Incident 1
I have had my second ISP visit to school 1 today to carry out the audit with the headteacher. The idea is that the school adviser comes along to make sure that it all goes smoothly as they are the people who have requested this support for the schools in the first place. Unfortunately he couldn’t attend, so it was just me and the headteacher. She was particularly negative, especially in her body language. There was a circular table in her room, but she stayed on her large chair behind her desk, creating a real and an imaginary barrier between us. Not a good start!
Reflection
I have been wondering what caused this behaviour. I know the school is on an estate with high deprivation and she is very protective and nurturing of the children. Her focus is very much on their all round development as well as their education, to replace what many of them don’t get at home.
I came to the conclusion that she sees the vision and aims of the programme as being at odds with her......
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