Doesn't time fly? I can hardly believe that once more a querulous cohort of GCSE students are being ushered begrudgingly into sports halls up and down the country with the weight and expectations of their parents resting heavy upon their slender adolescent shoulders. I remember only vaguely at this vantage point my own GCSE experiences, … Continue reading Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the Sports Hall. (GCSEs are here again…)
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It’s World Mental Health Day – too serious for cartoons I’m afraid.
Given the renewed focus in the UK to address years of stigmatising, ignoring or explaining away it is refreshing to see mental health is being acknowledged as an issue worthy of time, money and initiatives. For too long the rote British attitude of 'stiff upper lip' has been the watchword of the many and asking … Continue reading It’s World Mental Health Day – too serious for cartoons I’m afraid.
Daily Prompt: Educate. When the value of learning isn’t just about A*s.
via Daily Prompt: Educate Educate. The word itself has taken on such portent, such gravitas, that's it's hard to find a way to brook the subject without being weighed down by Athena's legacy. Or is it? I write most days on a variety of education related matters and through that I've uncovered an unnerving truth, … Continue reading Daily Prompt: Educate. When the value of learning isn’t just about A*s.