Category Archives: Education

Translation workshops in lovely places, part 1

Posted on July 16, 2019 by forwardtranslations

This article first appeared in the ITI German Network’s newsletter and the ITI Bulletin, so sorry if you’ve read it already, but here it is again for anyone else interested… On 2-3 May, 2019, I was lucky enough to be … Continue reading →

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All the Acronyms: ITI CPD in the UEA JPC

Posted on February 12, 2015 by forwardtranslations

UEA was frequently observed in my day (doesn’t that make me sound old!) to stand for the University of Endless Acronyms, so it was a fitting venue for a CPD day with the ITI EARG (East Anglia Regional Group) on … Continue reading →

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Twerking Lizards, Wizards and Creative Writing: Translators in Schools 2

Posted on October 20, 2014 by forwardtranslations

Back in the summer I wrote about the Translators in Schools training I’ve been doing, so after that it was a case of going off to work out my own workshop with a mentor and another translator, and then just … Continue reading →

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Oh-bla-di, oh-bla-da, life goes on

Posted on July 2, 2014 by forwardtranslations

So, here we are. After all the fighting, protesting and general agitation, ideology has trumped evidence, justice and democracy. Cavell Primary and Nursery School is now The Edith Cavell Academy. We had one last protest yesterday morning but we’re not … Continue reading →

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Cavell IEB’S Contempt for Parents Laid Bare

Posted on June 17, 2014 by forwardtranslations

If there was ever any likelihood that the Interim Executive Board of Cavell Primary and Nursery School were acting in the school’s best interests, it surely disappeared today, when they published a document that amounted to little more than a … Continue reading →

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It’s been a little bit crazy lately…

Posted on May 7, 2014 by forwardtranslations

… which is why I still haven’t managed to get back into any kind of blogging rhythm. Sorry about that. The latest news is that the fight to stop our school being forced into becoming an academy has now been … Continue reading →

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Standing Up for Education and Cavell

Posted on March 26, 2014 by forwardtranslations

I was somewhat surprised and more than a little nervous to be asked by the local NUT rep if I’d speak at their strike rally this lunchtime. Having got my head round the idea though, I agreed to give it … Continue reading →

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An Academy Order for Cavell but We Fight On!

Posted on March 13, 2014 by forwardtranslations

A letter from Michael Gove was sent out this afternoon saying that he has made an academy order for Cavell to become an academy by 1st July. We are massively disappointed, but sadly not surpised, that the Department for Education have ignored the … Continue reading →

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Travesty, treachery, betrayal!

Posted on February 13, 2014 by forwardtranslations

So, things had quietened down a bit. I was getting back to work, back in the swing of blogging about books and translation and other matters that this blog is supposed to be about. We had started to breathe a … Continue reading →

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A Wooden Tortoise and a Bag Full of Cuddly Toys: Translators in Schools

Posted on February 2, 2014 by forwardtranslations

At the end of last year, I attended an initial Translators in Schools training day at the Free Word Centre in London. As well as learning about lesson planning, behaviour management and so on, leaders Sarah Ardizzone and Sam Holmes … Continue reading →

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