Hey you, It’s been a while … how’re you doing? Me? … THE SHORT ANSWER Yeah … I’m good. Me? … THE LONG ANSWER: Yeah … I’m good now. Life is hectic as always … it’s been pretty up and down over the last couple of years, what with changing school, moving house etc etc … maybe … Read more
Type. Delete. Type. Delete. Having had a half term break last week where I spent most of it trying (and seemingly failing!) to catch up on JustMaths stuff, today was a tough day back at work. No tougher than lots of you would have found it but I came home and needed a cwtch (google … Read more
At the end of every year, in the first week of the summer holidays I like to get away. For me it’s a way of resetting the clock and spending some much-needed time with my (long-suffering!?!?!) husband – we could just stay at home and lock away the world but it’s nice to just get … Read more
I’m on a train. Time to think. Sorry in advance … We make hundreds, if not thousands of decisions every day as a teacher. Some of them are conscious decisions and some less so. One of the things I know is that I spend lots of time thinking about where to start to pitch the … Read more
Every year that I teach goes in a blur. It feels like I’m on a 6 to 8 week cycle with the bottom of the wash basket** only being seen once a cycle (**insert any household task that only gets done in the holidays!) and then the next thing you know its a new year … Read more
I’m writing this as a way to reflect so you may want to just pass on by … there’ll probably be nothing worth reading if I’m honest as I’m just going to freestyle and write whatever springs to mind so strap yourself in. A few weeks ago I was discussing how departments can’t just keep … Read more
Tonight, I’m going to treat you (Well I say “treat” but I’ll let you judge for yourselves!) to two posts. The first is by way of an update and the second post is to pay tribute to some very special students. This is the first of those two posts … brace yourself … this is tough … Read more
This one is better than falling asleep last week on the train because it all happened in public … I swear I am a complete and utter knob at times! This morning I was at one of the Pearson collaborative network meetings and thought: “ooh I like that NAVY LINEN dress” that one of the women … Read more
At about 8:30 this evening my conversation on the phone with my hubbie went a little like this: Me: Hiya. I’m on the last leg of my train journey – should get in to Brum just after 9. Good day? Him: Yep. You? (he’s not a phone person!) Me: Yeah. Good. Not sure about this … Read more
I’ve joked from the very introduction of the new GCSE that I wanted to sit the exam with the year 11 group that would be sitting it for the very first time … well .. I’ve only gone and flipping entered! The idea is not to prove that I can get a 9 (but shouldn’t … Read more
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