It’s been a really busy day but it was started with some really good stuff. We had our third Young Leaders meeting and it was really well chaired by a year five pupil who managed the meeting brilliantly, making sure everybody got to share ideas and getting the actions down on paper. I can see … Continue reading
I decided The Daily Juggle didn’t quite read well so that is in the bin. All in a day however is what it’s about so let’s go for it… There really is only so much that you can get done and even though we all know it, we still find it hard to stain which … Continue reading
It started with Days Out and moved into Summer Days. Now it seems like day after day of juggling and adjusting so The Daily Juggle has a ring to it. We go again… Each day certainly is a juggling act now. School leads are on the front line and putting teaching aside (which is a … Continue reading
Well, seven weeks on and being an educator, it is some achievement to have reached the first break of the academic year, in these current times, still smiling. As said today to a colleague who commented that I am still smiling; “Always” – what is the alternative? As we hit the mid-way point of October, … Continue reading
Thanks for the announcement Boris. Tighter measures looming and they will be appreciated by some and others, deplored. Where do you sit in all of this? As I’ve stated since mid March, it’s really difficult and you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t. We can all see the many out and about, … Continue reading
It is the start of another weekend and covid continues to cause upset and be a challenge for many, especially in the world of education. The stories of headteachers struggling to staff the classes is a much read event. The hit on attendance in schools; a little under a tenth absent due to symptoms they … Continue reading
Almost three weeks back at school now for those of us in the Leicester region and it’s been a bit of a mixed bag. Absolutely brilliant to see the children and colleagues back at school, positivity oozing and the weather – can’t complain! The darker side of it all is the mixed and confused understanding … Continue reading
Four days since the last blog. Things seem to go well, despite the pressures in education of looking after the children and parents, reminders, clarity and reassurance. So many of the parents in many schools I am sure, are hugely grateful for the immense work that goes into it all. Many of those parents will … Continue reading
It has been a few days since the last blog, At the time time of writing, a spider has just crawled down the corner of the room and when approached, jumped (released itself from its contact to the wall) and fallen to the floor. I am imagining it landing on its feet and now making … Continue reading
Two days of school completed, followed by a bank holiday camping on the outskirts of Nottingham. In many ways, it is so good to be back at school, but the reference to being guinea pigs with regards the return is so true for us in Leicester. At first the idea of being the first back … Continue reading
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