In the late 18th century, there were between 350 and 750 distinct Aboriginal social groupings, and a similar number of languages or dialects. At the start of the 21st century, fewer than 150 indigenous languages remain and all except roughly 20 are highly endangered. Now Australia has pledged 7.8 million USD this year to help […]

According to a report by The National Foundation for Educational Research, almost a fifth of primary schools in England could miss a government target to offer language teaching by next year. There is a target for language lessons to be available for seven to 11 year olds by 2010 - with languages set to become […]

Drivers on London Underground trains have started reading out quotes from thinkers and philosophers. The words of Jean-Paul Sartre and Mahatma Gandhi are being used in a bid to cheer up passengers. I would suggest running the trains on time, making sure they're clean and not packing people in like sardines, would be a more […]

Write down the different things these guys had for breakfast:-

Can you see the bottle of beer in this picture. When you think you have, click on the picture and check to see if you're right. Oh and try counting how many balloons there are too. 🙂

That old spelling mantra, which generations of British schoolchildren have learnt for decades, "i before e, except after c," is under threat. Under new British government guidance teachers have been told not to pass on the rule to students, because there are too many exceptions. A document called "Support For Spelling" is being sent to […]