A study of London taxi drivers discovered that the area of the brain governing spatial navigation is substantially larger than for non-taxi drivers - but it did not start out like this; it developed with time on the job.
Mark Wilson is Executive Headteacher at Fairlawn, Haseltine and Kilmorie Primary Schools, Lewisham, South London.
Mark is ex-Headteacher at Robin Hood Primary School, Leeds.
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