The captain had just announced that we were flying at 14,000 feet and had 45 minutes until we would start our descent. As I sat on flight ZX423 to Alicante, it would be fair to say that I was feeling very "shappy" – shattered but happy (a word invented by one of my more creative year 6 pupils!).
The last academic year (my 12th as headteacher of Anton Junior School in Hampshire) had finished just 18 hours previously and the Leavers' Assembly, our staff leaving do, and the year 6 graduation ceremony were already distant memories.
There was much to reflect on after the 2014/15 academic year. It started with my literacy and numeracy subject leaders leaving Anton for promoted posts and the governors wondering how we would cope without them.
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