Ever since the Prime minister’s recent announcement that all pupils in England will return to school on 8th March, I’ve been in a bit of a state. On the one hand, like many parents who are struggling to work and support
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This year, we are all being urged to put up our Christmas decorations early to disperse the 2020 Covid gloom and to cheer ourselves up. This sounds like a great idea to me and, in many of the schools I
Read MoreThis September marked 24 years since I qualified as Secondary English teacher and as, usual, the start of the new school year brought with it a period of nostalgia and reflection for me. What a a year we are living through
Read MoreBack in 2011 I was juggling first time motherhood and writing my first book, “The Perfect Assessment for Learning”. Suffice it to say, it was a challenging year! Just after I had submitted the final draft of the book I
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