The first lie was the lightNot the sun.Not the stars.Nor the warm glow of a hearth.It was made. Given.A golden promise, whispering truth while casting shadows dark enough to conceal it.In the town of Lumen, magical lanterns promise safety, wisdom, and a connection... but everything has a cost.Callan, a spirited young dreamer, has always looked beyond the walls of Lumen, drawn to something just beyond her grasp. When the Lanterns' glow...

What makes a school great? Studies into good schools are numerous, but there has been much less written about great schools. The former are more common, but with success comes complacency; good is the enemy of great. In 2009 the London Leadership Strategy established the Going for Great programme, creating a forum for leaders of schools rated `outstanding' by Ofsted. This collaboration sought to identify and share best practice; based on their case studies, school-to-school visits, the res...