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The objectification of girls? Keep your legs together!

Serious subject alert! I’m not sure at the start of writing this where I’m headed so bear with me! This post is inspired by the exam I invigilated last week. As I wandered up and down the rows of students a few things leaped out at me, harking back to my uni days when I […]

School reunions and some advice for today’s teenagers

Three weeks ago I went to a school reunion. Incredibly it has been 20 years since I finished secondary school and completed my GCSEs. There I am, sat in my final History class in May 1997. And there I am, front left corner May 2017. The funny thing is that when I walked in, everyone […]

Year 2 SATs: what my heart and head are telling me…

My tiny little bundle of joy is now a hulking great 6 year old (nearly 7) and is about to take his first government organised tests, known as SATs. My heart says he is too little to be judged, labelled, become a statistic. My head tells me that this could help him by allowing the […]