SUMMER BRAIN DRAIN COSTS UK SCHOOLS OVER £105 MILLION EVERY SEPTEMBER
Sep 05 2013As teachers across the country return to classrooms this week, research out today reveals that teachers spend up to four weeks going over old ground in September as a result of ‘summer brain drain’.
A rant about having sex with an ex whilst healing
Sep 05 2013There is an article in the Daily Mail today entitled “Why ‘ex-sex’ CAN be a good idea: Sleeping with an old lover lessens psychological distress of break-up… if you’re not over him” (You can read all about it here: LINK)
Point of Interest | Photography Composition
Sep 04 2013Point of interest, sometimes referred to as the centre of interest, is probably the most important element in any photographic composition. If your photography has any goal at all then at the most basic level it has to capture or record a subject or point of interest. In order for that image to become good or even acceptable, then your photograph needs to emphasise the importance of your point of interest.
Top marks for Borehamwood teacher’s story in national competition
Sep 04 2013Do you remember our special storytelling event this summer at Vauxhall City Farm with Tamzin Outhwaite?
Well, well, we now have a winner for the literary competition. A newly-wed trainee teacher from Borehamwood has won this year’s national Munch Time children’s story writing competition. Shayna Evans scoops the £1000 cash prize for her story ‘Here Comes the Airplane!’ (you can download it for free) which won following a public vote.
Jewish New Year celebrations
Sep 04 2013Did you know that today is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year? I find Great Britain so fascinating as it celebrates so many New Years, Christmasses, Carnivals. The melting pot in our Capital is to be appreciated as it celebrates different cultures and religions. Rosh Hashanah is a two day celebration which begins on the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Jewish calendar. The day is believed to be the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, the first man and woman, and their first actions toward the realization of mankind’s role in God’s world.
Film review: The Little Mermaid – Diamond edition
Sep 03 2013Can you believe that The Little Mermaid is now almost 25 years old… It seems yesterday when it came out. At the time, I was old enough to find it really sweet and memorable but now that I have a 7 year old son I watched it back and thought it can be a bit scary too.