Tales from the Borough: Civic Duty

There has been a huge gap between this post and the last one (and a bigger gap whilst I sorted the image). Partly because the pace has picked up a bit, but also because I was hit by a nasty...

Tales from the Borough: Jargonista

Thinking about the title for this week's blog, I was also thinking of 'Lingo Like Me' it's a poetic paraphrasing that harks back to my early days as an English teacher - one of the Poems from Other Cultures that...

Tales from the Borough: Structure is Everything

Back to the Borough after a week's holiday in term-time. After two decades in education, it's going to take some time to get used to the fact that when you're on holiday, everyone else isn't (well, mostly). We looked after...

Tales from the Borough: Comfort Zones and Crises of Confidence

I last looked at my blogs towards the end of January and realised it had been over a month since my last installment. Speculating that January usually feels like the longest month, that clearly hasn't been the case this year...

Will she, won’t she?

It's stupid o'clock and I've been lying in bed listening to the wind blowing up a bit of a hooley, with this blog whispering 'Write me! Write me!' Is that what it's like to be a writer? I like to...

Tales from the Borough: Feeling at Home

So that's it, four weeks in my new role. The doubts have disappeared, I've got some tasks I'm working on - in my own way - and next week will see the arrival of another 'new girl' and I'll be...

Tales from the Borough: Finding the Jigsaw Pieces

It's hard to believe it's only been three weeks since I was the new girl. There have been moments of doubt at times, but this week it felt as though I had a clearer picture of what the jigsaw should...

Tales from the Borough: Small Wins

The second week started with a working from home day, a novel way to start the week. Getting up at the usual time, I was able to squeeze in some ironing and hoovering before the day began. A novelty that...

Tales from the Borough: New Girl

It's so long since I've been the new girl, I didn't even seem to have butterflies as I walked briskly through the drizzly morning to a new adventure. Having absolutely no idea what to expect, I arrived slightly early and...