Category: Thoughts

Luckily, my health is such that I do not often have to contact the doctors surgery but an ongoing pain in my hand which is gradually causing me extreme pain, meant I needed an injection from a doctor. As a 1952 baby, the National Health Service has always been there. I was lucky in that the doctor calling at the […]

I’m taking the opportunity to repost this piece on race as it is almost 2 years since I first published it and I’m interested to know if there have been any changes in society’s approach to racism. Have our schools found a way to help build communities where all pupils feel safe? Has your view changed and if so how? […]

This post was written as part of a series of articles featured on Nourished Collective where the theme is described as ‘the intersection between women’s identities and leadership.’ Unfortunately, I missed the deadline so I am sharing it here. Do visit the Nourished Collective which is a community for ethical teachers and leaders, passionate about nourishing classrooms and corridors,  playgrounds […]

In the present climate of inspection and judgement, you’d think being left off the list would be manna to a school, but what is it like when Ofsted don’t call?   The preparation We know we shouldn’t teach to the test or even have half an eye on what inspection teams may want, but we all do it. So, each […]

It’s Christmas. The time of presents, glitter, excitement and school performances. It is tradition. Tradition is good. Or is it?   THE performance For many primary schools here in the UK, it will be a nativity play of some sort. It may not be the one with all the carols that you see on TV but it will tell the […]

I don’t mean getting rid of Christmas but I have been thinking about presents and I was wondering if there should be a policy about gift giving in schools. Now, this may sound like policy writing gone mad, like in the good old days that if it moved you wrote a policy about it. I don’t mean that and actually, […]