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The Reading Challenge 2022
The Reading Challenge 2022 Last Christmas my daughter encouraged me to download and start to use the Good Reads app on my phone. In recent years I had started to lose track of the different books that I had read … Continue reading
The joy of reading
At the start of the year my daughter introduced me to the joys of “good reads”. I took a bit of time to add some of the books that I had read and then set myself a 2022 reading challenge … Continue reading
The thing about exams
Over the last 10 years there have been some massive changes to assessment in Post Primary schools in Northern Ireland. But, these changes are not quite what you think might have happened. If you had asked me ten years ago … Continue reading
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The thing about sleep
<<This post was originally posted in March 2022, but for some reason it disappeared from my blog>> In a few weeks time I will be completing a series of lessons with my Year 8 pupils where we take a look … Continue reading
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Rallying cry
This morning I left my son back to school after the Christmas break. I’m not back for another couple of days. The last two years have been chaotic. The COVID crisis started when he was in Year 11. He missed … Continue reading
Tradition
The Cambridge Dictionary notes the following about the word ‘Tradition’ Tradition is a way that a group of people have acted for a long time. I never really considered myself someone who would ever find themselves involved in any sort … Continue reading
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Goodbye to 2021
I thought 2020 was hard. COVID arrived. Schools were disrupted. People cowered in their houses afraid to even go for a walk. Toilet rolls were in short supply. People ordered their food out of delivery trucks. Exams were cancelled. NHS … Continue reading
The Inspiration Games
Every four years a comprehensive sporting event takes over in our house. The Olympic Games is one of those global events that demands attention. I do enjoy watching sport but there are few sports that I would describe myself as … Continue reading
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Keeping the revolution alive
We are well and truly back into the ‘return to school’. What a few weeks it has been to welcome back all of the KS3 pupils to join with the KS4 and Post-16 students. The corridors are buzzing again. It … Continue reading
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Everyday Mindfulness for teachers
The other day on twitter someone tried to troll me and called me a ‘snowflake’. I’ve been called worse. People from the general public have quite an interesting view on what teachers are or aren’t doing at the minute. I … Continue reading
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