JESSICA PLUMMER on playing a teacher pushed to her limits

T here is a low-level hum that forms the soundtrack to many women’s lives. It’s a conditioning. The silent expectation to be the architect of everyone’s day, managing the moods of daily life. Being th

AFTER seven years at my primary school, I can say I absolutely love our headteacher. Her name is Mrs Best and she really is the best. She always makes sure we have something to look forward to. Every

Claudia Savage-Gore despairs about the kids, and Christmas

JENNA arrived at nine o’clock to open up the stall. Since Lily had been working on her dissertation until the early hours of the morning, she was having a lie-in and would arrive later. Jenna wasn’t l

A Hollywood titan who thrives on a challenge, Jodie Foster’s latest film sees her take on her first French-speaking lead role – with thrilling results.