Last week I was approached by a reporter from the Cambridge News who wanted my views on Cambridge City Council’s decision to drop apostrophes from new road signs. It was the first I’d heard of this, although I had read about this ruling for other counties. I was unpleasantly surprised to learn that Cambridge was [...]
I took part in a local radio debate a few hours ago. I haven’t listened to it on playback as I’m dreading hearing how awful I was. I know I made at least one mistake, and if I’m aware of one it’s a sure thing that there will have been a few more. That’s the [...]
First, I’d like to make it clear that I do not read the Daily Mail. I came across the following letter on a teaching website where there was a discussion about how important (or not) the Key Stage 2 SATs are for a pupil’s future. It seems somewhat ironic that the head teacher who wrote [...]