Heaving been so proactively engaged in pastoral care of all the year groups I've worked with here at LCC, on encouragement from PGCert...

"Speak No Evil": prop still from THE GATHERERS (1998) © Screenworks & ID Fleming The follow up session to our reading as noted in part #1...

What I'm finding, studying this PGCert, is that it provokes reflection in me on my Self, my attitudes to teaching (and learning) and my...

OBSERVATION DAY Today was my peer / tutor observation. I've been through through peer obs before, live in a classroom ...where I'm at my...

This isn't a me boasting post. This is a me proving to myself that what I do here is worthwhile, is touching lives and doing all the...

Reflecting on my life as a teacher as I walked the icy wind-bitten heathland of the Surrey military ranges ... I asked my self what is it...

In the height of a crazily busy week, I determined to make sure I somehow created time for this PGcert study in a more positive and...

Thursday 4th Feb Another student reaching out in crisis. Lost 2 close relatives to Covid, been struggling with their grief and their...

Our busting at the seams busy term is about to hit Week 3! The teaching and prepping and pastoral care duties and admin have been none...

23rd Jan 2016 I've HAD IT! The second time I've tried to create my blog entries with the utterly useless, archaic and endlessly...

22rd Jan 2021 Time to reflect on the situation re a) taking this PgCert under contractual obligation b) how that's affecting my workload...

16th Jan 2021 This happened two days ago. I wasn't going to cover this ... A very large part of my job is the pastoral care of my year...

15th Jan 2021 It's been a very heavy week. The 'House Project' term is almost underway, except we are now not calling it 'House', but...

I have migrated my MyBlog entries to here. MyBlog is SO user unfriendly that the stress and furious rages of me ranting at the computer...

Jan 9th 2021 - Over 100 students from all walks in attendance. An incredibly bright and welcoming opening from our Course Leader Lindsay...