Mary, Queen of Scots

On 8th February 1587, at the age of 44, Mary, Queen of Scots, was executed at Fotheringhay Castle, under the orders of her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. The only child of James V of Scotland and his French wife, Mary was born in December 1542 in Linlithgow Palace. Mary...

Winston Churchill

January 24th, 1965, saw the anniversary of the death of one of Britain’s most famous statesman, Winston Churchill. He is best known for his leadership of this country through the days of the second world war, but also led in his younger years a varied, eventful...

Home Schooling Growth In London

Home Schooling increases by 582% in London over last ten years Here at Oxford Home Schooling we have carried out a study looking into the growth of home education in London. The research, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, found there to be a 582% increase...

UCI, ULN, PLR, What does it all MEAN?

An answer to the question above will follow shortly. But perhaps, before we go into details, we should simply spell it out; UCI – Unique Candidate Number ULN – Unique Learning Number PLR – Personal Learning Record The LRS – Learning Record Service People in government...

The Tudors: Henry VIII & The Reformation

I know I’m biased, but I believe my mother, Anne Boleyn, had the biggest impact on England out of all of my father’s wives. She was, after all, the instigator of the Reformation, one of the biggest changes to religion this country has ever seen. Father was brought up...