Category Archives: Other stuff

This much I know about…education, a tie-pin and having a choice in life

Posted on June 3, 2018 by

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about education, a tie-pin and having a choice in life. It is 15 June 1940. Ernest Harry … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…being an agnostic

Posted on March 27, 2018 by

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about being an agnostic. When it comes to religion, I am an agnostic, I think. So it was … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…being teased by colleagues

Posted on December 22, 2017 by

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about being teased by colleagues. A few weeks back during a full staff briefing I moaned about the younger … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…a eulogy for my sister on her 60th birthday

Posted on August 23, 2017 by

Beverley Ann Refoy, 23 August 1957 – 5 July 2017 “Bev” was the first word I ever said. Bev was six when I was born and I must have been an absolute gift to my big sister. Imagine it. A … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…writing, the limits of language and catching a sea trout

Posted on August 21, 2017 by

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about writing, the limits of language and catching a sea trout. Any representation of an experience is … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…how our colleagues are first and foremost people

Posted on July 6, 2017 by

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of (nearly) 53, this much I know about how our colleagues are first and foremost people. If I have learnt anything in my time … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…the speech Theresa May should have made yesterday

Posted on June 10, 2017 by

When Theresa May stood in front of 10 Downing Street yesterday, it was as if she had played no part whatsoever in calling the General Election. This is the speech she should have made: I have just been to see … Continue reading →

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