Staff who stay
Average tenure here is six years. In a sector where it is under two, that is the single thing we are proudest of.
What we planted this spring
Broad beans that mostly failed, sunflowers that mostly did not, and a willow tunnel now tall enough to disappear into.
August 17, 2026
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Settling in without a schedule
Some children settle in a morning and some take five weeks. We have stopped predicting which, and stopped rushing either.
August 17, 2026
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The two-year-old check, in plain English
What it is, what it is not, and why the progress check is a conversation rather than a test.
August 17, 2026
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Mud, and why we stopped apologising for it
We used to send an explanatory note home. Now we send spare clothes and a photograph, which works considerably better.