Author Archives: AnneM1314

The closure of schools does not mean that education has now stopped – nor does it mean that schools are no longer buying. Rather it means they are buying different items – teaching materials that can either be used on … Continue reading →

The government has come in for criticism because they seem to have suggested that ministers want 60% of British residents to contract coronavirus in order to prevent it spreading further among the population. Speaking on Radio Four’s Today programme the … Continue reading →

The government in England has started to consider which schools and multi-academy trusts it will work with as part of its “back heads and teachers on discipline.”  An advisory panel has now been set up drawing on principals and directors … Continue reading →

This week I received a note from a hotel group whose establishments I have visited a few times telling me that The Tamburlaine Hotel will henceforth be known as Clayton Hotel Cambridge. And I thought “what a shame”. I like … Continue reading →

School managers in all parts of the UK have now been instructed to prepare for situations in which pupils and students are forced to study at home, rather than in the school. Obviously the government is reluctant to institute this … Continue reading →

Following research conducted by school inspectors at the request of the House of Commons public accounts select committee, it has been confirmed that the most common way in which schools have been balancing their budgets is by cutting teaching assistant … Continue reading →

It is obvious – if your company can be seen as a reliable source of information on a subject, people will turn to you when they have a question or a problem.  You then have the chance to turn such … Continue reading →

I’ve tried writing the advertisement in different ways and, fortunately for me, there are a fair number of people who realise they have nothing to lose (since we are not planning on charging them for the advertising).  But a lot … Continue reading →

There is an old adage that says that in the end everyone buys on price. And indeed if you sell a widget, and the world wants widgets, and all widgets are the same, and loads of other firms sell that … Continue reading →

Everyone makes mistakes.  But I don’t think it is an issue. Instead the big issue is this: some companies are so anxious never to make a mistake that they don’t experiment with new ideas. The view within such companies seems … Continue reading →