I started this week with a glorious walk through Frith Wood. It was the perfect place for me to spend a misty Monday morning, as I prepared to start my new ‘Community Connector’ role in Malvern that afternoon.
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‘It is what it is.’ (Part 6/6)
‘Do what you can,
with what you have,
where you are.’
(Theodore Roosevelt)
‘It is what it is.’ (Part 5/6)
“This work is all about relationships.” (Councillor Diana Toynbee)
@diana4hereford
‘It is what it is.’ (Part 4/6)
From my tiny corner of the world, from my minute circle of influence, from my blurred understanding of the situation, I am using the voice I’ve been given to speak out for the needs of our most vulnerable children.
‘It is what it is.’ (Part 3/6)
When interventions become interruptions…
‘It is what it is.’ (Part 2/6)
From my tiny corner of the world, from my minute circle of influence, from my blurred understanding of the situation, I am using the voice I have been given to speak out for the needs of our most vulnerable children.
‘It is what it is.’ (Part 1/6)
The phrase, ‘it is what it is,’ appears to mean a whole lot of different things to a whole lot of different people.
Is it helpful, or is it toxic?
‘Sleep Well For Sleeptember’
The Sleep Charity’s annual awareness campaign was launched at the beginning of this month. In my 30 years as a teacher and my 24 years as a parent, I’ve witnessed something of the benefits of quality sleep on child development – and I’m a great believer in the power of a good bedtime story toContinue reading “‘Sleep Well For Sleeptember’”
‘Timothy Winters’ by Charles Causley
It was a joy to be able to join the Reader Leader Shared Reading group in The Courtyard Theatre cafe this morning. We heard reports from the groups in Hereford and Abergavenny, talked business for a bit, then (those who wanted to) brought a selection of poems to the table.
Do not worry. Do not fret.
Drooping Sunflowers, are you depressed with doubts about the days to come?
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