Monthly Archives: March 2026

Thursday, 19th March (Hull, where I’m attending the 2026 Philip Larkin Society Conference)

Posted on March 19, 2026 by roycross

1. To start with today, Keep calm & carry on: Patience and perseverance in learning from Alexandra Mihai on her blog, The Educationalist https://educationalist.substack.com/p/keep-calm-and-carry-on-patience-and Today I want to write about something that I deeply value and see as two important … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 17th March (Cambridge)

Posted on March 17, 2026 by roycross

1. This piece by Brendan Simms for Engelsberg Ideas, What drives Trump 2.0?, surprised me with its delineation of beliefs consistently held by Donald Trump – today more usually portrayed as the very antithesis of consistent – for forty years … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 12th March (Cambridge)

Posted on March 12, 2026 by roycross

1. A thoughtful piece for Engelsberg Ideas by Rob Macaire, the only UK ambassador to be arrested in recent times that I know of, Iran and the perils of fighting the last war https://engelsbergideas.com/notebook/iran-and-the-perils-of-fighting-the-last-war/ Away from the rarified atmosphere of … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 10th March (Cambridge)

Posted on March 10, 2026 by roycross

1. We used to live just down the road in Berlin from the Olympiastadion. We once attended an incongruous British army-catered Burns Supper there, along with hundreds of other guests, all of us served excellent haggis, neeps and tatties. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 5th March (Cambridge)

Posted on March 5, 2026 by roycross

1. Belonging Matters, two practical webinars from TeachingEnglish, starting at 09:00 UK time on Friday 13th March, with experts from Southeast Asia which focus on learner well-being and including home languages in the classroom to create a sense of belonging: … Continue reading →

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Tuesday, 3rd March (Cambridge)

Posted on March 3, 2026 by roycross

1. Green Action ELT’s next event, Backwards into the future? How sustainable is AI in ELT?, is at 14:00 UK time this coming Friday,  6th March: more info and registration here https://green-action-elt.uk/events/ The rise of Large Language Models is transforming … Continue reading →

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