A new era in victorian education

When I was aged 10, the farmers used to come round the schools to pick volunteers to work on the farms during the summer holidays, mainly to help bring in the harvest. The country was still building u

Dear Simon, The history of Pitman shorthand told by Angeline Wilcox in the July edition of Best of British (Write on Time) evoked so many memories. I was amazed to learn that Isaac Pitman actually cre

While attendance at most churches has been in decline for many decades, a recent trend reversing this trajectory is emerging – that of attending evensong. Evensong (‘choral vespers’ if associated with

Homesickness, little contact with family, and uber-strict regimes are just some of the outdated misconceptions about boarding schools. So what is the reality in 2025?

Efforts to prohibit abortion down the ages

Everingham Park, East Riding of Yorkshire The home of Philip and Helen Guest