I hate to break it to you but schools in the UK are closing down for a couple of weeks as well; in fact I finish shielding tomorrow so will be back in school tomorrow before stopping at lunch until m… (View Post)

Earlier this year, during the lockdown, we got the Y9s in on one day to be vaccinated (obviously not against Covid) so they wouldn't miss their normal slot. In school vaccination is very much a thing… (View Post)

Seriously? I had a three year course of cancer treatment delivered entirely by NHS nurses. No wonder vaccinations are taking so long in Germany. Having said that, most other big European countries se… (View Post)

The problem with not using ordinals is that dates are ordinals. If they were not then New Year's Day should be 0 (or 0.5 at noon if you like), not 1, January. (View Post)

In many schools the recommendation given to new teachers is "don't live in the catchment area". The reason is to avoid bumping into pupils or parents outside of work. I live within walking … (View Post)