We all know the recommended dietary intake of 5-a-day for fruit and veg. Is it a simple shortcut to remind us to eat better because we need it. Now, the …
An Absence of Confidence
Sometimes surveying a scene from a different perspective gives you a new, fuller understanding of things. For the last few months I have been writing about confidence and becoming a …
The Workload Challenge: An Unwinnable Trial
Sometimes a mythic tale stays with you and lingers in your mind years after the first reading. For some reason, the trials of Thor have stayed with me since their …
Beating the ‘Back to Work Blues’
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. …
Teacher Burnout
Last week the Department for Education released their research on teacher workload. With little fanfare, it noted that teachers were working on average over fifty hours a week. Let’s not …
Beating the ‘October Blues’
It is over a month in, the start of term vigour and optimism has waned for almost all involved, and everything begins to feel more like hard work. The ‘October …