Day 323 - Double Double

Friday March 5th

Last day at Kings' for 3 weeks and I decided to go for the easy option - 2 formal observations after lunch.

I honestly thought I had botched both of them but my observers thought otherwise and both gave me good to very good performance rating as well as some very good feedback. What a great way to finish off the week. I have high standards so was harder on myself than I should have been. The best comment made was that I was challenging my classes to think for themselves and stretch their understanding beyond what they thought was possible. Brilliant!

I popped back in to get some files for next week and had a long chat about my legal obligation as a teacher. This came about because I had heard some discussion of a nasty situation while out of school. Apparently, if I think a child at the school is at risk then I have a duty to report it to the school Child Protection team. This potentially compromises my role as a father given I have two kids at Kings', both of whom have friends who are in and out of our house. Tricky stuff and hope I never have to make the choice!