She sits, her embroidery on her knee A usual late afternoon activity. Her needle is poised just above The curl of the ‘J’ and the heart of love; And here it stays, static, not flitting Over the canvas. She’s staring, sitting By the open window, no expression, Simply cold, dead Read more…
Ofsted … Optimistic? This is going to be a long one … And I make no apologies! So, the framework for 2019 Ofsted inspections is making a lot of noise at the moment. In an article for SecEd[i] Pete Henshaw cited Peter Humphries, Senior HMI for the West Midlands, stating Read more…
Strictly Education Like many people up and down the country, I’m a massive Strictly Come Dancing fan, and like many people up and down the country, I shout at the TV because I don’t agree with the judges. This is not unlike people shouting at their football team, the opposing Read more…
The Importance of the Arts in our Young People’s Mental Health “As mental health campaigner Natasha Devon points out, self-harm is frequently a way of being heard. Perhaps then, if we help young people find other, more creative outlets, we might find it easier to hear what they’re trying to Read more…
Promoting Poetry I have just been reading a blog by Sasha Jones [i] in which she explores the increase in Poetry readership in America. Apparently there has been a 76% rise, and it’s 18-34 year olds who are leading the way. She is honest in saying there is no clear Read more…
I thought for my first post, I’d flesh out the picture of myself, as my qualifications and mission only do so much. My name is Susie and I’m a Shakespeareaholic, amongst other things. I trained at Homerton College, Cambridge University 1999-2000. Initially, I wanted to be an archaeologist, journalist or Read more…