Checking reports as a form tutor is a stressful experience. You have to draw a line between sending back what is actually wrong - hes that should be shes and assertive headwear: 'I am confident hat Bob will do well next year' - and sending back sentences that are just not phrased as you would phrase them yourself.

Sometimes it's just typos but some mistakes are unforgivable: 'Bob has done well this year, in order to improve next year Fred will have to...' Methinks the drama teacher has been copying and pasting his reports. Where it gets harder is when the mistakes are small and could be gotten away with. Afterall the people who have written the reports are friends really so I don't want to offend them by cramming their pigeon holes with reports to correct. For example, I'm not sending back the ones where sentences have too many commas. I hate grammar/punctuality whores but the comma must be the most overused piece of punctuality in existence. It makes everything sound like it's being, read, after, running, around, the, block. I remember reading somewhere that half of all commas should be missed out and the other half should be full stops followed by the start of a new sentence. Some teachers have braved a semi-colon though only the English teacher (thank God) has got its use right. I'm relieved that everyone knows how to use an apostrophe though. I actually recall the QTS literacy skills test being 90% based on your ability to put fifteen apostrophes into a sentence.

Some reports are just plain dull. If I have to read about someone in my form making a moisture tester again I think I'll scream. It's the most superfluous piece of information I've ever come across. Seriously, half the content of each technology report is '**** is in the process of producing a moisture tester for plants and her work is of an excellent standard'. It wouldn't be so bad if there was some variety in outcome, such as 'and her work is absolutely crap', but the way the reports are written it makes an excellent moisture tester almost like a certificate given for participation.

I was quite satisfied though to find some mistakes in my head of department's reports. He a great boss but he checks our reports and picks out lots of fussy mistakes so now it's payback.

Of course the worst thing is that I'm completely capable of making all the above mistakes, though would never copy and paste as that's just lazy. Either way I'm going to have nightmares tonight about being chased by comma-wielding moisture testers wearing bolshy hats.