Feelings, relationships

"So she said..." Conversation, boredom, pelvic floor exercise, Kegel exercise

Published in The Ergonomist

"This new class requires children to express their emotions..." emotions, emotional, expression, physical, self-expression, Carrie teacher,

"My favourite sound..." Inspirational teaching, human, teachers, calling, mission, staffroom bitching, moaning, grumble, Tisker dog, Daisy-Belle

"When I feel down about being a teacher... " Depressed, fed-up, good and bad points in teaching, educational video, long holidays, Clyra pupil, Sasha teacher, calling, mission, worth while

"Hi Ben, how was the reception.." Networking, intellectuals, party, shy, social skills, fart, intestinal gas. One of those fascinating but little known statistics you can find on the web.

"Mum, I wish I could quit my job" Teacher Ben, social life in schools, colleagues, nose-picking, back-stabbing

"Don't you hate it when..." Senior management team, teacher Ben, deputy head Carrie, pupils, staff morale, stress

"It's been a long day.." Teacher Ben, bar, pub, music, guitar, "The wheels on the bus", girlfriend, relaxing. This happened to me when I was waiting to do an author event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. The jazz band in the Spiegeltent hadn't arrived...