Applying to Prison

August 27th, 2006

Was reading one of the plethora of emails UCAS has sent me during the last few months. Amused at the following advice if you plan on taking a gap-year:

Cultures - Learn about them, respect them and check out the laws before you break them.

Learning by Numbers

August 26th, 2006

Pauline Davies, head of £23,100-a-year Wycombe Abbey School, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, insisted that the qualification [A-Level] needs to become more challenging. This is because some of the cleverest pupils are being held back by papers which demand mechanistic answers rather than ones which show real flair and deep thinking. She spoke out yesterday as […]

Gatwick

August 12th, 2006

Late night flight, decided to go on one of the computer terminals nearby.
A clear police presence in the area, seen a sniffer-dog, can definitely feel the mood of the last few days considering the hightened terror-alert.
Just watching the semi-comatosed people slouching on their chairs. Off to Austria at six, so it’ll soon be me as […]