Introduced by Jenni Murray School's 's Out at Our School
At Rhyddings High School in Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, staff and pupils heave a sigh of relief after the usual end-of-term activities and a seasonal round of carol-singing. Kate SneU spotlights the term's main issues involving parents and staff - supervision of homework, discipline and the value of compulsory education for the under-16s.
Eight Stones by Elizabeth Bowen abridged by JANET HICKSON Read by Patricia Hodge 6: Pink May
Editor SANDRA CHALMERS