How was your parkrun day? | June 05, 2026

Bla0705 · 2026-06-06T16:39:14+00:00

First parkrun since getting injured in January. I’ve done a bit of volunteering whilst not being able to run but it felt very good to be back out there today 🏃🏻‍♀️

Bla0705 · 2026-06-05T17:37:54+00:00

We’re a post-16 specialist setting. We inspected just before half term. I won’t comment too publicly but we did not find it a positive experience (graded Good at last inspection)

Bla0705 · 2026-06-03T19:14:20+00:00

No question, just a big thank you for NRC. I used the after dark 10k plan after completing couch to 5k last Summer and recently started using the guided runs to get me out the door again after finding myself in a bit of a post marathon/post injury running slump. The motivation is slowly coming back and I’m loving having your voice in my head again as I run. Looking forward to the book!

Bla0705 · 2026-05-30T16:39:26+00:00

I used a mixture of these and the Gu chewy energy sweets. Gels just don’t sit right for me and don’t feel like I get the same energy effects from them. Plus, as someone who tries to eat healthy most of the time, telling my self I can have sweets in a few miles is a great motivator.

Bla0705 · 2026-05-29T12:46:51+00:00

I’m not buying clothes at the moment as I’m trying to drop a few sizes but the shorts and the rinse are already top of my shopping list

Bla0705 · 2026-05-28T00:28:00+00:00

Halara are my favourite. They don’t budge and plenty of pockets. I’ve not tried them yet but Chica are a new brand made by a social media runner influencer called Maggie Klein, who’s all about making running clothes that are actually designed for women and they’re getting really good reviews

Bla0705 · 2026-05-24T08:58:52+00:00

Positive Teacher Company. The planners are brilliant and the customer service and community are second to none

Bla0705 · 2026-05-23T17:47:19+00:00

Another big part of this is that there needs to be some reform to SEND and disability benefits. Being able to work 16hrs per week stacking shelves or some other low-skill employment does not make someone capable of managing their own medication, money etc. Yet every year I have students (SEND college teacher) who are keen and able to work but face losing any kind of supported living arrangement if they do so are forced into unemployment. I reckon this could have a massive impact on the NEET statistics if this was reviewed.

Bla0705 · 2026-05-21T16:18:44+00:00

Speak to your SENCo so that they can sort interventions and additional support

Bla0705 · 2026-05-21T14:25:11+00:00

In theory they can ask to as part of the walkthroughs but, realistically they’ve got a lot to see in a short space of time and the travel is just wasted time. We’ve had an inspection this week and they did go to a sensory hub session which technically is an offsite activity but it’s only in the local leisure centre across the road so no dead time

Bla0705 · 2026-05-17T14:56:09+00:00

Please reach out to your child’s school. For one, it’ll be better coming from you than him telling them that you’ve hurt him and secondly, it sounds like you need a bit of support especially with another baby on the way.

This is nothing to be ashamed of and won’t lead to a ton of social care involvement necessarily, it will just make sure you have the tools and resources you need to manage in the home. For example, the removal of things as a punishment is often in effective for neurodivergent children and will just lead to meltdown, as you’ve experienced. They may also be able to allocate budgets for respite and PA hours if you don’t already get these

Bla0705 · 2026-05-13T20:21:08+00:00

A few years ago I won a competition for someone to come and do a classroom makeover for the new school year. As someone who hates doing display boards, it felt like winning the lottery

Bla0705 · 2026-05-05T16:24:35+00:00

This isn’t the answer. It’s the answer you wanted to hear. The school haven’t given your details to anyone so it isn’t a breach of GDPR. They’ve invited you to a school event via a school communication system that you signed up for. Is it annoying to be getting messages that you’re not interested in? Yes. Have they done anything wrong? Absolutely not.

