Taking over as acting head

One of the things that I have always thought about is what it would be like if I was in charge. I am sure that most deputies in any sphere of work have this thought regularly. If I was Vice President of the USA when Kennedy was in charge how would I have reacted in 1963?

For me it wasn't quite so dramatic. My head has been granted a sabbatical and I am in charge for the summer term. My first aim has to be to make sure that all runs smoothly but I also want to make sure that the school is not quite the same again. A key aim is to demonstrate that the school can actually run on a day-to-day basis in the absence of the head.

Like all good heads he is very much in touch with everything that is going on. Hopefully he will feel able to be a little more detached from the mundane routine and will give even more strategic direction when he returns. That has to be the aim.

Trip to the Rhine Valley

Why do school trips always seem to leave so early?

This morning I had to set the alarm for 03.15 to get in to school in time for our trip to the Rhine Valley. It must be early because as I write this from the back of the coach even the 30 Y7/8s are hardly awake - not normal for the start of a school trip! How long will this last?