Sunday, February 13, 2011

Culture above all

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It is not everyday that you relive one of the great fairy stories in your local supermarket, but I managed to do just that. Doing a little...
Thursday, February 10, 2011

Out of the darkness?

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Yet another murky day – though the sun has come out now and all looks much better (in terms of pollution) that it probably is in reality.  ...
Wednesday, February 09, 2011

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I do not see the wearing of a blue coloured shirt to be a radical fashion move – but the reaction from the kids that I have had over the ...
Tuesday, February 08, 2011

New Faith!

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Yesterday was, in many ways, something of a non-day. I had to work of course and, given the absurd level of contact time with students tha...
Sunday, February 06, 2011

Invasion!

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One of the advantages of having tile floors is that it is easier to clean up after calçots. Eating calçots is a very un-British activity. ...
Saturday, February 05, 2011

Tidy and ye shall find!

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“Tidying” – a word guaranteed to strike terror and despair into the staunchest soul! Today the garden has been weeded and some of the over...
Friday, February 04, 2011

Age old swimming

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In years gone by when I wanted to have a swim I seem to remember that I went to the swimming pool and swam.   It really wasn’t complicat...
Thursday, February 03, 2011

Dark thoughts on an extra workload

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I am about to gain two extra periods to my timetable! This makes my timetable 24 periods long.  With an hour-long lunchtime duty and anoth...
Wednesday, February 02, 2011

The tipping point of the week

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I am supposed to supervise children who choose to do homework during their free time from 1 until 2 in the afternoon today.  No children ...
Tuesday, February 01, 2011

School is life - if you're not careful

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Less than twelve hours after leaving school yesterday I was setting out (in the dark) to go back to the bloody place today.  If that isn’t ...
Monday, January 31, 2011

A horror passed!

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You can judge a meeting by its most exciting moment. In the meeting that lasted over two hours that started when school finished the most ...
Sunday, January 30, 2011

All things will be well

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The sun came out today and my headphones are working again.  I am going to assume for the sake of my peace of mind and the price I paid for ...