We can criticise the commercial aspect of Mother’s day and the card shops / flower shops who make money out of it but I think it’s wonderful. It is a [ . . . ]

What a night for Adele. I was delighted, she is my favourite singer, high up there with Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse (both sadly no longer with us). She’s back [ . . . ]

The tremendous increase in child sexual abuse is overwhelming. In the UK alone, the police spend about one billion pounds a year tackling over 70,000 cases of child sex offences. [ . . . ]

As I am a Harry Potter fan, a book by JK Rowling called Very good lives: The Fringe Benefits Of Failure And The Importance Of Imagination would always be a [ . . . ]

To mark the bicentenary of her birth on 21st April 1816, the devoted cult which has been supporting the author since her death, shows no sign of abating. The power [ . . . ]

The are three things that make me happy: writing, cooking and helping others hoping I can make them happier.  I cook for everyone I know…my biggest two loves are my [ . . . ]

Moving from Yorkshire to the south in my late teens made me create a new family. I still kept my family of course, but I did not see them every [ . . . ]

Whatever your social background celebrate who you are and where you come from. Design your own destiny. There is a sunrise and a sunset every day. You are there for [ . . . ]

Is a person’s educational success genetically predetermined? It is easier to believe that if you work hard you will do well. Carol Dweek’s growth mindset theory has been popular with [ . . . ]

I don’t know about you but I am starting to feel really affected by this weather! Keeping your spirits up on these dark, cold and rainy days can be really [ . . . ]

I so appreciate the need for less waste and keeping on top of issues concerning the environment. I certainly do believe we’ve contributed to wasting less certainly since plastic bags [ . . . ]

This picture stole my heart – I am very fond of it! The two young monks studying in the morning light at a temple in Burma. How lovely are they? [ . . . ]

This captured my attention in the papers last week – an epic tragedy played out on the shores of the North Sea : the stranded 4 enormous sperm whales.  The [ . . . ]

This blog is on the unnecessary pressure some parents put on their children to achieve. I have seen more aggression /competitiveness among mothers in recent years. It is good to [ . . . ]

What are your views regarding truancy fines for non attendance? Truancy is a word that conjures up images of kids staying up late, drinking and playing on computer games. Do [ . . . ]

Results from an international survey have shown that children in England are amongst the unhappiest in the world. Prompting questions about the level of emphasis that schools place on student [ . . . ]

Children at Eton enjoy an amazing sporting life. There are plenty of opportunities to compete, they are competitive but pupils learn its not all about winning, its about putting your [ . . . ]

A report  this week puts into question true GCSE scores. An unbelievable situation has occurred in the past few years which is rather worrying – scores are being challenged and [ . . . ]