I’m calling for a return to the parent being the teacher’s best friend. Parents – should we really be carping from the sidelines about teachers and schools on social media? Should we be naming teachers, with no thought to the devastating consequences for them and their families? Simply because we aren’t keen on them, don’t […]
Ofsted – Buy A Goat?
During tea-time my 11 year old provided me with the highlights of her day. Usually this takes an hour or so, whereas with my lad – even if ISIS had turned up in the middle of Indoor PE and created a hostage situation in the hall – I’d be lucky to hear about it. But […]
They Have GONE! GONE!
if I had a quid for every time I’ve had an exchange this summer with another adult which includes the phrase “They’re just too long aren’t they?” No dear punters. I don’t mean my my tanned, lithe and not-at-all-stubbly stumpy legs. I mean The School-Bloody-Holidays. I won’t bore you with tales of woe and stress […]
Home Education? Or Just The Holidays?
I don’t ‘Home School’, or ‘Home Educate’ them as some call it. In fact, a few people have asked me, given our circumstances – why it is I haven’t taken this approach. Usually, after someone has whacked me really hard on the back and urged me to ‘get a hold of yourself woman’ and the […]