Debutant slow left-arm bowler Axar Patel feels that critics of spinner-friendly tracks need to change their mindset as Indian cricket team has never complained about tackling seamer-friendly green tops overseas. The likes of former England captain Michael Vaughan termed the Chepauk pitch, used for the second Test, as “under-prepared” butContinue Reading

NHS workers will need help to manage the trauma of the pandemic

Healthcare workers' mental health is suffering during the pandemic. Shutterstock.com Life during the pandemic has been difficult for most of us. But there’s no doubt some occupational groups have had a particularly tough time, especially NHS workers. Many NHS staff have dealt with inordinate numbers of critically ill patients. SomeContinue Reading

Homeschooling: links with inequality are far from new

Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock In 2020, the pandemic has made homeschooling a fact of life. Even before this, though, what was once the obscure choice of a few families has grown in popularity over the past decade. In 2019, the Children’s Commissioner for England estimated that around 60,000 children were homeschooled. A persistentContinue Reading