Tag Archives: parenting

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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Lessons disrupted – again!

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Julia

Yet again disruptive behaviour seems to have reared its ugly head! An experienced speaker, positive, upbeat person and ex deputy head Sue Atkins was really distressed that even her normal ‘I can get them to listen’ approach failed today when … Continue reading →

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School dinners…..the whole story?

Posted on September 30, 2010 by poppet

An article by Sian To over at Mummy Tips earlier this week started quite a debate. It was about the ‘voluntary contributions’ asked for by schools. Then it led into comments about school dinners – the quality of them and the cost. … Continue reading →

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What did you learn today?

Posted on September 12, 2010 by poppet

When I was at school, the teachers were expected to teach me the ‘three Rs’. For those youngsters amongst you that is Reading, Writing and Arithmetic.  Whichever way you look at it, that is wrong in the literate package of … Continue reading →

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Tales from the Head's Office #9

Posted on July 19, 2010 by poppet

There is a lot going on in school at the moment so I’m writing a lot from my Office. Hope you like my quips, quotes &  ramblings many of which come from 13 years experience as a HT *********************** School’s … Continue reading →

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