Thursday 25 February I took a brief and unexpected walk outside today. Just around the grounds of our school, a student joined me. He was having a tough time concentrating and staying in the room he should have been in. This was a problem because we need our young people to remain in their setContinue reading “Day 342”
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Day 339
Today has been all about the announcement that Boris Johnson was going to make this afternoon and evening. The much anticipated ‘road-map’ out of lockdown. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have all explained bits of what they are doing but this is the one that explains what England will do and what the UK willContinue reading “Day 339”
Day 329
Friday 12 February Last day of half term today and we have reached the halfway point of the academic year. I don’t if I have ever known a tiredness like this. We’re all pretty exhausted. The pupils that have been coming onsite have been great and I think will be best placed to cope withContinue reading “Day 329”
Day 325
Monday 08 February When I drove home from seeing Dad late yesterday afternoon, I thought we had seen the back of the usual one-day snowfall we usually get. But I was wrong. Overnight it piled in and drifted along the lanes, blowing hard and cold through the gaps in the hedgerows and between the trees.Continue reading “Day 325”
Day 298
Tuesday 12 January It’s late, and for the first time, I am struggling to muster the mental energy and focus to write todays post. It will be shorter. The truth is that everything is stacking up and things give. It’s dark when I leave for work in the morning and dark when I leave workContinue reading “Day 298”
Day 292
Wednesday 06 January We may be in a new year but it is clear that the craziness of 2020 continues. It has taken me an age to write my post this evening because I have been watching incredible scenes playing out in Washington DC. The capitol building was stormed by thousands of pro-Trump protesters. TheseContinue reading “Day 292”
Day 288
Saturday 02 January It has been another crazy day of populism and politics where education, once again, is the football being kicked about. The day started with a government U-turn resulting in all primary schools in London now delaying their full-reopening for two weeks. I suspect, the about turns have not finished just yet. LastContinue reading “Day 288”
Day 273
Friday 18 December This day seemed so far off. The end of term. It is a common line in emails and circulars from Essex County Council officials and the DfE that we have never known a term like it. It’s true. The summer term was weird and scary. This summer holidays (August) seemed to beContinue reading “Day 273”
Day 270
Tuesday 15 December This morning, I stole a few moments outside whilst at work. First thing, whilst checking the pupils in to school, I closed the gate and decided to walk the slightly longer way back indoors. That little extra bit of time, two minutes at the most, provided me with some deep breaths ofContinue reading “Day 270”
Day 263
Tuesday 08 December Another very foggy and frosty start to the day. A day of battling through to make the tricky situation we are all finding ourselves in manageable. It’s hard to focus on much else at the moment. And the aim, I have resigned myself to, is to just get through. For once, IContinue reading “Day 263”
The Bald Birder 