1983, September 1st and Abracadabra at number one. My first day at secondary school. My school like so many other schools in rural Lincolnshire was a Secondary Modern. For what its worth, I have a few reflections on the experience.… Continue reading

In 1982 I sat in a cold and dark school hall to take a small test. I was eleven years old. I vaguely remember that I knew that test would determine the next 7 years of my life but I… Continue reading

September 2013, the first staff briefing of the Year and I stand looking at 125 members of staff eagerly waiting for me to say something inspirational. Anything will do. Students fill the corridors, most walk on the left; new and… Continue reading