Author Archives: Julia

Should Schools Use Hand Gel?

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Julia

There are lots of Public Relations firms out there who are keen to enlist the help of bloggers to promote all manner of things. Some bloggers make a living from their reviews as well as getting lots of products. This … Continue reading →

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A Memorable Meeting

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Julia

This is a cross post with one at Julia’s Place. It is one of my reflections for the tenth anniversary of 9/11. It was a memorable day. As head teacher, it was my job to field those difficult parents. You … Continue reading →

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The First Week Back!

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Julia

There are many articles on the blogs at the moment talking about the up-coming return to school. Some of them have advice on how you manage behaviour (Smart Classroom Management ‘How to Handle Mis-Behaviour in  the first Two Weeks’), what … Continue reading →

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Teachers’ Holidays!

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Julia

There have been various conversations and articles about the length of the summer holiday, whether they are too long and whether teachers deserve them. Nick Overton wrote ‘Should Teachers go in?’ and as I was reading I could feel a … Continue reading →

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Parent Matters#1 – Early Years

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Julia

This occasional series is for teachers and parents exploring areas of concern that parents have about all matters educational. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A number of parents have expressed concern that their youngsters will be pushed to learn before they are ready. I … Continue reading →

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First Day of the Holiday – heaven or hell?

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Julia

If you work in education, when is the first day of your summer holiday? Is the next day, whether it is the week-end or not, or is it the first day without WORK? I picked up a conversation on Twitter … Continue reading →

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My Year!

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Julia

I am really looking forward to my school holidays! Now that is not a surprising thing for someone connected with education to say at this time of the year BUT….this September will be my third since leaving Headship so you … Continue reading →

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What Will You Be Doing on Strike Day?

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Julia

You may well have heard the news I’m sure that the NUT and ATL teaching unions have called their members out on strike on 30th June. The reason for this industrial action has been well documented in other areas and … Continue reading →

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Too Risky??

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Julia

I have just read an interesting post by Tara Cain ‘Wringing Every Last Drop Out of School. In it she describes her frustration at the restrictions that now abound the primary school and the playground specifically. She mentions how the … Continue reading →

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She Likes It Here!

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Julia

I love it when people stop by the blog and leave comments. I love to know that things that go on here are interesting to folks and they feel happy to tweet about them. As you may know I have … Continue reading →

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