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Friday 22nd September - Week 5Friday 15th September - Week 4 Another tricky week. I've tried hard with food choices, honestly, but...

An open letter to Jeremy Hunt

Dr Mr Hunt, I know that difficult decisions have to be made regarding the nation's finances. I appreciate that you have been working hard...

Education, Education, Education

Our top priority was, is and always will be education, education, education. To overcome decades of neglect and make Britain a learning...

Show me the Money

It doesn't take a genius to work out that the funding system for schools is broken and that there is not enough money for us to run...

Leadership crisis?

School leadership is not easy, but in my opinion it is still the best job in the world. The good days outweigh the bad ones. Don't get me...

Fairer Funding - Farcical Funding more like!

I'm going to get on my high horse here. School funding, as we all know, is not in a great place. The sound bites about highest funding in...

Meet me at the crossroads

I'm sat here in my office after another hectic day at work, with a pounding headache and felt the urge to write. I admit now, I don't...

Rebuilding Trust

Trust. Such a small word, but it has massive implications. Without trust, nothing is possible. You cannot build a teams. You cannot move...

Breaking Point.

The Arthur Labinjo-Hughes case has brought into stark focus the strain that services in this country are under. There has been a steady...

School Led Tuition - is it worth it?

I have seen this question asked a number of times, and my resounding answer is always yes! We beg the government for funding all of time...

Social mobility - a blame game?

Social mobility is extremely important. Without it, I would not have been able to come from a very poor, working class background to be a...

Mr Zahawi's To-Do list

Dear Mr Zahawi, Firstly, let me welcome you to the post of Secretary of State for Education. You are picking up a post that has endless...

I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

Twitter is a strange place sometimes. It can lead you to have an inflated ego, a greater sense of self importance and the view that your...

Catch me if you can!

I love the film Catch me if you can. It is probably Leo's best role. The art of blagging it and conning people in plain sight kind of...

Anything is possible with the right support

*Note: I will use the word teachers to represent all staff members who work in schools - please don't moan that I am ignoring Teaching...

Open letter to Sir Michael Wilshaw

Dear Sir Michael, I understand that you have vast experience in the education sector and you believe that your experience allows you to...

On your marks, get set, go!

The race is well on truly on, if you believe the rhetoric coming from above and from the press. The children are falling behind in this...

Caught Red Handed

I have been carrying a massive weight of guilt around with for almost year and I am so grateful to the wonderful level of investigative...

Reading saved my life

I am going to give warning about this blog - it is very personal and some information may be difficult to read. However, it is also...

Be Proud

Believe it or not, I am going to try and avoid ranting in this blog - it will be a challenge, but one I am willing to attempt. Let me...

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