Every weekday morning, barring illness or Bank Holidays, I drag my weary and protesting body out of bed, usually when it’s still dark outside, in order to go swimming. I usually swim for about an hour each day, managing 2km in that time: 80 long lengths, each...

This is a grammar lesson which, if you persevere, tells us a lot about prayer. The verb is that part of a sentence which affirms action or state of being. Younger pupils define it as a 'doing' word.Verbs have voices. Voice is 'that property of the verbal idea which...

During the family service, Tony & Gary organised a quiz about April Fools...It was full of (16) difficult questions: Being a French teacher meant I could at least say the traditions started in France and the French call April fools 'un poisson d'avril' (literally,...