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Pinned just west of Marsden, Yorkshire on a 17th-century map of the UK, is a poem by the UK’s new poet laureate, Simon Armitage. “The sky has delivered / its blank missive. / The moor in coma.” Move west, to the Isle of Man, and the poet is a little less well known – she’s dubbed herself Mrs Yorkshire the Baking Bard – but the sense of place is just as strong (and the rhymes are better, too): “I climbed Maughold Head as the morning sun rose / And the darkness surrendered to light / Where the buttery bloom of the golden gorse grows / And adventurous seabirds take flight.” More...

A wet summer in a Welsh ice-cream parlour was the perfect way to cope with impending adulthood. More...

Almost every time we tell someone we perform standup comedy, we get the same response: “Oh you’re so brave, I could never do that.” To which the reply is: “It’s not as hard as you think.” Sure, not everyone is funny, but anyone with the right guidance can get up and say some words they’ve written down in front of a room of people – despite what you might believe about yourself. More...

Si quelqu’un vous disait que le bonheur est la condition sine qua non de la réussite, vous lui feriez remarquer que selon vous, ne lui en déplaise, ce serait plutôt le contraire. C’est le fait de réussir qui vous conduira à vous sentir heureux. Plus...

Memorising poetry was once common in classrooms. But it has, for the most part, gone out of style. There are good reasons for this. More...

It’s not about winning arguments, but ensuring kids grow up to be thoughtful and engaged citizens. These skills might come in to play at school in essay writing, in oral presentations or in debates. More...

Chess has long been an important part of school culture. Many people believe chess has a range of cognitive benefits including improved memory, IQ, problem solving skills and concentration. More...