The Smog of London

Being born at the start of 1949, I have quite strong and frightening memories of the Great Smog in England of 1952 in which at least 4,000 people died as a direct result of the appalling weather. Most of these fatalities were the very young, the old and people with breathing or heart problems. At

The Famous Eric Clapton secret gig of the Complete Abandon band

It has been only 7 days since, in a small village of Surrey, Eric Clapton and friends had their annual gig dedicated to the AA. Since then there have been thousands of postings and articles on the net about it. This is, I believe, because this year there were some big names of the music

information about Bath UK England

The town of Bath, first built by the Romans as a resort spot is the outstanding place to visit in Somerset. Today, the architecture is late Georgian, built in the eighteenth century when Bath was the most fashionable town in England. There are many beautiful Georgian houses and streets still to be seen. The Royal

The new teacher training framework in England

From last month, September 2007, all new teachers in post-compulsory education (that is funded by the LSC), – whatever institution they work for – from FE to private training companies – will have to achieve the new, revised qualification that will give them either Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) status or Associate Teacher Learning