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The film 'The Theory of Everything' depicts the life of Stephen Hawking, theoretical physicist, cosmologist, author and celebrity. We thought we would take this opportunity to find out more about Hawking.

Happy April Fool's Day! In honor of the day, we have had a look at a few literary pranksters.

Many books have the theme of friendship running throughout the narrative to give them depth and a heart. To celebrate this theme we have looked at a few novels from the Kumon Recommended Reading List and the companionship at their core.

Kumon Colchester North Instructor Elaine Plumb, walked 10k on Sunday 22 March, to raise funds for our CSR partner, the National Literacy Trust. Elaine and fellow 'Wally' Linda Benson, have raised a fantastic amount for the charity

Lewis Carroll whose much loved 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' features on the Kumon Recommended Reading List, was also a successful mathematician. Carroll's real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson and he is well published under this name in the field of mathematics.