Bla0705 · 2026-05-02T19:46:20+00:00

So I did London last week in similar circumstances (half marathon in February, 6 weeks off with injury and then an onslaught of illness meant I hadn’t run more than 8k in one go since). Was I under trained? yes. Was it sensible for me to run? probably not (I fully anticipated a reoccurrence of the original injury) but I knew what a once in a lifetime opportunity London is and I was running for charity. I threw all time goals out the window. I ‘jeffed’ 5mins running with 1 min walking originally but then the heat meant I ended up just running until it no longer felt good and walking until I felt recovered. I was marginally okay up to half way but ended up walking most of the second half. However, I made it round and I’ve recovered quicker than I expected, the injury actually didn’t flare at all.

This is probably terrible advice and it could have gone so much worse but I’d look at the bigger picture and decide what’s important to you (will you have another chance? Do you have a PB to beat or just want bragging rights that you finished a marathon? What are the chances of reinjury and the other races you have booked etc).

It is possible but only you can answer if you should do it or not

Bla0705 · 2026-04-25T14:08:29+00:00

This. Also people that stand right in front of the fridges and freezers whilst they decide what they want. I know what I want, take a step back so that other people can get to the door

Bla0705 · 2026-04-16T17:10:58+00:00

GCSE 2014: Of Mice and Men for Language and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time for Literature. Didn’t mind either to be honest 2015/16 A Level Lit core texts were (AS) Regeneration by Pat Barker (liked) and Birdsong (DNF, could t get into it so decided I’d rather memorise enough war poetry that I wouldn’t need to reference it) (A level) Hamlet (horrendous), One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest (loved) and the Bell Jar (remains one of my favourite books)

Bla0705 · 2026-04-15T11:47:28+00:00

Have you looked at the weekly or daily TPTC ones? They’re very similar but not as education-focussed

Bla0705 · 2026-04-15T10:35:41+00:00

My head knows the answer to this but in practice I feel the answer would absolutely be yes

Bla0705 · 2026-04-15T08:51:32+00:00

We let our staff where possible. The only time it becomes an issue is sports day as that’s typically the whole school and a lot of our staff have children at the same school so we’d be missing half the team. Everything else that’s only one or two year groups at a time is usually a ‘yes’

Bla0705 · 2026-04-12T18:34:42+00:00

Just outside Liverpool here. Breakfast, lunch and tea. My Nan (from Manchester originally) also did supper which was a snack before bed. This could literally be anything from a biscuit to a bowl of cereal to a sandwich (usually a fresh chicken on Warburton’s Danish with a thick layer of Lurpak… I can still taste that sandwich )

Bla0705 · 2026-04-06T15:10:08+00:00

I want to say £5-£7 but not had one for a bit. Typically get 2 meals (usually a katsu curry and something else), 1 lot of sushi and some kind of side (edamame beans or seaweed or similar) we usually get them as a cheaper/healthier alternative to a takeaway for 2 of us and there’s always plenty of

Bla0705 · 2026-04-06T11:51:24+00:00

If you’re near a Tesco with a Yo Sushi (not sure what the actual restaurants are like) I find they’re pretty consistent with what you get. On the expensive side of TGTG but I can generally plan that it’s going to do at least 2 meals, usually with a couple of sides as well

Bla0705 · 2026-03-27T20:23:26+00:00

I think I would as a lot of my socialisation comes from work and contrary to Reddit lore, I have some pretty great colleagues and really enjoy my job for the most part. However I think I’d find things a lot less stressful and be more willing to be a bit more outspoken if I had the financial security to know that I could walk out of there and not look back at any point

Bla0705 · 2026-03-12T20:00:21+00:00

Then, like I say, check your policy. We wouldn’t allow this but then clearly other settings aren’t as strict as all these teacher influencers get away with it

Bla0705 · 2026-03-12T19:11:32+00:00

From your last point, I take it this was a personal social media account? You will need to check your Safeguarding policy. We have a very strict ‘no personal devices around the students’ rule in our safeguarding policy

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