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Those were the days – Staff Football team on tour
Back Row – Opalka R, Roberts B, Denial R, Cosby P, Raitt C, Atkins G, Chadwick P Front Row – Soneji P, Simpson P, Springford M, Prosser D , Morgan S This photo was taken on the Saturday of the...
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Those were the days Part 27
Staff talent show. The Staff Talent show was something that students eagerly anticipated for weeks leading up to Christmas. This lunch time performance was hotly contested affair, which always took...
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He is an absolute legend – Dennis Skinner
Dennis Skinner claimed about £5k on average for his annual travel expenses over the past few years and he voted in 91.04% of the debates in Parliament. You can check it all here:...
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Those were the days Part 28
This tale concerns a girl I shall call Kelly. I first taught Kelly in 8BR – a form that was a truly homogeneous mix of abilities and needs. Full of characters (and Kelly was one of them) this class was...
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Article 5
samthegas:I was thinking about how times have changed so looked back at this Originally posted on Next goal wins laaaaaaads!: I started my professional career in teaching on 8th July 1991 at a West...
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Those were the days Part 29
The World Patented Roy Bollard filing method © When I got my first job in a West London comprehensive there was only one other Chemistry teacher in the school – Roy Bollard. He was a well organised...
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Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Alan Border! The former Australian cricket captain, who is 58 today was quoted in the week as saying about the current team’s batting in the Ashes series so far : “Our major concern...
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The Soccer Special to Newport County.
Newport County are back in the Football League and they play Bristol Rovers (my team) on Saturday. This brings back memories of when I went to the corresponding fixture way back on 7th September 1985....
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I wish there was a record shop in town.
It is like the good old days. A musician plays his heart out at a gig and after had your socks knocked off by the live performance you wait in anticipation for the next album to come out. Then when...
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Those were the days Part 30
The Hod carrier in flip-flops After completing my teacher training I got a placed in the pool of recruits in the London Borough of Hillingdon. When I pitched up in July 1991 on my first day as a...
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Let’s see what you would have won…….
I love the Challenge Channel on Freeview Ch 48 Sky Ch 145. It broadcasts repeats of Bullseye on a regular basis, often back to back. There are plenty of shows to choose from as 15 series were...
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Classic one liners……7
Dennis Skinner was at it yet again today. Unfortunately the State Opening of Parliament clashes with Day 2 of the Royal Ascot Race meeting and it is no secret as to where the Queen would rather be....
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Let’s see what you would have won…….
Jim Bowen’s death was announced today. He was an absolute legend and loved by millions. I wrote about the TV show Bullseye in a previous post a few years ago as it was something that I had...
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Dave Prowse. A Bristol legend
Dave Prowse sadly passed away today. A true giant at 6 foot 6 inches tall, the man who famously played Darth Vader in the Star Wars Films. As a young kid I remember him as the Green Cross Code Man. He...
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Those were the days Part 31
Maths and the male anatomy I had forgotten all about this prank. Seeing the daffodils emerging again this spring brought back the memory of a well planned stroke pulled by a fellow reprobate at the...
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What was the Score?
Those that know me will know that I am a soccer nut and love following not only my team (Bristol Rovers), but the game in general. In the days before smart phones there were only a few ways that you...
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