http://edubuzz.org/blogs/angusmacrury Headteacher's Weblog for Innerwick Primary School, East Lothian Tue, 20 May 2008 13:16:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Recently I hasve been on a bit of a career rollercoaster that has seen me start the year in Innerwick, move to Ormiston as Acting HT after Christmas . Currently I am Acting HT at Whitecraig Primary School. The one thing that has struck me about the three schools is ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/angusmacrury/2008/05/20/whitecraig-primary-school/ Backbeat the word was on the street That the fire in your heart is out I'm sure you've heard it all before But you never really had a doubt I don't believe that anybody feels The way I do about you now And all the roads we have to walk along are winding And all the lights ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/angusmacrury/2008/03/07/wonderwall-monsignor-david-gemmell/ It has been a number of weeks since my last blog and I have not been nominated for any award. In the past few weeks I have just about kept my head above water with a combination of sick teachers, no admin assistant and a sick child at home. The ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/angusmacrury/2007/11/27/running-to-stand-still/ At the end of October ELVOS staff are coming to the school to work with pupils, staff and parents on an exciting "Ground Force" activity to further improve the play area of the Nursery to enable the children to benefit moref rom the outdoor environment. We are very fortunate in Innerwick ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/angusmacrury/2007/10/02/secret-garden/ I have been looking online about how to improve the performance of boys and reading a book titled "raising boys"I am  also keen to improve the school conditios to allow boys to feel that school is an important place to learn. Our ACtive ACE Friday seems to tick many boxes for boys especially if ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/angusmacrury/2007/10/02/boys-will-be-boys/ Last week I presented to Headteachers in East Lothian about how we manage change in Innerwick. I referred to a presentation on Adaptive Leadership by Mike McCabe, Director of Education, Culture and Lifelong Learning, South Ayrshire Council. This Presentation is available on Heads Together. Below I have listed the changes and proposed changes in Innerwick ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/angusmacrury/2007/10/02/changes-2/ We have decided to abandon the traditional Friday routine which was. Finish stuff that you couldn't do/wouldn't do Monday-Thursday. Go to assembly to listen to the HT drone on about schools rules and other boring stuff, go on to Golden time which was always cut short in order to get ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/angusmacrury/2007/09/12/friday-on-my-mind/ A colleague today came up with this quote:    “A Secondary Teacher teachers their subject whereas a Primary Teacher teaches children.” As we sat and discussed the truth in this I reflected on a visit  over two days from two QIO’s this Tuesday and Wednesday. One of the QIO’s was very interested in ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/angusmacrury/2007/09/07/x-and-y/ Once upon a time there was an ugly ISDN line. This ISDN line had been a good and faithful servant to his owners but he longed to be bigger and better to make his owners happier and more contented with life. He listened intently as his owners cried and screamed ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/angusmacrury/2007/08/31/there-once-was-an-ugly-isdn-duckling/ At Innerwick after a staff brainstorm we have reviewed what we do with the children on a Friday. It has been the concern of many schools that Friday morning was wrongly viewed by some pupils and parents as not as important as the other 4 days because it was a ... http://edubuzz.org/blogs/angusmacrury/2007/08/28/changes/