Holidays

We all know that holidays aren't always 'away from school'. There are times when the children really want some extra help and the end of the day is not always conducive to great progress - usually due to their fatigue (and ours!) - many of our students have 6 hours of lessons in a day, with some Year 11s facing 7 hours on occasion. So, the holidays it is.

Today, I have worked with some truly admirable sixteen year olds who WANTED to spend a couple of hours developing writing skills and practising German grammar - out of CHOICE! That, for me, is the definition of job satisfaction. Children who are motivated and who want to learn more and more and more! I spent a fab three hours with a few of them today, and the motivation to study German post-16 is clear. I don't mind losing a few hours out of my holiday if that is the result. :-)