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 the Strange Bedfellows Project: Creativity and Analysis in an Age of Austerity. Sometimes you intuitively…
This much I know about…why we all need nourishment in challenging times
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 why we all need nourishment in challenging times. We all need to be nourished….
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…
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…
This much I know about…short stories for your Christmas assembly!
I have been a teacher of English for 24 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about short stories for your Christmas assembly! I wrote this first short story; it is based on my wife’s account of…
This much I know about…why my dad still matters!
At the age of 48, and as it’s his birthday, this much I know about why my dad still matters! The Guardian Family page always does it. The article today about the man who struggled to have the meaningful final…