On two occasions recently, I have spoken to friends who have described their current workload in their chosen profession as ‘fine’. These conversations stand out precisely because they are so unusual. Most of my friends and colleagues seem to operate in a world where there are ‘simply not enough hours in the day’. If ever …
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Researching Choices
Yesterday, I started a Masters in Education back at Cambridge. I am thoroughly looking forward to the opportunity to learn from other teachers and, more importantly, to reflect upon my own practice during the course of the next twelve months. However, the university will not be awarding the badge for thinking and reflection and I …
School transition readiness
It’s been nearly a year since I wrote my last blog which is both a reflection of a dearth of ideas and being too busy settling into my new school. I have missed writing them though. I recently found out that I have been accepted onto the course to complete a Masters in Education at …
University: what’s the point?
It’s that time of year at universities around the country when the views of the students are sought. Which has inspired me to finally crystalise the below thoughts… Having been fortunate enough to attend two universities ranked in the world’s top 100, you would think I might be a passionate defender of a university education. I …
Sign up, join in, strike out
Two of my friends are currently being coerced into joining a teaching union. Whilst one is receiving multiple phone calls from union representatives having left contact details at a recent university fair, the other is being told that by not signing up he is undermining the position of everyone else who has joined the union. …
Lifelong learning
I have lost count of the number of times over the years that I have said that I am at my best when I am learning. At various stages in my life and career, this has not been the case and I have been bored and apathetic as a consequence; not that I have always …
Learning to teach; teaching to learn
As many of you will know, I have talked about becoming a teacher for many years now. My first foray into the profession was a student placement at Danes Hill Prep School in leafy Surrey during my first gap year (currently numbering 3) in 1995/6. This experience of working with children aged 7-13, admittedly primarily …
Reflection and reciprocity
OK, I lied. I said the last blog would be my last but I mean it this time! The reason for the final post is twofold: firstly, I have been asked so many times since I got home, ‘how was it?’, or words to that effect, that I feel I should try to find a …
Harmony in the aisles
In a few minutes time, I fly home. Therefore, this will be the final blog. Phew. That’s from me as much as it might be from you! Seriously, I hope you have enjoyed reading these blogs even half as much as I have enjoyed writing them; if they had only been for my recollection in …
Sport (in Action) makes a difference
Having become a little political in some of the recent blogs, this one is most definitely a return to the core reason for being here in Zambia, namely helping Sport in Action with their corporate relations strategy. As a reminder, Sport in Action is the Zambian NGO that provides sport for development programmes for over …
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