There was a time, in the not too distant past, when teachers received next to no professional development. The cult of the martyred maverick who did things his or her...Read More

Suddenly I feel very old! The other day, I stumbled across some film footage shot just weeks after I was born. It was a shaky Super8 film of the Queen’s...Read More

The Windermere Boys – BBC2, 27th January Monday marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Four days later the United Kingdom will leave the European Union after just...Read More

I am delighted that we are launching the Da Vinci Academy this Saturday morning. This new initiative is just one aspect of our extensive outreach programme which we have designed...Read More

Alister was almost eight years old – not seven or even seven and a half. He was almost eight and these distinctions matter when you are almost eight. Possessed of...Read More