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Bill the film is on BBC 3.
Absolute comfort telly.
Although the kids can recite it by heart so I barely need to watch it.

He is gorgeous! Congratulations to you all xxx

Wise. I want a cd player too. Somewhere I have a load of old cds.

We’re looking at getting a record player but have reached an impasse.
I want one that looks like Doris Day would take it to the beach.
Mrbird wants one that sounds good. And also looks like it belongs in a teenage boy’s bedroom in the 80s.

I think he’s actually 2, Madders. But it’s a lovely cake nonetheless

I’m also watching The Masked Singer.
I would like to own:
Joel’s sparkly gold jacket
Moth’s fawn colour velvet gloves.

I did dry January (scientific experiment, results pending).
I’ve just had a spicy marg.
Draw your own conclusions.

Rise Advert says Free resources for year 6 teachers and leaders

Page on the Rise website headed Year 6 resources. It says “no downloads found”. There is no content as advertised.

Thanks, DfE.
Always plan and get your resources ready before you start the lesson. (See DfE teaching standard 4.)

I do my best with this one, I really do.
It’s very tiring.

Yup.

They certainly do

Yes. Less:
Nonsense
Pointlessness
Tomfoolery
Paperwork

More:
Larks
Buns
Capes

We had a littley telling us how funny it was her dad liked to eat his yoghurt in the bath.
She knew it because she kept finding his spoon in the bathroom.

Amazing. You really can’t hide stuff from kids. If it’s at home, it might end up in school

We should absolutely be in charge. Just in general.

The best bit about these times is the conversation with parents later…

One of my all time favs was being told about the fireworks purchased last night and the teens’ plans for them because “You’re alright, miss”.
“Thank you, but that’s not how it works. Please don’t endlessly give me stuff to tell your social worker”

Reflection on said dream (a nightmare in 3 parts) suggests my brain has filed Ofsted in the same box as the Stasi and Vile Characters from Dickens.
Box is called “Worst Case Scenarios”.

Honestly, it’s such a big part of my working life, I’m amazed it’s not required learning for teachers

Apparently it’s “not on the framework”. Which is weird because I feel much greater sense of belonging after a couple of cocktails

Woke in sweat from another round of nightmares where the secret police come to my school to question me about children and what I’m teaching.

Would quite like one of those silver coats for playground duty #winterolympics #openingceremony

Not as bad as a third trek through the adventures of Biff and Chip though.
When the magic key began to glow, my heart sank.

The boy hold is about to start GCSEs and, mercifully, English Lit is a different syllabus to the one his older sisters did.
I’m not sure I could have done a third round with “An Inspector Calls”.

I will also be supervising dissertations around the theme of What She Said: oral histories of personal grievance on the playground and beyond

When I start my teacher training programme (TFTMOF*), there’s going to be a whole module on Practical Strategies For Managing The Fallout Of What Happened At The Shops Last Night (15 credits)

*Teach First Then Move On Fast

You were either dewberry or white musk. That was it.

I tried that new Dewberry.
It doesn’t smell the same.

A clump of open snowdrops in the foreground. Blurry snowdrops in the background. Taken from ground height

A Brigid’s Day gift. Whichever Brigid you choose.
Spring is on the way

Yes, that!! You know this only ends one way. Eventually.
48 hours of nonsense.
I should have just eaten one. At least then I would have vomited and cut the whole process short. Or passed out though. Stupid body making enemies out of food.