

Barbarossa by Jonathon Dimbleby
Another pacy and engrossing narrative history from Jonathon Dimbleby. My notes switch in and out of being prep for a future lesson on the...


Disaster By Choice, by Ilam Kelman
Read this one ahead of the first Geography Teacher Book Club chat on Twitter (Zoom, actually - fancy). Ilam Kelman himself was in...


Destiny in the Desert, by Jonathon Dimbleby
North Africa obviously hugely important for both sides. British needed it to keep connections with their Empire. Italy saw it as their...

The Writing Revolution.
By Judith Hochman & Natalie Wexler. It is quite an incredible read, packed with very, very useful approaches to writing. My thoughts can...


Den of Thieves, James Stewart
A good case study for a new lesson... Firstly- what is insider trading? Can you give some examples? 1. Just how easy it was (is?) To get...


The Skripal Files, Mark Urban
Notes on the book follow... KGB/FSB and GRU are different. KGB was the government/civilian spy agency dealing with internal affairs. GRU...


Amsterdam
A very brief summary of the history of the city and other observations while we visited in the summer 2022. 1. Weed is actually illegal,...

Bee Fearless by Mikaila Ulmer
This book came as a recommendation from the Business Teacher Book Club (Twitter @BusinessTeach11 – please join us). I had never heard of...


The World For Sale by Javier Blas & Jack Frachy
Read as part of the Business Teacher Book Club (join us on Twitter @BusinessTeach11) The lesson that goes with this blog can be found at...

Wolsey Academy's New 'Starfleet Investment Fund'
Running Tally: ARKK Innovation, Ginkgo, Rolls Royce, ChargePoint, Alphabet, Boskalis, Saab. Wolsey Academy exists to make the world a...