I was fortunate enough to be invited to a year 6 production this week. The last year group I taught have reached the end of their primary years. It was joyful and it was tinged with a little sadness and if I felt that way how much more so for the parents. Watching children grow, […]

Well the news is interesting – take a look. Teachers raise concerns over marking: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-40567217 Primary tests: two fifths fail:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-40481689 So what do these joyful articles tell us? Are things really that bad? Well, first of all ask yourself if your own handwriting is perfect and your own semi-colons perfectly placed. When I started teaching […]

Are you counting the days until the holidays? I suspect your children are – and if I’m honest we are beginning the countdown too. Holidays are great. time to recharge, to spend time together and to do all the things that we are too busy for during the rest of the year. We are all […]