Sorted: Learning
Nicola Biggerstaff The attainment gap is widening, the prospects for our school pupils and students appear to be stagnating despite consistently improving achievement averages. Rates …
Month: May 2023
The plunder of older people and their families by private care homes
Nick Kempe debates why placing your savings against your future care, deserves a contract that will see you through, with no unexpected surprises. As he analyses the excuses which private care homes use, to justify charging such high fees.
When Rights arent the Right Thing
Kaitlin Dryburgh- 26th May 2023 Just a heads-up : This article discusses pregnancy loss. “I don’t live anymore, I exist”. Those are the words of …
Why Homework Should Be Banned
Callie who is 13 years old, has a proposal for us all to consider: In the name of fairness, reducing teacher workload and pupil stress, should we not just put homework in the bin?
Disruptive Economics
Craig Dalzell Sometimes, the system isn’t broken – it’s working precisely as intended. The UK’s energy and political crisis of the last year is having …
How to read nonsense
Robin McAlpine Right, for this week’s newsletter it’ll be some of my trade secrets. Or perhaps more accurately, some useful techniques I use in trying …
Considering Consultations
Craig Dalzell I hope, given the increasingly impressive contributions of my colleagues, that my absence from last week’s newsletter was not a notable one and …
Liverpool? Nil Points!
Nicola Biggerstaff Last Saturday, the Eurovision Song Contest took place in Liverpool. I have previously written about my love for the competition, the large, camp …
The Battle for War and Peace
Kaitlin Dryburgh The war in Ukraine carries on with devastating effects, thousands have died in Ukraine as a result of the conflict and many have …
Us versus the internet
Robin McAlpine An acquaintance comes round to pick something up. I ask if he wants a cup of tea so we sit and chat for …