Firstly, decide how many pencils or pens you want to fit in your pencil case (we chose 8). Then, lay out your felt or material and measure the length of the long side. Using a pencil, make a mark ...

Pauline Johnstone has banned pencil cases at St Wilfrid's Primary School in Blyth A school has banned pencil cases in a bid to stop pupils from poor families being stigmatised. St Wilfrid's ...

But can that possibly compete with the thrill of shopping for stationery in the weeks leading up to the new school year? Pencils, erasers, ballpoint pens - it was always fun to start a new term ...