06.13.10
Headteacher Blog – Wednesday: A Scary Evening Out
This next few weeks are going to be extremely busy at school. We are just in the process of organising all of our schedules and timetables for next year. Even in a small school such as ours, organising ICT, PE and Hall times is not easy. Some teachers will be changing year groups, Teaching Assistants also have to be allocated to classes and resources and equipment are being audited. Allocating the Teaching Assistant timetable is becoming an increasingly complex activity, we have a wealth of statistical and contextual data from which to draw and it is important that we make the best possible use of our “Human Resources”. How we can ensure that all of our children receive their educational entitlement is a huge priority, so many children have so many “special needs”.
Teachers are also busy writing reports and I have stacks of paper work to complete, The School Profile, the SEF, Governor Reports and evaluation of the School Development Plan (plus a few more bits and pieces).
On Wednesday I have been asked to attend a Teachmeet, this would mean leaving school at 3.30pm in order to drive up to Blackpool. However if I stay at work until 6.00pm as I usually do on a Wednesday I could get lots and lots of paper work done. Paper work is very important and we are all accountable but……
“BUSY IN THE THICK OF COMPLETING VERY THIN TASKS?”
However, if I am truly honest with myself I know that the reason that I don’t want to go to the Teachmeet is because I know that the teachers presenting and attending will make me feel like a dinosaur!!! The technology and the ideas that are being discussed on twitter are so beyond me that I think I will be overwhelmed! How do I understand it all? What if I look dumb? How do I keep up?
More importantly, what if I don’t attend? It’s hard enough keeping up with the children already! Avoidance is not the answer.
So I guess that it is time for me to be very brave and “FACE MY FEARS” – attend Teachmeet at Blackpool and meet all the lovely (and slightly scarily clever) tweeps that I have been talking to for so long…….
Take a deep breath…what is life but a leap of faith after all…….
AFTERTHOUGHT:
I really am such a selfish person. It didn’t occur to me that all of the very clever ICT bods on twitter might actually be nervous about presenting! I am so dumb at times!!
Good luck and thank you to Jan, Colin, Nicola, David and all the other good folk/presenters who are going to be helping me to be better at my job.
THANKS!
