New Beginnings

I wonder how your summer holidays have been?  As I look back over the last 6 weeks there have definitely been some highs and lows.  The principle low being a bout of Covid, whilst the highs have involved lots of golf with my two boys. I now play a very different form of golf and … Read more

Our attitude is our choice

Our attitude is our choice: I am so struck by this reality as we journey towards the end of the pandemic. It seems to me that many people carry a determined bleakness whilst others carry a similarly determined attitude of positivity. This has been very much a lesson that has been ‘punched’ in to me … Read more

Our name is a crucial part of our identity!

Since losing the majority of my sight there have been a number of deep frustrations with things that I could once do reasonably well and I now can’t do at all.  One of these is recognising people. Often I’m caught on the back foot when someone recognises me and I really have no idea who … Read more

Validation is Key!

As we all know, young people have been hit very hard by the events of the last year and a half. Many teachers feel that academically many young people have coped OK, but socially, and particularly their social competence, has been hit hard.  This can lead to them being socially a little clumsy. I believe … Read more

Belonging. Unpacked

I am aware that I have never formally unpacked each of the four pillars of I Can & I Am and I would love to spend the next few weeks dwelling a little more deeply on each one. Belonging is the first.  I have been thinking about it a great deal recently as with four … Read more

We did it!! £22,129 raised to fund our new bus

We did it!  A tough 3 days but a wonderful success.  150 miles from Bath Abbey to Big Ben with so much support along the way. We are delighted to have raised £22,129 which will be put towards the running costs of our bus. Have a watch of this one minute summary of our journey: … Read more

Bread Baking on the Bus

James, Anthony and Alice spent a wonderful morning trialling the new kitchen section on the ground floor of the double decker bus with some fine results!

Watch, observe and listen

I was so impacted by watching the BBC documentary with Roman Kemp about how difficult it is to extract deep information from boys.  It made me think about how hard we need to work to offer ourselves as good listeners to our young people. It is often our way as parents and teachers to fix, … Read more

The Tandemathon! Raising funds for the bus

Our new double decker bus hits the road next month and it’s dawning on us just how many costs will be involved in keeping our bus moving (who’d have thought we’d need 4 fire extinguishers?!) So we’ve set ourselves a target for the Tandemathon of £15,000 to go towards the costs of our first Pilot … Read more

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