I thought I'd start by looking at the goals I set myself this time last year:
1. Develop our new link with Argentina. This I did. We hosted a teacher from Buenos Aires in our home and the staff were very welcoming at school. Sadly as I left the school, the link hasn't continued. Something to look into in the future, maybe,
2. Delegate! Next year I will be handing over the responsibility for our African links to a colleague in Key Stage 1. After having sole responsibility for all of our grant applications and partnership projects for the last few years, I know I'll find this hard. Done! Helped by the fact that I have left the school.
3. Be more organised. I'm a plate spinner. I tend to charge around trying to do everything at once (hence the previous point!). During an assembly a few weeks ago, I asked the children to give my desk a mark out of 10 whenever they come to my classroom. I'm going to try to get 10 as often as I can! Mmm... a work in progress!
4. Prioritise. So that I can focus on my family in the evenings, I aim to get my head down at the end of the school day and take less home. A change in role has meant I take less home - but I'm at work much longer.
5. Walk more. My husband made the mistake of saying publicly in his #nurture1415 blog that he wanted to get fitter and get to know the area where we live better. I intend to make sure that he fulfills this aim so that we can both get fitter in 2015. Again, a work in progress! I've joined the gym (again!) so we'll see if that helps with getting fitter.
So - aims for this year.
To be honest - much of the same! Goals 2, 3, 4 and 5 can stay. Not that I did nothing towards them this year, but they're still areas to develop.
With a changing role, goal 1 will become much more focused on school leadership. I want to become a more effective Deputy, supporting my staff and enabling them to do the best by our children.
