(Abridged version of ch 24 of my ‘Elephant in the Staffroom’ book) According to the old joke, October is the month where the cricket fan...

In my book ‘ the elephant in the staffroom ’ I briefly mentioned dealing with email, citing one interesting statistic from John Freeman’s...

Change is all around us, some good, some bad. This prompts a lot of reflection and there is much to reflect upon. One reflection is...

Recently I re-read the story of Jonah in the Bible. (Yes, I am aware that the Bible uses the word 'fish' rather than whale but I'm going...

Most of us if we're honest are having good days and bad days at the minute. After a couple of bad days I downloaded some podcasts given...

I don’t think it’s just me. Has anyone else noticed that it seems to be open season on teachers at the moment? From criticism of online...

Recent news stories of 60 hour weeks, Debra Kidd’s honest reflections on her experience and the subsequent debate on Twitter have led me...