Open Mornings

Today was an excellent and spontaneous CPD day, made all the more exciting by the fact that it started off as a mum coffee, at which I expected to talk mostly about sleep patterns and baby clothes.  How foolish of me to underestimate my old teaching pal in this way....

Nobody Came to my Session

Today I went to the @WomenEd Unconference in Reading. I was really excited. We got up early and ran for a train and took Le Singe Bleu with us for luck and company. I’d spent three weeks tweeting and spreading the news and ensuring everyone had all the details...

Comprehensive Teacher, Grammar Mother?

Over the last couple of years, I have noticed an increasing number of friends and acquaintances insisting until they are blue in the face that as a teacher, I must be interested in politics and I must have an opinion on things. Until quite recently, I have been quite...

Q&A + Baby

Today, baby and I faced our biggest professional challenge yet: appearing as panellists at the Teach First annual offsite conference for Teach First employees and partners. This meant two 60 minute Q&A sessions in Nottingham (I live in London) exploring the ideas...