Recently, I’ve been around parents whose children haven’t started school on a full-time basis yet. Parenthood involves and includes many things, but based on the parents I know (outside of teaching), it isn’t full of time to plan and reflect! So when do parents get the time to think about Read more…
Being present Not too long ago, I was told that I should be more present no matter what I’m doing. It’s not the first time I’ve heard it, but for some reason, today was different! I was ready to apply it, or at least try it. For some reason, at Read more…
Employing an agency to manage a property that’s rented out If you are renting a property out and looking for an agent to manage it, this checklist might help your conversation with them, to ensure that you’re both on the same page re what’s covered and what isn’t. You may Read more…
As we approached the Church, I took photos to try and capture its elegance and simplicity. We walked around it during Mass because it was bursting with people. Both doors had people spilling out of them. A lovely expression of devotion. Mass was completed within a few minutes and we Read more…
Once we’re labelled a certain way, are we perceived in that way for life? Once someone is deemed a sex offender, are they always a sex offender? If the feeling is that sex offenders aren’t capable of changing and they shouldn’t be ‘let loose’; should they ever be released? It can Read more…
In 2016/17 the NSPCC helped make over 1.8 million children safer. Could your actions make a child less at risk? Not too long ago, a friend of mine told me that was struggling to tolerate hearing her neighbour call her 5-year-old, a ‘good for nothing’ f****** bi*** on a daily Read more…
What’s your reason for joining a supply agency? I know of teachers who have set up a company and provide supply cover to schools directly. However, most teachers tend to join an agency that will provide opportunites for work. I started looking at agencies because I’ve taught in one school Read more…
