Call the Poor – Part 2
An ‘Out of the Smoke’ Short Story Part 2 Read Part 1 here. The group trudged through the darkened streets, heads bent low against a freezing wind that seemed to have come straight from the pole. Robert kept half an eye on Clara, but he soon realised he need not have worried about her: Tosher stayed close by at all times, ready with a…
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Call the Poor – Part 1
An ‘Out of the Smoke’ Short Story Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee. But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the…
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The Museum of Everything
What makes the perfect classroom? Ask twenty different teachers and they will give you twenty different answers. Some will prioritise seating; others, resources; my favourite kind of teacher will favour a well-stocked class library (of course!). But when it comes right down to it, all their answers will point in the same direction: the perfect classroom is an environment that encourages and nurtures learning.…
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