Book Recommendations For The New Year Following up from my New Year suggestions last week, here are two more recommendations to build on your knowledge without taxing the brain. January and February may be cold and dark, but with these, it definitely won’t be boring....
When I was growing up, I remember the excitement of writing a letter, to a friend or a relative. Maybe this was to keep in touch with a pen-pal in a faraway land; or, to thank a member of my family for a gift I had received. I selected the stationery carefully, and...
You will know what I mean when I say time flies. It probably seems only a couple of weeks ago that we were back in the lighter, sunnier days of early summer, and you had just sat your GCSE exams. Yet it was several months, and suddenly the time has come to resit them....
Our recent study surveyed 750 parents in the UK to find out how many children know and understand life skills by the time they leave school. We discovered that many parents worry their young ones will finish their education and still be relatively unprepared for...
The Literary Trust released some rather alarming news recently, announcing that, in 2023, they had recorded the lowest level of children reading for enjoyment since they started asking in 2005. The Annual Literacy Survey was based on 71,351 responses from children...
The Rise Of “Serious” Games For Mental Health In my previous article, “Gaming is Good For You: The Positive Impact on Mental Health,” we explored how video games, when approached mindfully and in moderation, can have a positive impact on mental...
