BBC’s School: I am Jack and Jack is I

Being diagnosed this late in life with Aspergers has been an interesting ride, to say the least. Over the past 15 months, there has been a lot of anger and grief over what I could have been or done if things had been different had my diagnosis happened when I was young. To ease that anger I tell myself well at least we’ve moved forward … Continue reading BBC’s School: I am Jack and Jack is I

Gove, leave us kids alone

“Maggie, Maggie, Maggie, Out! Out! Out!” Oh those where the days. Tories in, miners out. And raising placards high. Fast forward too many years and the chants are changing and the ages lowering. Seems the kids are revolting. And so am I. Back in education twenty years on, I’m finding myself on the front line as cuts loom and prospects look bleak. I’ve just missed … Continue reading Gove, leave us kids alone