Judith Barker

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When I first read Oh, the Places You’ll Go! to children, it was  clear that the repetition and rhyming of the sounds and letters  in Dr Seuss’s whimsical story seemed to fully resonate with them. I was at an international school in Italy, and the children would separate the individual sounds (s-a-t), recognise the syllables  in spoken words (ha-ppy) and manipulate the letters to make different words (look, book).

Public sector union UNISON wishes to sing the praises of Harrogate Borough Council staff during the current Covid-19 pandemic situation. Speaking for UNISON, Branch Secretary David Houlgate said: We know that week in week out year after year Council staff deliver vital public services to the local community but in the face of the biggest crisis the country has experienced in peace time the staff have gone the extra mile in keeping these vital public services going.