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 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 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”
Day 165
Tuesday 01 September It’s been a crazy day with lots going on but very few physical steps taken. Like many, I have a watch that measures how many steps I have taken. At the close of play, as I sit on the sofa with a cup of tea and the dog on my lap, itContinue reading “Day 165”
Day 126
Friday 24 July It was my last day at work today and I am going to miss my daily drives down to Heybridge. We’ve got a fantastic month or so ahead of relaxation and trying to take stock of what has happened over the past few months. I’m going to head down there this summerContinue reading “Day 126”
Day 89
Wednesday 17 June So, if you put to one side the fact that, globally, we are in the grip of a viral epidemic and facing years of economic and social turmoil. And, that the earth is warming at an alarming rate whilst we also struggle to reverse the environmental impact of thousands of years ofContinue reading “Day 89”
Day 84
Friday 12 June Today has escaped me really. Got up, went to work, came home, went food shopping, ate dinner, watched tv, went to bed. Final preparations have been made for the Year 10 students coming in on Monday. I think my biggest worry is the staff, as many have not been on site sinceContinue reading “Day 84”
Day 39
Tuesday 28 April 4,300 Covid-19 deaths have been recorded in care homes (England and Wales) in the past fortnight. This has angered me especially as my Mum is living in one. The decision of the government to send people back to care homes from hospital without testing them to see if they are carrying theContinue reading “Day 39”
The Bald Birder 