Already we’re deep in the school summer holidays. Hell for parents, who still have to keep their kids occupied for weeks on end; heaven for teachers, with all those weeks off.
The biggest danger with so much time off is that, after a few weeks, your brain becomes addled
For those of us fortunate enough to teach in independent schools, the holidays began on 1 July, which by now seems an age ago and we don’t go back to school until September. Two whole months off, on full pay. Long enough to forget about troublesome teenagers; long enough to dream dreams of new careers. A sense of space and peace that lasts… well, until A level results day on 17 August, when reality bites again.
So what do we do with all that time? Sadly, the old cliché – that sir and miss head straight off to France before the crowds and do nothing but sip rosé – is largely true.
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