It’s All Over

Well, I have finally finished my final exam, so technically I have finally left Shenfield, so I suppose that I should do some form of look back at the seven years there, just in case some people think I don’t care.
Seven years is a long time, not quite as long as 10, but longer than [...]

So, All Those Photos

It says something when the first photo that appears on my Flickr is in the X-Team set and was taken on March 29th last year. It captures that moment in time when the gaggle were lowly year 12s, Jordan was still at Shenfield, as was Jo, Dale, Sam and Max were all little year 11s [...]

The Final Shutter has Closed

I haven’t quite become part of the elusive ex-Team yet, but today was that final step towards that status today by taking my last photo as the X-Team photographer.
It seems slightly premature to remenice about my whole career at Shenfield as I don’t leave til Friday, and also too early to say farewell to the [...]

Less than 5 Days in LA

School trips were normally just an excuse to get a day out of school, or perhaps a trip camping somewhere. I’ve already been on a barge this school year, and about midday today I landed at Heathrow following a trip to LA.
So, what can you do when given less than 5 days in a [...]

More Religion at School

It occurred to me that perhaps I debate religion too much today, especially when my explaining of the Pastafarian religion triggered an almost hour-long debate regarding religion, not with the normal people I debate with, but with three younger students. Year 8s (aged 12/13) to be precise.
It was an interesting debate and one that [...]

A Week of Woolly Pigs, Sheep and Hamsters on a Bargey, Bargey, Barge

Now that I’ve had a nice rest I should be able to actually make sense when describing what it was I actually did do for a week, on a barge doing the Warwick Ring.
Before I start I will quickly explain a few things that are likely to confuse you. woolly Pigs are actually sheep, sheep [...]