Before I taught, I worked in construction. I thought I knew hard work.

Then I started teaching in alternative provision.

The kids who get told every day they're not good enough? Who keep showing up anyway?

Construction taught me how to build things. Teaching taught me how to build people.

#Teaching #AlternativeProvision #SEMH

It's been sunny all week and my school's roof is still without panels.

Flat. South-facing. No shading. A textbook site.

But we can't afford the upfront. So it sits there. Baking. Useless. While we pay the grid rates.

Not a lack of will. A lack of funding that works for schools like ours.

#SolarSchools #Renewables #AlternativeProvision