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Diary of a headteacher: Always a difficult decision…

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It has been a difficult time for Tom Donohoe as he faced excluding his first pupils in 10 years…

Is it just me or is the job getting crazier? To be fair it could just be me getting older – 50 on my next birthday (which by the way I will celebrate while on a residential trip to the Isle of Wight with year 4). Or does everyone feel this way?

This academic year has certainly been an eventful one so far and though it is not yet Christmas we have had a number of interesting ins and outs. The first of these came when a parent decided to take their two children out of school, taking the decision to home-school their key stage 2 kiddies.

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