Day 50 – 18 March 2014 I had a day off yesterday, the last of this year’s. I’ve timed it quite well as there are only eleven more days left of this fiscal year. Holidays have always presented a small problem for us as the year in which you an accrue them and take them … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 50
A year of work in progress – day 26
Day 26 – 7 February 2014 Today was all about Building Schools for the Future or BSF to use its initials. The brain child of Tony Blair’s government, BSF was designed as an investment programme to improve the lot of secondary schools across the country. Apparently politicians from all English political parties were supportive of … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 26
A year of work in progress – day 24
Day 24 – 5 February 2014 On the way to Newcastle yesterday I was listening to a play on Radio 4. They have some very good stuff on and it always amazes me how the radio manages to paint pictures with words. The play was called Test Case and was about a man who was … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 24
A year of work in progress – day 22
Day 22 – 3 February 2014 Another month starts and I have a couple more presentations. Meadowfield first and then Seaham which means I have to drive down past Durham and then back across to the East. This doesn’t make sense except that the engineers who work in the schools find it very difficult to … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 22
A year of work in progress – day 15
Day 15 – 22 January 2014 There are two difficulties in writing a daily blog: Finding the time and enthusiasm to keep it going and; Making sure you don’t repeat yourself. There is a third, to keep it interesting but that may be a step too far. Whilst there is always something new going on … Continue reading A year of work in progress – day 15
A conference I wasn’t at
This was another first for me this week. I managed to get a question raised during a live question and answer session at a conference that I wasn’t even at and it was all thanks to social media. I’ve been using Twitter for several years now. I got myself started in order to see what … Continue reading A conference I wasn’t at
Enabling safe business
It has been another first for me, acting as the compere for a conference. Is compere the right word or should it be chairman, host or even MC? MC Phil – I don’t think so. The conference went under the banner of ‘Enabling Safe Business’ and was focussed on getting the balance right between heavy-handed … Continue reading Enabling safe business
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 