The ThinkBoard is one of my favourite tools because it’s so versatile.  It’s a simple ‘thought organiser’ – basically just four boxes, but the power of…

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So this week I’ve really thrown myself into my new novel on Post-Natal Depression (relax, it’s not as bleak as it sounds).  I’m trying to…

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Teachers – take heart! There are parents out there who ‘get it’, parents who support us, trust us, respect us and think we are doing…

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I’ve decided that Motherhood is a funny kind of ‘celebrity status’.  As far as your kids and partner are concerned – you are pretty much…

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Pull up a chair, make a cuppa and get comfortable. Welcome to The Staff Room.  This is going to be a place where teachers of every…

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