While these funding cuts have not impacted the number of support staff in primary schools, in comparison teaching assistant ‘numbers in secondary schools have fallen by about 13% since 2011’ (Britton et al.,2019: no pagination). The responsibilities placed upon local authorities by the Act to...
Kate is also a great traveller, and her contribution toA Writer’s Adventis a low-resolution, high-quality tip filmed in Thailand a few weeks ago. If you want to know how she manages to keep producing new poems given the challenges of work, travel and other obstacles in life – it’s ...
In Paris, an elderly woman lives in a cramped walkup garret. She devotes a great deal of effort to looking after her bean plant. She is determined to succeed and will never give up. For the elderly lady, the bean plant served a purpose. Here’s a synopsis of her story: On her walk...