On Tuesday 7 February, the school organised a pub quiz night for staff. Some of you out there know very well how keen I am on taking part in this kind of shit, and so when David – the Spanish teacher – asked me to be part of his team, I almost wet myself...

On Friday 3 February, the school organised a Chinese New Year staff party at a Chinese restaurant near my place. We started off at Gabi’s flat, which is in the building next to mine. I’m not sure whether I’ve ever mentioned Gabi before: she’s a primary...

I was back at school after the Chinese New Year’s holidays, and we were starting with two days of training… Urgh… The aim was to get us to focus on independent learning and lazy teaching. I must say that, as much as the first day was interesting and gave...