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Love is the answer

Reading Time: 4 minutes How compassion fixed me: and how it can fix our schools. A guest post by @andy_samm. I ignored all the warning signs. The signals my mind was sending to my […]

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Loo or lunch?

Reading Time: 4 minutes This week I put out a Twitter poll asking if teachers had had breakfast. The results were initially surprising to me, a diehard breakfaster. I’m aware enough to know that […]

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Passion, Pasties, Poldark

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s a chilly cornish Saturday morning. I’m fresh from a glorious train ride through stunning, if somewhat drizly, countryside. I’m standing in front of a pub, preparing to go in […]

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Seasons Greetings

Reading Time: < 1 minute Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. Our Christmas message this year is in support of @EdSupportUK and designed by the talented @AndyKnillArt. Find […]

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Do Less DISCIPLINING Better

Reading Time: 4 minutes A guest post from @the9to5teacher.   Having recently had the annual ‘settling in’ parent meeting, I was slightly surprised with how many parents asked about ‘does my child disturb the class? / […]

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A more altruistic advent?

Reading Time: 2 minutes   Got your advent calendar yet? What have you gone for? Dairy milk? Lego? Craft gin?  What about something a little more nourishing this Advent? It’s becoming increasingly popular to […]