I love the Action for Happiness calendars. You can access them via https://www.actionforhappiness.org/calendars A new one is published each month. July is all about resilience. It’s about choosing how to respond. June ended on a very low point for me, so this has come at just the right time. I’ll add to this post each […]
The Ones I Am In Search Of
This will be a post that grows. It starts with:
The One With Those Lost
Wendy Jacobs, primary headteacher Kate Fox, literacy teacher Emma Clarke, science teacher Indro Sen, maths teacher and union rep Carol Flynn, learning mentor Katie Horne, nursery worker Barrie Ashley, Caretaker
The One About Key Working
David Benyon. Hettie Williams. Gwen Mayor. Ann Maguire. Phillip Lawrence. They might not all be names you recognise. What they have in common is the courage they displayed in terrifying circumstances. In all except Hettie’s classroom, those decision cost them their lives. I’m writing this on the eve of my first key worker shift at […]
The One Starting Home Schooling
MrA’s school closed as of 9pm last night. He only found out when he got up this morning! He was up at the usual time (0615) Andres his breakfast. At 0800 he was asked to get dressed and to tidy his desk. By about 0930 he’d achieved this! No specific work had been sent by […]
The One About Contagion
*I am not a scientist* I’ve held off blogging about COVID-19, or coronavirus, until now. But the briefing from Government on 16th March has shaken me and spurred me into action. As a still relatively young teacher, with no underlying health issues, I am required to attend work still. To associate in close proximity with […]
The One About Action for Happiness (20th Jan)
“Go to bed in good time and give yourself time to recharge” Today will be a pretty busy day – morning parenting, afternoon meeting in London and a late train home. My promise today is to keep my laptop switched off when I arrive home… Will I manage it?!?!?
The One About Action for Happiness (16th Jan)
“Get outside and notice 5 things that are beautiful” 1. The moon feint in the sky this morning. 2. Tiny signs of warmer weather on its way (bulbs peeping through the soil!) 3. A “one for sorrow” magpie wandering around the garden. 4. The cacophony of birdsong from within a hedge. 5. Almost still daylight […]
The One About Action for Happiness (19th Jan)
“Get back in contact with an old friend” Social media has made this somewhat easier. I’m in irregular contact with many friends I might have fallen out of touch with before. I took this challenge as a nudge to engage more, and not just click “like” on their posts.
The One About Action for Happiness (18th Jan)
“Make something happen for a good cause” Having completed my CTeach qualification last summer, I have been getting involved with supporting the next cohort with their progress. To day I presented a keynote on their final phase – the action research project. Here’s hoping their projects result in interesting and useful developments in their schools […]