English teacher and charities coordinator at an independent school in Kent. Passionate about communication, teaching challenging texts, and pastoral care.

Joined April 2018
You know that bit at the start of Harry Potter where Professor McGonagall sits, as a cat, on the road sign and watches the Dursleys all day? There’s a cat that’s been sitting on the wall opposite us for more than 24 hours now. It’s clearly not injured. What’s it plotting…?
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Look at him. Loving life. Watching the world go by.
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Now if this isn’t the makings of a great evening…
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I’ve recently finished this by @lucyjones and I think it’s a must-read for school leaders. It includes the damning fact that 75% of children spend less time outside than prison inmates. Even in cities, it doesn’t have to be this way.
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Packing a picnic for Wimbledon tomorrow, and I’ve just caught myself putting the cream in its own Tupperware “just in case.” This is it. This is the moment. I’ve become my mother.
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Starting my new role in September suddenly seems a lot closer than it did when I accepted it. Incredibly nervous. Does anyone have any advice on what I can do to try and alleviate this?
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Must. Make. Marking Deadline.
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Very excited to bring a group of the @KingsRochDrama crowd to see this later in the week. We did this show as a school five years ago; the last of those who were in it are leaving the school next week. It’s going to be emotional!
Titanic the Musical opens today! This stunning production celebrates the 10th anniversary of its London premiere where it won sweeping critical acclaim across the board. 📅 Tue 27 June - Sat 1 July 🎟️ eu1.hubs.ly/H04fc1w0
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I think there’s something in my eye…
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Deputy Head, on his way to lunch, sings “Nacho, Nacho Man. I wanna be a Nacho Man.”
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Just had to teach *that* PSHEE lesson. #ifyouknowyouknow
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Giving up trying to work with this on in the background. Too much. Can’t not listen. #ENGvAUS
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Started this one this evening, and it’s already tickled me. Thank you, @RevRichardColes. I’m a Vicar’s-Wife-To-Be, so I’m thoroughly enjoying all the little comments about the idiosyncrasies of parish life that I know will take up too much of our time in years to come!
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Marking in my classroom and the neighbours are having a barbecue. It smells SO GOOD. Surely this can’t be fair.
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Trying to come up with increasingly original ways to say “please can you turn your music down” to my upstairs neighbour. I’ve tried polite. I’ve tried matey. I’ve tried sweet. I’ve tried downright rude. None are working.
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Absolutely fab time last night @_bridgetheatre last night for Guys and Dolls. Felt so close to the action, and we were all up and dancing at the end! Highly recommend!
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Ahead of A Level English Lit tomorrow, I’m only now realising that listening to We Didn’t Start The Fire by Billy Joel would have been excellent revision for dystopian fiction….
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Does anyone else feel like “And then I took off the VR headset” is becoming the new “And then I woke up and it was all a dream”?
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Watched the staff at my gym take a delivery of about six new big inflatable ball things. We already had about ten. What are they for? What are they actually for?
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When I accepted a new job for September back in January, it felt like it was ages away. I’ve got five and a half more weeks in my current school. Really starting to feel it. Going to miss this place 💙
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