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Singapore in spring
We landed in Singapore eating skittles from a bag. One more leg to go before arrival in Oz. Planning our days, our tasty meals, our
8 Jan 2021
We landed in Singapore eating skittles from a bag. One more leg to go before arrival in Oz. Planning our days, our tasty meals, our
Well, I’ll be honest, this was unexpected. I know I’m unexpected to you too, when you were anticipating that man who looked a bit like
ME: New years: they’re kind of a lot of pressure. To be more, to do more, better yourself… LAMP: I guess it’s simpler for me.
I remember your rough, work-worn hands as they pull me tight into a hug as if squeezing all your love into me. I remember you
Ever since the days of Biff, Chip and Kipper, I have loved escaping in the endless number of worlds offered by books. There was a
I recently revisited my Gallup Strengths Finder results to focus a magnified lens on my strengths. One of my strengths is that of ‘Input’. I
There is complexity in the faces of your ancestors and the jobs they held: manager, milliner, miner. The pastimes they enjoyed: dancing, writing, walking. The
As we enter another period of national lockdown, I reflect on the power of a pause. Last year, I thoroughly enjoyed reading and scribbling all
Having worked in a Further Education College for many years, I’m all too aware how the gears of the quality department will already be ramping
‘Fear and faith., The one you dance with determines your life.’
‘Being used to something is such a poor excuse for prolonging anything, but it seems a national pastime, don’t you think? We let ourselves get into the habit of the grind, we let the grind wear us down.’
‘I don’t know if I’ve ever truly felt like the ground beneath me was firm. Things always feel like they’re moving and I never get the chance to catch up to them and when I do, it feels like it all goes too quickly.’
‘Good people are not racist, only bad people are. This neat binary is a way of avoiding any real discussion at all.’
‘I’m not the only person on this earth who has no idea what life is for, nor what is to be done with all this time aside from filling it.’
‘You could track your meditation minutes and ounces of water consumed and… see who among your friends was best at prioritizing #metime, based on how many hours a day they spent on the app.’
A collection of articles, research, blogs and videos exploring effective practice in the creation of online communities within the education sector and beyond. View and
A spreadsheet of the Early Career Framework. Useful for CPD and mentoring activity planning. View, download and use
A spreadsheet of the Initial Teacher Training Core Content Framework created by Lizzy Ford at Summit Learning Trust. Useful for planning. View, download and use
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