The growing cost of hidden non-core school items such as school trips, extra curricula activities and learning resources is causing a greater gap between the advantaged and disadvantaged.
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I was at an event recently chatting to a manager. I say chatting, but really he could have been speaking another language thanks to all the acronyms and corporate speak he peppered the conversation with. Maybe he was trying to impress me with his ROIs and his KPIs!
I was lucky enough to be invited to the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games on Sunday where I managed to literally brush shoulders with royalty in the form of Prince Harry.
According to research published yesterday the UK remains "deeply elitist" with most of our top institutions and organisations headed by small groups of people educated at fee paying schools and Oxbridge.
As part of the Women in Comedy Festival in Manchester in October, we invite women to learn and perform stand-up comedy. It's for a great cause. To raise money for a fantastic charity - Claire House Children's Hospice.
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Welcome to the new, sparkly and easier to use Laughology website. We've made a few changes, updated some of our courses and information and generally given it a face lift. We want to hear from you, what you think? Is it easy to use? Have a look, have a play and let us know what you think. Enjoy the new...
A lot of people who think they have a bad memory are just not remembering in the right way. So how do you remember well?
Some subjects require a large degree of memorisation. Facts, figures and quotes need to be remembered in specific order. However, revising by remembering words and the order in which they occur is not the most effect way.
Exams are a challenging part of school life for children, young people, teachers and parents. They cause stress and anxiety which impact on learning and memory. But there are ways to help ease the pain of exams , aid learning, boost memory and help revision.
If you would like a chance to see Laughology's Director Stephanie Davies speak about Laughology – The science of happiness for improving life, you can and for a real bargain. Stephanie is presenting at the Richmond NLP group on 15th April and you can book tickets for just £15.00.
