Category archives: careers

What is The Point of Learning English?

Have you ever sat in a Maths class wondering why you will ever need to be able to do long division without a calculator? Or silently cursed your Geography teacher while learning ab[...]

The Big Bang Fair - London 2013 - Written By You

The Big Bang Fair is the largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths for young people in the UK. Everything they do is aimed at showing young people (primaril[...]

High Performance Festival - It was EPIC! - Written By You

We sent 9 year old Emilia to the London Science Museum to investigate the High Performance Festival, and have a chat to some of the guests. I think the High Perfo[...]

Vet Against The Odds

Hello! My name is Lauren, I’m 22 and I’m at university training to be a vet. Like most vet students I like science and animals, what makes me a bit different is that I am partially[...]

Great Women You’ve Never Heard Of: Betty Skelton

“I found that once I demonstrated I was capable, had the ability, I was accepted. And I found that true everywhere I’ve ever been and in everything I’ve ever done.” These are th[...]

When I Met Mary Robinson - Written By You

Me and my mum went to hear this lady talk, her name is Mary Robinson, Mary was the President of Ireland, but she was not just any kind of President of Ireland,she was the first wom[...]

So You Want to be a Diplomat?

When you think of a diplomat, what do you imagine? For some, it will be posh frocks and parties. Others will think of exciting spying missions in exotic countries – Our Man in Hava[...]

Great Women You’ve Never Heard Of: Joan Whittington

You might know about the very important work the Red Cross does all over the world to help people in a crisis. Wherever there is war or natural disaster, their familiar s[...]

Golden Girls - The New Generation of Role Models

DillyTante is inspired and amazed by our Golden Girls - The athletes of Olympic 2012 I’ve had a strong dislike of sport for a few years now. Oh, when I was yo[...]

Puppet on A String

Beka is a performer and puppeteer and runs her own street theatre company, Frolicked. She works part time as a Project Officer for a music education charity to support her theatre[...]