Author Archives: Jim Stewart

I despair. There is no rule to require face coverings in schools. So head teachers are complaining because they are not sure whether they can allow them. The guidance is silent on what schools should do if staff or pupils … Continue reading →

Did I mention my onions? Did you know that driving with your arm out the window in Spain gets you a fine? More rain today. More rain every day. I know it is supposed to rain about 150 days a … Continue reading →

Did I mention my onions? A bit of a mistake today – didn’t realise my auto-save option was turned off on my software and ended up losing an hours work. Ah well, I’ll learn next time. There seems to be … Continue reading →

At this point I am really ready to start work. So I was checking out phones and internet connections today. I have had a bit of noise on the phone line – and I spotted that the internet connection was … Continue reading →

Managed to escape quarantine today for a few minutes on the basis of a medical emergency. Talking to the GP from the car park through an open top window was fun. I know a lot of people go to the … Continue reading →

There is an important part of the face covering instructions missing. Use mouthwash first. My second delivery from lost stock arrived today – no live guests in this one. But I did open it outside the front door to be … Continue reading →

Isn’t it interesting how you can feel constrained when you are told you have to do something that you had no trouble doing. I really have no problem staying indoors – especially with the wet weather we are having. But … Continue reading →

I smell a rat. I’ve been watching news reports for the last couple of days making reference to a bias in the re-assessment of grades. All of them were very emotional. Few of them contained much in the way of … Continue reading →

Writing this before I leave Spain. I’ll post this when I get back home. I had to travel to pick up the keys to my new house, unfortunately in a virus hit area. Thankfully I have been able to isolate … Continue reading →

A lot in the news about students not getting the grades they expected. A lot of focus has been on the results, but I started to think about the expectation and where it had come from. So many seem to … Continue reading →