What to write about? Having just returned to school after the half-term break, I was working through my emails when I came across a reminder that this column was due.
There is a lot going on at the moment, with the exam season coming to an end and minds turning towards the next school year.
However, nothing immediately came to mind. Then, not for the first time, salvation appeared in the form of the ever-reliable Mr Gove. This time, it was his apparent “banning” of classic American novels, such as Of Mice and Men and To Kill A Mockingbird from the GCSE English literature syllabus.
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