Feb
18
Hope for the future
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Hope - a wish or desire accompanied by confident expectation of its fulfilment.
Some time ago I attended an awards event for young people with diabetes. They had been asked to share what living with diabetes meant for them and there was an excellent array of posters covering all age groups. The young people themselves were accompanied […]
Jan
22
Spending time in another person’s world.
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As I prepared to leave school today for the last time today (well I am welcome back but I won’t be a regular employee any more) I was reflecting on my experiences over the past 5 months with Sheila - the wonderful Headteacher.
And through that thinking process it occurs to me that I have had […]
Jan
12
When you love what you are doing at work - doing something outside the job description seems the natural thing to do doesn’t it?
Over the past couple of days Robyn McMaster and I have been sharing ideas about the joy of work - and the joy of learning. I told Robyn about the pupils from the […]
Dec
19
The Christmas Play
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Last year I was invited to the Christmas Carol Concert at my friend’s primary school and I struggled not to cry. There is something about the joy - and innocence - of little children in that setting that sets me off.
Yesterday it was our own school play and this year it took the form of […]
Dec
14
Dyslexia and daily life
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We discovered that my son had “specific learning difficulties” when he was in his 5th year at High School. This explained a lot about the reports we had had about him all through his school life. I knew that he was a very bright boy ( I am his Mum - I would say that!) […]