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Didn't know where to put this question! Can anyone help yesterday afternoon the 'View New Content' tab stopped working for me and always send me back to the home page - it is the same this morning too Anyone else had/s this problem?
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My friend has just posted this picture on her facebook page, asking if anyone knows who he is. We both think he may be an actor because his face looks familiar but we need a name. This photo is at least 35 years old, and apparently this chap is photographed with my friend's grandpa. However, there is no-one in the family who can answer the question. So I guess I'm hoping for someone of a 'certain age' to come to our rescue!
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So, I arrive at the big 40 next week, now birthdays have never bothered me before, but I am freaking out about this one!! I was just wondering if I met my younger self, what piece of advice would I give? Travel and see the world. I got very close to travelling around Canada in my late teens, but on the day we were going to book tickets my travelling companion got a late acceptance at university. Two months later I met my husband, which has led to two wonderful children. (They say things happen for a reason.) Do not worry so much about what other people think of you and the things you do. Feel that I am starting to worry less what people think of me and am startin…
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I have an interview on Wednesday. Being on holiday I've had more time than usual to prepare and consequently am even more stressed than I would be normally and am tying myself in knots over the teaching task (usually the only bit I feel comfortable with!) I have just received data on the class I will be working with and there are a significant number of children with EAL in the group. I was expecting this but have no experience of it at all. I had planned a speaking activity with some writing with a view to developing 'adventurous' vocabulary. The head has made it clear that she doesn't expect candidates to have experience of working with EAL but to be able to use …
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Okay so here's the scenario. Separated parents, and they have two children aged 8 and 5. Oldest boy is allowed unmonitored time on YouTube, and to watch movies and play video games which are inappropriate for his age. Recently he asked what the 'c' word meant - turned out he'd heard it on something called a 'rap battle' on YouTube. My friend is concerned about this, having played one of the games - Grand Theft Auto - and was upset by the violence portrayed and the general attitude towards women, but isn't sure what to do about it. I signposted to ParentLine, and the suggestion has been to talk to the child's school about it - but I wonder what his teacher could/would a…
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Feeling so sad today and just had to share.... I am the manager of a Nursery with a close knit team of 8 of us. Just after Christmas we found out that one of our team had terminal cancer of the lungs which had spread also to the kidneys. Last week we were told she had 6-8 weeks to live, today we have been told its a matter of days. She has a 13 year old daughter and an 18 year old son who's girlfriend is expecting a baby in August. It's just all so desperately sad and it will be the second of our staff who has been taken by this dreadful dreadful disease. I feel so sad for her children. She had been ill for so long, we had seen her health deteriorate over the last year …
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Wishing everyone peace and happiness this Easter.
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Hooray - first arrivals!
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Summer is definitely on it's way - we have just had the first three swallows arrive - Yay!
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Jill's moving in with David and Ruth!
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Just wanted to say - happy holiday! :1b (with apologies to those who are not term-time!) I intend to try and get all necessary paperwork out of the way and then forget all about pre-school, the big O and especially 'Sir Michael' for a while :1b Have a good one everybody!
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