Category: A year in the life of a school
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2023 In Review: Bridging Ideas and Cultivating Growth Through a Year Long Journey of Educational Encounters
As the Executive Headteacher of Dhoon School, Laxey School and Willaston School , my professional journey in 2023 was marked by a series of enriching interactions and visits. This blog is a focused reflection on these experiences, highlighting the significant contributions of various visitors and the insights gained from my visits to other places. Each…
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2022: Reflections on a Year of Collaboration and Connection
As another year comes to a close, it’s a great opportunity to reflect on the key events and developments that took place over the past 12 months. In this review, author Max Kelly looks back at the wonderful opportunities that were afforded to his schools in terms of the visitors they hosted and the visits…
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Weeks 38 and 39: That’s A Wrap!
In the final blog of an ongoing series for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his time working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year draws to a close he hopes his blogs have painted a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Weeks 36 and 37: Making A Big Splash!
In the latest of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his time working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Weeks 34 and 35: At The Start Of The Final Furlong
In the latest of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his time working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Week 33: Jubilant Jubilee! A Week Of Interviews, Tea Parties And One Heck Of An Outfit…
In the thirty-third of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his time working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Week 32: Maypole Madness
In the latest of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his time working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Week 31: What Goes On Behind The Bike Shed?
In the latest of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his time working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Week 30: This Is Me
In the latest of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his time working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Week 28 & 29: Dragged Through A Hedge Backwards…
In the latest of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his time working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Week 26 & 27: Eggs-hausted at the End of Term and Ready for Easter…
In the latest of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his time working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Week 24 & 25: Double Header Round-Up
In the latest of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his time working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Week 23: Keeping My C19-Free Streak Alive… Just
In the twenty-third of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his week working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Week 22: I Can’t Believe It’s Shrove Tuesday… It Really Crêpe-d Up On Me This Year!
In the twenty-second of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his week working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Week 21: Love is In The Air
In the twenty-first of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his week working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Week 20: Unearthing The Hidden Secrets Of Our Playground…
In the twentieth of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his week working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Week 19: Half Way There And Livin’ On A Prayer
In the nineteenth of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his week working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Week 18: I Watched a UB40 Tribute Band Called WD40.They Were A Bit Rusty At First, But Got Better As The Show Went On…
In the eighteenth of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his week working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Week 17: I’ll Just Park It There
In the seventeenth of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his week working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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Week 16: Covid, Coughing, Coffee And Conversations
In the sixteenth of an ongoing series of blogs for the 2021-2022 academic year, Executive Headteacher Max Kelly captures his week working in primary schools in the Isle of Man. As the year goes on he hopes his blogs will paint a picture of a “Year In The Life Of A School”….
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