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April 2026: Our Power, Our Planet
“The thing that changed for me, looking back at Earth, was that I found myself noticing not only the beauty of Earth, but how alike

March 2026: Curiosity over Compulsion – Rethinking Reading
In addition to the desperate panic in households up and down the country (including ours) to find a costume, Book Week always amplifies a familiar

February 2026: Deeper minds, richer learning, slowing down
As I drifted into Half Term, I reflected on a discussion I had with a visitor to Packwood just prior to breaking up on Friday.

January 2026: Making over scrolling
On 5 January, Lego unveiled the Smart Brick, an innovation and direction perhaps heralding the company’s biggest move since patenting their plastic brick in 1958. As an

Quiet Service
The sense of quiet that has now descended on Packwood will be in contrast to the noise of happiness and festive spirit that will have

November 2025: The Knowledge
A split-second decision yesterday to take a Black Cab from an IAPS meeting in London led me to a brilliant conversation with Adam, my driver. Within moments he asked where I’d travelled from. “Shropshire,” I