Living below the line

It's been some time since my last post and, sadly perhaps, this one has little to do with education. Instead it's a plea for support. From today Rosie and I along with our daughters (Olivia, aged 9 and Maddie, aged 7) will be living below the poverty line for 5 days to raise money for Oxfam and Action Against Hunger, and also to raise awareness of the fact that many folk just don't get enough to eat. We thought very carefully about whether we should let the girls take part, but seeing as they're so keen we wanted to let them have the chance to [...]