Category Archives: Poetry

Navigate the World

Posted on October 25, 2018 by suecowley

It’s muddy in the forest So we have to wear our boots. That’s the way you do it! First right foot and then left foot. The forecast is for rain So we’ll wear coveralls for luck. And pack up our … Continue reading →

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Advice for NQTs

Posted on August 28, 2018 by suecowley

Do not do the things I did Try not to shout at a class of kids Smile if you want on the very first day Don’t send kids out early to play. Explain what you need, children want to know … Continue reading →

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Northern Rockin’ in the Free World

Posted on June 12, 2016 by suecowley

I’m driving up North on a hot Friday night It takes me six hours, ‘cos there’s traffic to fight The hotel is strange, but that just doesn’t matter ‘Cos Lisa and Sam and me have a good natter. I meet … Continue reading →

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The One Disruptive Child

Posted on May 15, 2016 by suecowley

I am the one disruptive child The one you’ve labelled as too wild I scatter chaos through your class Destroying lessons as I pass. I like to make my classmates laugh By doing stuff you think is daft You worry … Continue reading →

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Holiday

Posted on May 13, 2016 by suecowley

   Would it be really rude of me To offer to the DfE A list of things they need to do Before they start on me and you? Assessment is a mighty mess Rogue marker’s causing much distress They published … Continue reading →

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Better, together

Posted on January 17, 2016 by suecowley

As the years pass The Ghost of Not Good Enough Picks up your scent. It limps behind you Feeding on missed apostrophes, missed opportunities And the children you didn’t quite reach. On many a day The Ghost of The Wrong … Continue reading →

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Life Without Twitter

Posted on October 22, 2015 by suecowley

Gazing out of a window Instead of into a screen Tinkering about, only at the margins Of the online world Stepping away for a time From the hurly-burly And the clamouring voices Into a quieter place Writing to hear yourself … Continue reading →

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Camp

Posted on October 15, 2015 by suecowley

Tomorrow afternoon We will drag your too big suitcase In through the front door. (((We will hug each other tight.))) Because you made it back home To the place where you are most missed. After you’ve had your (prebooked) bubble … Continue reading →

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The Age of the Expert

Posted on October 15, 2015 by suecowley

This is The Age of the Expert The Expert knows just what to do The Expert has got all the answers And the answers are sure to be true. This is The Age of the Expert When science and evidence … Continue reading →

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The Thing That I Love About Poems

Posted on October 8, 2015 by suecowley

The thing that I love about poems Is that poems are playing around They’re not trying to win Or squash you back in They’re just an adventure in sound. The thing that I love about poems Is nobody has to … Continue reading →

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