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Tue 08 Aug 2008Signs of return to the school year ahead

HEALTH PLUS:AS SURELY as the arrival of swallows heralds summertime, the sight of school uniforms in the shops proclaims its end, and the imminence of the next school year.

Mid-August is a strange time, a winding down and a gearing up. It is a time to relax and a time to plan for the new school term. It is time for eking out the last of the latitude of summer while preparing for the autocracy of the academic year ahead.

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