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I've written the letter, will give it to chair on Tuesday. Gulp!! Just had to tell someone only I've just realised the time and all good girls and boys are in bed.
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I know that's a random question but its been playng on my mind. I'm thinking about the future and my prospects. This is my 5th year of teaching Reception and I'm worried that although people say there are 'loads jobs out there' that I might be unemployable!! I'm thinking of a change but With all the talk of low budgets, surely if a head was looking for a classroom teacher they would go for someone with a lower salary (Ie an NQT). Is it true that experienced teachers usually only get the managerial jobs? I'm FS co-ordinator at the moment but might not always want to be. Am I the only one but I find just being a classroom teacher(albeit in a FS unit) hard enough…
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Insect Days
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If we are receiving funding ,how many insect days are we allowed a year?
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Drop In Confidence
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Is it just me, or does this happen to anybody else? I frequently get a real drop in confidence concerning Nursery. There has been a lot of 'in house politics' this year to do with Surestart....I wont go intot he details, but basically a Surestart worker is working alongside the school nursery team now. Luckily I get on really well with the head, and she has supported me, and let me blow off steam, but I sometimes have problems with some of the staff. I have a Nursery nurse who I have worked with for a while, but who i feel constantly undermines me and my decisions. the other adult working in Nursery is excellent, but is good friends with the NN. Not only that,…
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I have been thinking about an article in the National Press and wondered what others thought on the exclsuion of young children from Early Years Settings I am not talking about suggesting that a child may be better suited at an alternative setting I am talking about staff making the decision to expel/ permanently exclude a child and then informing the parents of their decision. The article I refer to is that of an 18mth old boy who has been "banned for life" from the day nursery he attended. He started there when he was four months old and until recently there were no problems. He attended four full days a week but has now been banned for biting another child!!!!…
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Has anyone else found this yet. A web site with free downlaod which allows you to use the internet and your computer to make calls. This is all free. i spoke to my sister in New Zealand for 2 hours all FREE over the weekend. worth a look. try this link if interested skype Inge
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If you havent come across the 'we are what we do' campaign for a better world, please take a look. The 50 'actions' are all fairy straight forward, you are probabaly doing lots of them already. In fact as members of the forum, we have all done number 40! 'we are what we do' campaign for a better world
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Well, you couldn't resist any longer, hey??? Nice christmas theme there, Steve!!! By the way, anyone read Steve's account of the setting up of the Forum in the Articles section? Makes interesting reading! Sue
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What Did You Do This Weekend.
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Have just spent an enjoyable weekend at West Dean College near Chichester, where I stayed in an old county house, making willow decorations for Christmas, (no cooking or planning) but lots of yummy food and good company. If you like arts and crafts you will love West Dean. www.westdean.org.uk
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Cartoon Antidote To Early Years Ed
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I thought this was rather amusing......
