ONE of the reasons for writing this blog is to attempt to give readers an insight into an editor's life.

So, there I was, sleeping unusually soundly, when the phone rang beside my bed at 2.43 this morning. This isn't that unusual – the phone can ring at any time of day or night.

It was our print centre on Teesside and the conversation started with these words: "I know there's nothing you can do about this at this time of night but..."

The print centre manager went on to explain that the "Education Matters" supplement had the year 2015, instead of 2016, on the front cover.

He was right, it was too late for me to do anything about it, so the presses had to roll with the error.

I don't blame the press manager at all – he was just doing his job – but there wasn't much sleep to be had from then on.

When I got into the office, I fixed the person responsible with my blurry eyes and made it clear that education really does matter – and dates are especially important when it comes to history lessons.

Apologies for the error.