Head of Primary in all through Free School. Journey to date: KS1&2 teacher, SEND & Early Years specialisms, Co-Head, also a wife and mother to 3 teenagers!
Please tell me everyone else’s ‘to do before the children start’ lists are just as long as mine - both as a head/teacher and parent… suddenly 6 weeks disappears into a puff of smoke…! #endoflieins#byebyeholidays
I would like to bottle this view. My to do list is the longest I’ve ever known, but my sister in law is very poorly and she needs me more than the laptop right now. Everyone take a breath from what you’re doing and soak up some Vitamin D. It will help you more than you know.
New beginnings this week. New school. Bigger school. Bigger team. Looking to me to know what I’m doing. Got the weekend to give myself the pep-talk… #headteacher#leadingandmanaging#wecandothis
I’ve been on this planet nearly 60 years. Here’s 12 things that will help you grow as a person in 2023 and avoid the multiple mistakes I’ve made…in less than 2 minutes.
Scroll to the end and you’ll get a bonus one.
So, you go up a scale point (no pay rise, please note private sector workers - just an annual ‘you can be rewarded by staying in the profession’ increment) and then you end up actually getting less in your pay packet… #thanksgovernment#cheersfornothing
School staff are still working magic on a shoestring, both physically and financially.
Forget the white papers, green papers and everything else from on high - what we do day to day is what makes the difference, and we’re doing that brilliantly.
Chin up.