Too many of us are unhygienic! Have you ever done or witnessed any of these things? ever seen someone sneezing without covering their mouth? have you ever blown your nose and just kept the used tissues on the sofa next to you? ever seen someone sneeze into their hands, wipe Read more…
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…
Fear is a strange thing. The most logical person can suffer from a lack of logic and common sense when they are scared. What are some of the things people fear? Losing their status/reputation. Loss of wealth. Loss of pride. Loss of beauty. Fear of others. Losing the label of Read more…
How and why? The Government is gradually integrating Children’s Centres into connected Primary Schools by ensuring that their budget and funding is now  accessed through the school. Children’s Centres are being more closely scrutinised with respect to their value for money! This ignored the value that they provide to the community which they serve AND their value to schools Read more…
Over the last few years more and more ‘parents’ seem to be talking about their children ‘still’ living at home. Here are some of the reasons that I’ve heard about: – They can’t afford to rent, They can’t get a mortgage, They’re unemployed It’s simply cheaper to stay at home Read more…
I attended an NUT meeting recently. It was all about academies. The guest speaker was Alasdair Smith. He represented the Anti Academies Alliance. Here’s the minutes from the meeting. Alasdair was kind enough to check it and amend where necessary. Some information about academies The previous government wanted to use Read more…
Earlier this month I wrote a post about the BNP & EDL. This post focuses more on how various members of the ‘Indian’ community seem to feel. So there have been problems between Hindus & Muslims since the British ruled and left India. I think that some people feels it’s history, Read more…
