I was a grammar school boy so am I in favour of selection?
In 1964 I was 10 and had moved to Colchester three years earlier with…
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This is why people hate insurance companies
It was a shock when we learned that my mother-in-law had terminal cancer and…
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Cancer – Part 3 – Recovery
Well I have achieved my goal. 15 weeks ago I was in hospital having…
Read MoreMy fight with cancer – Part 2
I was on my way to hospital to face the biggest challenge of my…
Read MoreWhy have I been so quiet lately? Cancer’s to blame I’m afraid
Yes I have joined the 1 in 3 and soon to be 1 in…
Read MoreGove doesn’t work here any more.
A lady walked into what is left of the DfE in Sanctuary Buildings and…
Read MoreRetirement – Thank Gove I’m Going (Pt2)
Well only two more weeks to go – to be exact, only six working…
Read MoreMy three pet hates on news programmes
1) Whether it be on the Breakfast Show, the main news bulletin or on…
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Britten 100, St Martin in the Fields
On Friday 29th November, after attending a PRUsAP.org.uk committee meeting held at the London…
Read MoreWho’s qualified to teach?
I would like to pose some questions:- Does having a teaching qualification and qualified…
Read MoreA school without TAs?
Mr Gove appears to believe that the halcyon days of education lie well in…
Read MoreI think I can, I think I can, I think I can
I have wonderful memories of my late father reading to me as a child….
Read MoreRetirement – Thank Gove I’m going.
I qualified as a teacher in 1979 and have served under the DfES (Education…
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St Michael’s Hamburg
During our cruise of Northern Europe in September we stopped in Hamburg. My uncle…
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