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This half term I decided to make the most of my proximity to good old London Town and get out and about. Despite having woken up on day one of the holidays with the virus I had avoided all term, I didn’t want that to stop me showing my boy the history around him. 1. THE RAF MUSEUM, Edgeware. THIS PLACE IS VAST! 6 hangers containing hundreds of aeroplanes, masses of information and high-tech interactive exhibits. Entry is completely free, you just pay for parking at £3 and hou

Originally published October 2018 If your students are anything like my high-schoolers they're probably overly interested in all things gory. So often mine become obsessed with conspiracy theories and in particular, the 'Jack the Ripper' murders in Whitechapel in 1888. These crimes were so horrific that they fascinated and scared the population at the time and even heralded the growth of the tabloid press as the public pushed for more information. The first serial killer h