Humour

A selection of articles from past issues of Attain which look at the lighter side of school life.

Exams: A Revisionist Guide

They say hard work never killed anybody but why take the risk? Tim Johnson gives a spirited defence of the classic way many students prepare for exams - idleness, work-avoidance and sunbathing. More...

Mixed-up, muddled-up world

As an increasing number of schools switch to a co-educational structure, Tim Johnson, looks back to his own schooling and wonders whether he really needed a civilising influence? More...

Mind the Gap

Tim Johnson looks at the modern attitude towards the Gap Year and asks whether they are anything more than an expensive way of acquiring anecdotes, food poisoning and disastrous haircuts? More...

I Say You Fellows!

100 years after the first appearance of Billy Bunter, Tim Johnson looks back at the school story and wonders if it will ever truly go out of fashion. More...

Hurrah for St Trinian's!

'St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold' opened in cinemas just before Christmas. What lies behind the enduring appeal of the worst behaved schoolgirls in all creation? Contributing Editor, Tim Johnson, finds out. More...