Category Archives: School

03/04/22: student as teacher – and green pens….

It’s a great privilege at Acacia School that we’re able to split what are already, by UK state school standards, small groups, into 2 for mathematics, which we call ‘core’ and ‘extended’. And I’m really enjoying teaching Grade 7 (Year 8) core, a group of 8 students. They may not find the subject easy butContinue reading “03/04/22: student as teacher – and green pens….”

4/9/21: trying to recapture the fun of being at school

SPOILER ALERT: please note that this post assumes you already know the ending of Robert Louis Stevenson’s, “The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde”. If you don’t, please consider yourself extremely fortunate! Suggest you stop reading now and return to this post when you have read the book. Enjoy! Over lunch last weekContinue reading “4/9/21: trying to recapture the fun of being at school”

7/4/21: so wonderful to visit Kampala Christian Orphanage again!

Absolutely delighted to be able to visit Kampala Christian Orphanage yesterday.  Having had part 1 of the Astra Zeneca COVID 19 vaccine last week, Mr Katende Emmanuel, the village chairman, kindly gave his permission for my visit.  So, a ride on the back of a motorbike (thank you, Michael!) to reach the starting point forContinue reading “7/4/21: so wonderful to visit Kampala Christian Orphanage again!”

28/3/21: “I’m not wrong, I’m being hypocritical”

Really delighted to be asked to run some professional development classes for my colleagues, Monday after school. Only one so far but thought I’d let you know how it’s going! Of course, running professional development for teachers is not new to me, I spent 12 years in initial teacher training (ITT) in the UK andContinue reading “28/3/21: “I’m not wrong, I’m being hypocritical””

21/3/21: starting a maths lesson

I returned to full time secondary school teaching in September 2017 after a 22 year absence. Now, I had done all manner of things relating to schools during that time, including part-time teaching, school visits, also some Sunday School teaching. But having got as far as I felt that I could working in Universities –Continue reading “21/3/21: starting a maths lesson”

7/3/21: lockdown learning, Uganda and the UK

For whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them. Matthew 25:29 I was quite surprised some years ago now to discover that these words of Jesus get quoted in academic circles discussing special educational needs under the titleContinue reading “7/3/21: lockdown learning, Uganda and the UK”