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Magpie Mornings
Observations can be quite controversial in education. When carried out effectively they can be great for professional development, but I don’t think there’s a teacher alive who hasn’t…
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Every day is a school day
It’s something I say all the time, “always learning”, it’s one of life’s great joys to be constantly discovering new things. Sometimes the lessons aren’t always easy though.…
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A very personal blog
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Yesterday I read an article which asked “what would your obituary say about you?”
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That was the year, that was.
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Inspired by my friend Jo Gilks @freerangeplay, I thought I’d reflect on the year that has just passed and what a year it’s been.
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What about Reception?
Whilst having a clear out recently, I found this book. I remember my Headteacher at the time coming back from a conference in about 2000 and giving me…
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Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme chose
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This is my dad, aged 13. He had quite an interesting life…
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A Valediction: So long, and thanks for all the fun.
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In the last week one of the people who had joined in at the beginning and had to go back to school popped in to see us. She…
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Possiblity thinking
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This blog is really me playing around with ideas, “thinking out loud”. I know this is not something which is likely to happen, but I do think a…
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Finding the child – Written with Jan Dubiel
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At the heart of all the difficult decisions that EYFS educators and managers will need to take is reconciling the need to keep children safe with ensuring that…
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Whatever next?
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The last three weeks have passed by in a blur of phone calls, emails, zoom chats, webinars, interviews, articles, writing letters, draft documentation and reviews, risk assessments, recovery…
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