Monthly Archives: February 2021

The age of imagination

“I’m surprised he enjoys RE, ” the parent commented, “most people find it boring.” The comment made me smile. He did enjoy RE, he loved imagination and speculation. The opinion of the child has become more important to me than … Continue reading

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Dancing with laughter

In this afternoon’s sub-zero wind chill, staff from our school gathered on the front field. We danced a collective version of the Jerusalema dance that has spread around the world through social media. Standing in the back row, getting every … Continue reading

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Three Rs and Sumeria

The absence of most of the students from the school gives an opportunity to peer into empty rooms. Every classroom is filled with colour, posters, displays relating to the subject being taught. Secondary school rooms are as bright as their … Continue reading

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The spirit of Scud FM lives on!

Those who remember the First Gulf War will recall that news coverage of the allied campaign that began in January 1991 differed considerably from the coverage of the Falkands War that had been fought just nine years previously. Being in … Continue reading

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Thank you for the music

News of the death of Mary Wilson brought memories of the many happy hours spent listening to The Supremes, to Mary Wilson, Florence Ballard and Diana Ross. To be a working class teenage boy in late-1970s Somerset and to like … Continue reading

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