Here we go again!

Not sure what happened to the past 8 weeks, but here we are - back at school. The kids don't start back until next week, but we've got lots of lovely (not!) staff meetings.

Also of course I have to try to get my department organised. The building work is all done and the new staff work room looks lovely. It'll be better once it has some computers and chairs, but they've done an amazing job so far. I have a shiny new door on my prep room, which has a glass panel in it so I'm less likely to get knocked over by teachers barging in now, and it's on the same key as the rest of the department so I have fewer keys in my pocket. All the interactive whiteboards are in too, but they moved a lot of stuff around and ripped out some cupboards in the process of installing them so my job tomorrow is to tidy the labs.

For today, I'm unpacking my stationery order (which is like christmas - I love it!) and sorting out timetables. I'm a geek so I like to print out the department timetable and highlight all my teachers in different colours so I can so who's where when. Isn't it pretty? :) (I know - small things please small minds!)

HoD doesn't exactly have an office yet. They've put a desk in the old lab/store room and we spent some time this morning getting him semi-organised. Still waiting for the computer and phione to be connected though.

The new Bio Tech has started. Chem Tech is shepherding her around the place at the moment. I'm leaving him to it! He does love to give himself jobs so he feels important, and who am I to stop him?