A change can be as good as a rest

A beautiful postcard of the Town Hall in Birmingham arrived through our post box the other day. It was painted in 1904 by an artist who is an ancestor of my husband.  It was lovely to see the building looking grandiose in its original... Read more

Thirty things a standardised test can’t tell you…

I came across a poster on a social media site the other day which said “Thirty things a standardised test can’t measure”. Then the poster went on to list the following 30 characteristics: resilience, compassion, strength, wit,... Read more