...as birthday's go, this was possibly the most weird & extreme - I mean it's not every birthday you end up in court is it ( Read more... )

And so, my time at Heaton Manor has come to an end. My last day lacked in drama, but still left a tear-ry impression on my face. I'm so grateful to have had the responsibility - and to know that I can do it - if I really wanted it. I just think I didn't want it enough. Not yet anyway - who knows, a few years as a call (centre) girl might give me ( Read more... )

The perfect words will come.

I know they will.

The words to explain this will come.

I need to escape my life.
I need to have a life to tell stories about.
I need to move out, get out, freak out.
I need to feel excited again.

In a nutshell, I'm neither an adult nor a teenager nor a child.

I am stuck at home. I'm being suffocated with everything and I need ( Read more... )

How come they're such a head fuck ( Read more... )

It has indeed been a while - but I've been a busy little bee!!

From being assaulted at school protecting a year 9 scallywag from being harshly beaten in front of me - to putting on a successful Junior Westovian Production (my first directing experience) I've had some highs and indeed, lows.

The 'assault' gave me a week of work whilst my shoulder ( Read more... )

 New York was pretty damn special I have it say.

Okay, so it didn't snow, but other than that it was the best way to spend a week off school!!

We landed Saturday, and so we can rule that out for anything majorly exciting, other than sleep.

Sunday, we mooched about and shopped, shopped shopped - I raided their shops for pretty much all they had!!

Monday ( Read more... )

This little buddle has become my life:


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Christmas Variety Show 
FOR
Mel Sanders

She is this girl that used to be a member of the Junior Westovians & she is currently in a coma after a hit and run in Ibiza.

We're having a fundraiser on the 14th Dec (Friday) at the Pier Pavilion and would like everyone who can to come and support it.

If you'd like to be in it, whether you were a member or not ( Read more... )

I'm going to send a gift (my choice, but tailored to the recipient) to the first 3 people who comment here and post this message in their own blogs.

Whatever the gift is, I promise I will get it to you by the end of this calendar year. It'll be a physical object, so I'll need your postal address if I don't have it. Comments are screened, of course.

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 Well, the first week of my teaching solo in Heaton Manor has ended. It has been a heavy week, with Panto Readings, first Junior meeting as co-ordinator, as well as staff CPD training, and NQT training on research projects!!

I played with my IWB a lot this week, or at least tried to!! My year 10's just laughed really, rather than offered any support ( Read more... )