Saturday 29th June marked the end of my ‘Read with Julia’ pilot project at Ledbury Community Hub. If you look at the numbers, it wasn’t a rip-roaring success – but it’s given me plenty of food for thought…
Category Archives: My journey…
Shared Reading at Ledbury Community Hub
In April, I visited Ledbury Community Hub for a pot of peppermint tea and I met Nic, the hub leader. We talked about his vision for the hub, opportunities for me as a volunteer… and he kindly offered me use of the space for four, free, drop-in reading sessions for local children and families.
My elevator pitch
Last week, I spent 9 hours on a business bootcamp. The online meetings were held on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, from 6 – 9 pm. One of the PowerPoint slides told us what to include in an elevator pitch…
Can we banish burnout?
Stupid question? Maybe… I’m sharing my story in the hope it helps others. Here are 3 lessons I learned the hard way.
In recovery
I’m irritated by the fact that I am still grappling with my transition out of teaching. I still feel a sense of loss and I still really, really miss being with children.
Faith, Hope, Love
Yesterday, I was an employed teacher. Today, I am not.
A story to say a fond farewell
“I think you can go ANYWHERE!”
‘And off they went’
Slow… How?
I love the idea of slow pedagogy. I just don’t know how.
3, 2, 1, SLOW! (Why all the rush?)
#TheUrgencyOfSlow
#TheUnhurriedChild
#SlowPedagogy
#EYFS
Forty-nine
I am a 49 year old woman. Is that why I’m having trouble getting a teaching job?
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