Harriet Tubman: Anti-Slavery Activist

Harriet Tubman: Anti-Slavery Activist

America’s new Biden administration moved to put anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman on the American $20 bill last month, after Donald Trump previously delayed the decision, branding it ‘pure political correctness’. This is a remarkable step in the right...
Free Skills Courses To Kickstart A Career

Free Skills Courses To Kickstart A Career

As we enter a new year, it is a great time to think about the skills you could gain to set yourself up for a job. Building a CV Although you might be thinking it’s too early to start planning for your career whilst preparing for your GCSEs, the earlier you start...
Origins of Carnival Culture

Origins of Carnival Culture

Carnival In Notting Hill This August bank holiday would traditionally have seen Notting Hill explode with life, as the annual Carnival event swept the streets in a flurry of vibrant colours and infectious energy. In light of this I decided to look into the history of...
Emmeline Pankhurst and The Suffragettes

Emmeline Pankhurst and The Suffragettes

‘Trust in God – she will provide’ – Emmeline Pankhurst It would appear that July is a month of great British birthdays. Last week, we saw what would have been the 228th birthday of Percy Bysshe Shelley, one of the greatest lyric and philosophical poets of the...
Percy Bysshe Shelley

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Yesterday marked what would have been the 228th birthday of a man who is widely regarded as one of the greatest lyrical and philosophical poets of the English language; Percy Bysshe Shelley. Works Shelley’s most well-known achievements include poems such as...