How are you organising training for the first few days of term?
In many cases, the first few days of September will not be straight back to teaching but instead, back to 1,2 or even 3 days of INSET (in-service training). As I enter my 20th year at the chalk face, I can reflect on the good, the bad and the ugly of INSET days.
A History lesson for readers newer to the profession, reminds us that these days originated in 1988. One of many changes brought in by the esteemed Mr Baker (Baker days).