“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” Jim Rohn It will come as no surprise to my family and friends at all that the second half of 2019 was a difficult path of…
“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.” Molière Life without a challenge? Well, that would be rather monotonous, wouldn’t it? I guess someone looked at my life and decided that I would live by that assumption. I’ve never…
Whether you are feeling overjoyed or disillusioned following Boris Johnson’s landslide victory in yesterday’s General Election, there are many things to consider about the future of the United Kingdom. Although he may be our prime minister for the foreseeable…
How many of us adults read for pleasure? I love to read, but do sometimes struggle to find the time to do so. Reading is more than being able to say the words from the page out loud; it’s about…
How many of us share the same memory of sitting in a primary classroom every maths lesson chanting through the times tables? How many of us still remember them? Back in my school days, maths was far from my favourite…
Over the years, us teachers have heard many hilarious stories about what we apparently get up to during the school day and indeed throughout our countless school holidays. Today, I thought it would be useful to set the record…
Back in November 2010, lying in my hospital bed in the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, I decided I was going to run a 10k the following year to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Unable to walk at…
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The Unhealthy Obsession with Babies Sleeping through the Night
I would be willing to place a bet on every single one of us parents having been asking the following two questions: Is he/she good? Does he/she sleep through the night? If you didn’t get asked these questions, you…
Today, I found myself on the receiving end of many compliments. It doesn’t happen often. However, today was different to most days. I had organised a huge school event, stressed about it for days, weeks and even months. To…
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Homework: necessary work for children or unnecessary work for parents?
Speak to each and every parent on the playground on any given day and you will find a myriad of responses. Some feel homework is completely unnecessary full stop. Others feel it is ok as long as it is…