Backing up all my lesson plans etc for one final time ahead of me leaving my last school, I came across these 'reflections' I wrote earlier in the year. Not entirely sure why I wrote them, but I did. One is on report writing, and one is on how I engage low-ability pupils. You may ask yourself why the hell would you want to read a reflection on report writing, and that's a good question but hush now; I'm talking. They were meant to be both (somewhat) informative and (hopefully) funny. If you are a teacher, especially early on, you might find them useful. If you are not a teacher, you may still find them funny even if you never write a report in your life. If you don't find me funny or in any way helpful then well you've probably already stopped reading and here I'm technically talking to myself. Enjoy/unenjoy

A black comedy for any teacher (or anyone really), who has felt the need to hold their tongue for fear of making things worse. For anyone who has sat through a staff meeting that could have been an email. For anyone that has been held accountable for things beyond their control. For anyone who has felt frustrated at a lack of honesty.