Author: Jerry Leger
Jerry Leger
Jerry Leger is a full-time online writer and Senior Editor at radiowaves.co.uk, where he covers the latest research and developments across education, schools, colleges, and the world of sports. With a sharp eye for innovation and a genuine curiosity about how learning evolves, Jerry brings depth and clarity to topics that matter most to students, educators, and parents alike. Jerry writes with the kind of passion that only comes from genuinely caring about the subject, covering everything from curriculum changes and classroom policies to innovative school initiatives and the tales of athletic success. His work is easily readable and well-researched, whether he is dissecting the most recent findings in education or examining how innovation is changing the way we teach and learn.
The name Hertswood Lower School has special significance for anyone who grew up in Borehamwood in the early 2000s. It wasn’t the entire school. It was only half of it. Depending on the year and the schedule, students in Years 7, 8, and occasionally 9 would walk between two campuses, one at Cowley Hill and the other at Thrift Farm Lane, which are about 400 meters apart. Even now, there is a feeling that the split had a greater influence on a generation of students’ personalities than the curriculum ever did. Compromise gave rise to the school itself. In order…
Watching table tennis in the Pacific is a unique experience. The squeak of rubber soles on a court that had likely been cleared of folding chairs an hour earlier, the small hall, the pace. That quality was present in Rarotonga in late September 2009. Outside, the palms close to the Tereora complex were being affected by the trade winds as usual. Four tables in the room were illuminated by fluorescent lights, and for nearly two weeks they were at the center of a quiet, intense story that, although it didn’t make headlines around the world, was very important to the…
The way this nation views swimming is distinctly Australian. This is more than just a sport. It’s a backyard custom, a national habit that kids pick up before they can spell. Swimming Australia, an organization that has been subtly influencing the nation’s relationship with the water since 1909—long before the majority of the world had figured out what competitive swimming was supposed to look like—sits at the center of all of that. It’s difficult to ignore how deeply the sport permeates everyday life when strolling past any neighborhood pool on a Saturday morning and observing parents in folding chairs and…