Black Isle Wildlife Park

A return from last year, mainly for the zebras. It is hot though, so the animals are seeking shade, much like we should if we weren’t quite so insane.
First though, we are forced to discuss the meaning of the word “maximum” with the woman behind the desk. She won’t sell us a family ticket (2 [...]

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Day 1 – Cars and beaches

The car (more like a van with seats and windows) that the parents have hired turns out to have two bald tyres, which have to be replaced. So instead of leaving at 10ish, it was closer to one o’clock before we got on the road. We had been considering travelling up the Great Glen, but [...]

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In-visible thinking debate

Ah, the best laid plans…
I was doing really well with the Visible Thinking assignment, but induction weeks, the school show and Glow training stopped my involvement in its tracks, and now everyone’s relaxing, and end of term events are happening all over the place.
Including Belgium.
I mention Belgium because it currently contains a sizeable group of [...]

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Community Walk

I found a fabulous website today called Community Walk. The idea is simple: take a local area, take photos of the places of interest within your chosen area, link them all to a map and share the information with the world.
It’s a bit like being taken for a wander by a friend who knows their [...]

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Becoming more thoughtful

I’ve just been interviewed for the fourth time and it is scary. The variety and planning in the variety of questions is impressive, leading from ‘Do I think children should be active outside of school’ (yes, of course) to ‘What exercise do you or your family currently take part in?’ (er, can I  think about that one?)
The [...]

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Questions, questions, questions

I’m fascinated by the change of tone in questions that are coming along to be added to the Debate Wall.
There is a clearly recognisable difference between those that the pupils came up with themselves, which were based in their own experience, particular to the school, and often somewhat biased, and the later additions. Following the Claim-Support-Question routine, the [...]

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