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AUK’s Keith Hargreaves’s weekly education column, with the help of some good, bad and ugly americana

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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 114

October 6, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0
Trips to foreign fields – food for thought So the last week has involved two separate trips to France / Belgium. First up 96 Year 9 students exploring World War 1 in Flanders and the Somme […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 113

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Back in the saddle for 3 days. So despite giving up teaching full time in the summer I have been strong-armed (by a charming colleague who played to my ego by telling me I was indispensable) […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 112

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What is Englishness? A state of mind or something more.. As the rugby world cup unfolds and my previous weekend’s activities are considered I find myself thinking about Englishness and national identity. Perhaps not particularly pertinent […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 112

September 15, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0
How the other half lives… I have mentioned in this column before that my beloved (and possibly misguided) wife has had a major birthday this month. So major, in fact, that your correspondent has been saving […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 111

September 8, 2023 Keith Hargreaves 0
A return to the old format… sort of Following extensive market research (asking a couple of people at a bus stop) I’ve decided that there isn’t enough music in these posts from the abyss. Therefore, there […]

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