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Ex- Associate Assistant Head.

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The power of books, kids, from one of my heroes.

[Saganism @Saganismm]

A book is made from a tree. It is an assemblage of flat, flexible parts (still called ‘leaves’) imprinted with dark pigmented squiggles. One glance at it and you hear the voice of another person - perhaps someone dead for thousands of years. Across the millennia, the author is speaking, clearly and silently, inside your head, directly to you. Writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people, citizens of distant epochs, who never knew one another. Books break the shackles of time, proof that humans can work magic.

- Carl Sagan, Cosmos

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My name is Mr Dennis, Teacher of Teachers!

Look upon my lessons, ye mighty, and despair!

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Who ever thought typefaces were so complex?

[Pulp Librarian @PulpLibrarian]

Today in pulp I ask the question: what is the typecace that best sums up the future?

This is going to cause some arguments...

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And now some wisdom from C S Lewis...

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Sometimes moments of whimsy, or even flights of fancy can be a light-hearted relief from the troubles of the world...

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...Aberystwyth Mon Amour.

Anyway. That's enough Welsh culture for now. And I haven't even mentioned rugby, men singing in close harmony, Tom Jones or Llanfair­pwllgwyngyll­gogery­chwyrn­drobwll­llan­tysilio­gogo­goch!

More next time

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Well,

In honour of St David's Day, a little bit of Welsh culture.

Wales is an astonishing country, filled with ancient, interesting culture, and the most beautiful mountains, too. I spent three years on the borders of Snowdonia as a student. So, let's have a quick dive...

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...a love-letter to Welsh seaside holiday towns (I used to get taken to Aberystwyth back in the 1970s) and as surreal comedies full of recurring in-jokes and all-out ridiculousness. There are seven in the series by now, I think, starting with the brilliant...

[St Columba's @StColumbasCBS]

Quick! Go to our website because the @Ofstednews Report of their end of November inspection is up there!

Spoiler: it's a cracking read! #Gromit

https://t.co/dXPG1kHPv6

@rcaoseducation @SelcatTrust

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@StColumbasCBS Well, it is the fez-tive season!

Merry Christmas, everyone.

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@StuartLock I had to go out yesterday to buy "non-Christmas" cheese, so I could make myself a sandwich. No other food to be had.

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For those wishing to listen to an absolutely CRACKING adaptation of my favourite book set around Christmas time. I have loved this story since I first read it at ten years old, and was overjoyed to find that it’s only one of a series of five!

https://t.co/2ugfZXDFyV

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Handy reminders...