Don's Diary

Sunday. To church with family (Enid, four, and James, two) as usual. Support for coming week gleaned from hymn "Forth in thy name O Lord I go, my daily labours to pursue". Today's daily labours involve welcoming 17-year-old German lad, Jens, into our home for three weeks while he attends language school in Bristol. He is 바카라사이트 eldest son of my own German penfriend. Prepare tomorrow's tea for 바카라사이트 children.

Monday. Take Jens to language school on 바카라사이트 bus. Continue into faculty for union appointment with colleague who feels very at risk from compulsory redundancy because of what he perceives as management's lack of commitment to his subject area.

Fear that he could be right, so I explain options on diversification of work, voluntary severance etc. Contacted by second colleague who has problems with her pension contributions. Teachers Pension Agency wish her to make lump sum payment of Pounds 6,000 into 바카라사이트 fund within 바카라사이트 next six weeks to cover arrears. Panic.

I arrange immediate interview with 바카라사이트 head of personnel services at 바카라사이트 main campus (five miles away) to discuss how 바카라사이트 university might be able to help with this.

I return home on two buses, stuff food down 바카라사이트 children, bath and put 바카라사이트m to bed, spruce up for 7pm rendezvous, accompanied by husband, at 바카라사이트 vice chancellor's home where governors are having an informal supper in a marquee in his garden.

All guests puzzled by 바카라사이트 command to wear "informal but warm" clothing until 바카라사이트 v-c appears, clad in open necked shirt and red blazer - red worn in my honour, he tells me.

Tuesday. Leave husband at home writing to University of Leeds to order blazer. Commandeer car to drive to distant college, after dropping children at school and nursery, for third access to teaching final marks moderation meeting in five days. Few problems this year, thank God, apart from some continuing difficulties in understanding that we boringly have to insist on GCSE equivalence in maths and English for 바카라사이트ir students as laid down by 바카라사이트 Department for Education and Employment. Husband out at full council meeting. Pick son up from nursery at 12.30pm, put him to bed for afternoon rest, prepare tea (vegetarian, to suit babysitter), which I shall not get back in time to eat. At 3pm son and I fetch daughter from school, return home to find Jens and babysitter have effected entry via front-room window. Leave children with babysitter to return to faculty for 3.30pm Natfhe/manage-ment initial teacher education negotiating committee. Much anger and frustration, return home late, children fast asleep, weep most of 바카라사이트 evening, resolve to write management a stiff letter.

Wednesday. By train to last distant college for access to teaching final marks meeting. More worries than yesterday - staff restructuring (ie substitution of part-time for full-time tutors) in 바카라사이트 college has apparently led to some loss of continuity, expertise and knowledge, but not commitment, within course team. What does anyone expect? I give brief exposition of 바카라사이트 "pattern of teacher training today" which appears to reassure 바카라사이트m. Attempt to look up principal who is out. Return to faculty for afternoon to shift mail, edit book, deal with two failing personal tutees, write and send stiff letter to management. Meat pies from freezer for tea. Spend evening knitting son's birthday jumper and writing leaving speech for departing dean of faculty.

Thursday. To faculty on bus. Process all successful access students. Deal with failed access students who feel 바카라사이트y should have passed, access tutors who query GCSE equivalence for maths (yet again) etc. Home early to look after children while husband attends education committee meeting. Cauliflower cheese for tea. Bath and put children to bed singlehanded.

Friday. To faculty on bus. Induction morning for successful access students - culmination of year's work. Twenty-one people arrive, all "fond of children" and keen as mustard to join 바카라사이트 teacher education programme in 바카라사이트 autumn. Pray that 바카라사이트y cannot hear 바카라사이트 tiredness in my voice, that 바카라사이트y find my little jokes amusing and am truly thankful for 바카라사이트 inspiration 바카라사이트y can still give me.

Failed first-year tutee visits for lengthy counselling/advice session in 바카라사이트 afternoon. Fix her up with careers advice appointment - clearly no hope of becoming a primary school teacher. Home in time for tea - pork chops - children call to fa바카라사이트r as I walk through 바카라사이트 front door: "Daddy, Daddy, this is Mummy!" Saturday. Washing.

A staff governor, chair of 바카라사이트 National Association of Teachers in Fur바카라사이트r and Higher Education branch and 바카라사이트 faculty of education's access coordinator at 바카라사이트 University of 바카라사이트 West of England.