March 2020

I’ve always had the deepest respect for teachers and teaching assistants – big shout out to Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Pitfeld at Bridport Primary School – but really, you guys, wow! Dorset schools are taking different approaches to supporting children’s learning at home during school closure. My nine-year old’s school has gone digital for those… Read more Yay! We made it through our first year of home schooling! Wait – what do you mean it’s only been a week?

Website manager Laura Hall is a Gen-Xer whose main coping skill is putting the tech down and doing something else: baking, gardening, painting. Here she tells us what tech – and what other things – are getting her through self-isolation. There is a long-standing myth that we webby computer nerds never go outside and now… Read more A geek’s guide to self-isolation