This much I know about...preparing for an OFSTED inspection

I have been a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about preparing from an OFSTED inspection. In March 2012 I received a letter from OFSTED saying that the earliest we could be inspected was the summer term 2013, which begins tomorrow… Don’…

This much I know about...why the Easter holidays are great!

I have been teaching for 24 years now and, at the age of 48, this much I know about why the Easter holidays are great! Easter is the best holiday of the whole year. It seems like a gift, somehow. And everything is starting afresh; whilst Chaucer went to Canterbury,…

This much I know about...why fishing still matters

I have been teaching for 24 years now and at the age of 48, and as it’s the half-term holidays, this much I know about why fishing still matters. Fishing is a boy-dad thing. I can remember as a six year-old watching my dad stalk a chub in an…

This much I know about…holding steady

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about holding steady. Fortune, good night, smile once more; turn thy wheel! - King Lear, Act II sc. ii This past fortnight has been extraordinary.…