why are we judging the good people?

Most teachers in the UK will be well aware of the story that broke last week, about a head teacher who recently killed herself after her school

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how bad would you be?

I really love watching Casualty, ER and 24 Hours in A&E; that is until there is any sign of a broken bone. If I see a bone sticking out at an

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no man is an island

I had a chat with one of my mentors yesterday to discuss all the crap I’m dealing with when I teach those horrible Year 11s. And I don’t know

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riding that rollercoaster

I left work today on one of the low parts of this rollercoaster of a job. There are some days when I feel like I’m the best freakin’ teacher

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battling the dilemmas

So, I hadn’t really educated myself on what strike action really meant and now that the union has decided to take action, I have suddenly

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