OFSTED

Well, huge sighs of relief all round. The Inspectors came, observed, questioned and scrutinised then delivered their assessment of the school then left. Two days we've all been dreading and now it's over!! Thank God.

There are five grades: 
Outstanding
Good
Satisfactory
Need to Improve
Special Measures

After the last two years of unsettled management, we dreaded going into 'Special Measures' which is very serious. We hoped for 'Need to Improve'  but we received 'Satisfactory' !! OMG!!! SATISFACTORY!! That may not sound great to you out there but believe me it is wonderful!

AND as OFSTED come round only once every three years, I'll never have to go through it again as I am DETERMINED to retire in July 2010.
            

Channel 4 News War Horse

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I've just these remarkable 'puppets' on 'The Paul O'Grady Show' and couldn't believe what I was seeing. The puppeteers produce such remarkably lifelike movement that I completely ignored the humans and believed in the horses.

Michael Morpurgo's book is a moving account of one of the millions of horses sent to the front in WW1.

If it wasn't so expensive to visit and stay in London, I'd buy tickets. Here's hoping it plays the provinces.