiver down my spine. ''She wants to start going to ballet again,'' she said.Read Blog