@Headteacherchat one way to look at it objectively is ...is it backed by a policy, formally documented and purposefully driven? instances where there have been complaints made about favouritism , collusion that the school is trying to minimise the risk of ...
It was a horse-like creature called ‘Buraq’ (Lightening) that carried the Prophet to Jerusalem for his famous ascension (pbuh) - not a rocket
15 January is the commemoration of that most special night; a reminder of the potential for the soul to rise above the material world, for those experiencing continued unimaginable hardship.
#Peace #Rajab #TheDomeOfTheRock
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Mathematics.
→ Liquid Demonstration of Pythagorean Theorem.
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This is Mubinul Hoque. He kept his Liverpool chippy open today to give away free food and drinks to the most vulnerable and people spending Christmas alone. This was for a second year running.
What an amazing man. ♥️
@Headteacherchat All fair roles — but teachers end up doing most of these too, usually while juggling a full timetable. Easy to forget just how stretched classroom staff are, and sometimes thats glossed over a bit
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sounds cliched but its so true- when leadership shows kindness towards staff everyone else around feels it and mirrors it in their behaviours and thats how kinder school communities are built.
Rest in peace, Patricia Routledge 🙏🏻
In memory of her, I encourage everyone to read these words of hers from February last year.
Whether young or old, you're bound to get something out of it.
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"I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude.
My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found.
At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me.
At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul.
At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being.
At 80, I took up watercolour painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible.
Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever.
I’m writing this to tell you something simple:
Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.
Let these years ahead be your TREASURE YEARS.
You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless.
You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours.
With love and gentleness,
Patricia Routledge
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Once more, rest in peace. 🤍
It is the amazing spiritual nature of man which makes him unique and also makes him accountable. If he is guided, he will find the One True God, and will fulfil his need to worship by believing in Him and obeying the Divine Inspiration sent by Him. This is basically the meaning of Islam: surrender to the Lord and Sustainer of the Universe.
Photo: Johannes Plenio
#Peace #Ramadan #Islam #Spring