Grammar and Suffixes

I just wrote an email to send to my mailing list. I read it and read it again to check for sense. Then read it again to check for grammar. Luckily I sent a test email because when the test came through I noted a grammatical error. Families verses family’s – One...

Can Schools Support Dyslexia?

Last week a parent of a child I have worked with came to me with a rather worrying quote.  She had been seeking a local authority’s official position on identifying and supporting dyslexia. The response was rather shocking, but sadly it’s the harsh reality of...

Never Too Late

Have you ever said ‘It’s too late for me, my time has passed, if I couldn’t do it then I can’t do it now? Or maybe, ‘It’s too difficult for me so I don’t think I’ll try’? This week I assessed the MOST amazing and inspiring adult who has left a...

The Room of Requirement

Do you have a room or cupboard or shelf in your school that looks like the room of requirement? The room where the redundant, don’t know what to do with, don’t need for this cohort things go? Well, I need you to find that room and to go in search of treasure for your...

Responses Matter

Today I received a rather grumpy email from another professional chasing me for something. I have not met this professional; they are simply a name at the end of an email I have had a few exchanges with. The email immediately irritated me and put me in a bad mood,...

Unmasking Day

Yesterday, May the 25th was Unmasking Day. In true me style, I’m late to the party! Basically, I couldn’t work out what I wanted to say, totally over thought it, and chickened out. So here I am today, better late than never! UNMASKING DAY is a day where...