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Dec 6 2014

Christmas Time – Kindness and Mulled Wine

The Confident Teacher / By Alex Quigley / 4 minutes of reading

The run up to Christmas is always a mixed blessing for teachers. Mired in the cold and dark of winter, sinking is swathes of marking, we are slowed by a brain thumping, limb stiffening tiredness. This is twinned with the blessed prospect of a two week holiday. For so long in December it all feels …

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Aug 30 2014

Beating the ‘Back to Work Blues’

The Confident Teacher / By Alex Quigley / 7 minutes of reading

It is that time of year already. It is once more unto the breach dear teachers – the hallowed summer holidays are ending. Get those work clothes cleaned and ironed. Unburden yourself of the summer to-do list clinging about your neck like an angry albatross (you probably didn’t finish it either). Eager new recruits await. …

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