I’ve been fortunate to be able to choose to invest some time at Keira’s school this week. On Wednesday I went to a coffee morning with the Head and Deputy Head teachers on the dreaded subject of homework, and yesterday I helped the ninety children of year four get from school to the local theatre. Miraculously, our travel performance was repeated and all ninety made it back too! Then last night we went to a maths evening. Trust me – it was much more fun than I and probably you, imagine, and if you need any help with the grid method, I’m now your man.
I’ve observed lots of interesting flows and tensions over the past two days and overwhelmingly what I’ve seen is a team of enthusiastic, energetic (where they get it from I’ll never know), passionate and gently persistent teaching staff giving their all to help the kids be the best they can. It’s quite some balancing act.
Carole, Keira and I chose Stanley Park School primarily because it just felt right, a welcoming friendly place to learn. And so it has proved. The teachers I’ve been fortunate to interact with these past two days are: Mrs Clark, Mrs Lamy, Miss Gray, Mr P, Mr Tazzyman and Mr Sewell. Thank you for your time and for your interest in Keira and all the children, and I appreciate your interest in me and all the parents too.
If you get the opportunity to interact with a teacher today, try and find a reason to thank them.
