Students from a local college chose a Norwich benevolent cause as their charity of choice in September 2013. The learners - based at the Norfolk campus of Easton and Otley College – decide to support two charities every year, democratically voting their preferred choices at the annual student conference that takes place at the start of term.

I was surprised to read in the newspaper recently that "One in five expectant parents is unaware of the need to talk to their baby." In fact "According to a survey by the National literacy Trust, 19% of parents-to-be believed their child would only benefit from being spoken to from three months old. The survey of 3,000 parents and parents-to-be also found that 5% of expectant parents thought speech & language skills "happen naturally" and they had no role to play in helping them develop."*