This is always a funny time of the year. Everybody working in education is tired. Reports have to be finalised, transition arrangements have to be made, end of year shows needs to be produced and sports days have to be organised in the brief spells between rain showers. If you are particularly unlucky, you also have to appoint staff. A number of the schools that I work with have vacancies for teachers. Some are mopping up the last of the “good” NQTs and other are resorting to phone interviews for overseas trained teachers or sifting through CVs from agencies. If you are really, really unlucky you may also be waiting for an overdue inspection with all of the anxiety that uncertainty can bring.
If you are an optimist, there are only ten more school days left until the summer break. If, on the other hand, you are a pessimist, there are only ten more school days until the start of the autumn term. I prefer to be an optimist. Apart from having a rest, I will be watching the education news closely. I have no doubt that some new education policies will be announced when they think that no one is looking. I will endeavour to keep my blog updated so that we don’t miss anything.
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