How social is London’s digital Olympics?

How social is London’s digital Olympics?

Cast your mind back six years ago to when Twitter and Facebook were an insignificant part of our lives and the jubilant announcement that London was to host the 2012 Olympics. How many of us used mobile apps back then? The Herculean feat achieved in delivering London...
SEN parents feel like second-class citizens

SEN parents feel like second-class citizens

I recently described the intimidating process which families have to endure when challenging their LEA’s special educational needs provision for their child. Did you realise it comes under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice, and that tribunal hearings...
Jubilations and celebrations

Jubilations and celebrations

It was an astonishing jubilee weekend, marred only by the unexpected poor health of Prince Philip. One wonders, with hindsight, how an elderly couple could have been expected to stand for four hours, especially during the wind and rain; us lesser mortals would...
Joining the jubilee celebrations

Joining the jubilee celebrations

I was really moved last night while watching Prince Charles talk us through the royal family’s private cine film of his childhood on television, which was not cold and austere as we have been led to believe, but appears to have been warm, fun and loving. ...