Dear Mr Swinney and the Scottish Government, I am Carol. I come from a family of teachers, my dad was a teacher and both my brothers are. I qualified as a primary teacher back in 2010. I have faced some real highs and lows before leaving the profession in 2018. Five months ago, I wroteContinue reading “An Open Letter – The State of Education”
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Last week 27 May
So, as always, every child I work with shone in their own way, but I can only give edited highlights here. But here are the kids that really stood out… Leanna and Ethan both created brief stories and they were amazing! Both children really challenged themselves and I was super proud! Oscar is showing aContinue reading “Last week 27 May”
Dyslexia
As a tutor I work with a few children who have had recently been diagnosed with dyslexia. Often it is the parent’s who struggle more than the child. They wonder if or how to tell the child, what it means for their future and sometimes even what they have done wrong. The simple answer isContinue reading “Dyslexia”
This Week – 13th May
The sun is shining into my conservatory this morning as the sound of bird song fills the air. What a wonderful start to my Sunday. It is just a shame my laptop is being a tad temperamental so I’m writing this on my phone! So this week has been a wonderful one, as every weekContinue reading “This Week – 13th May”
Why I Switched to Supply Teaching
This time last year I was nervous. I had been a teacher a long time, yes, I had tried to leave the classroom once before but only lasted 6 months until I ran back to it, missing the children and the camaraderie amongst the staff. But I was looking to leave the school I wasContinue reading “Why I Switched to Supply Teaching”
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