Thursday was year eight parents' evening. On these events you meet a wide range of parents. Those who are really shy and never say anything more than 'yeah' or even nothing at all, those who are really serious and take notes about what you are saying and those who you can have a bit of a laugh and a joke with, perhaps even taking it as a far as a bit of light-hearted flirting.

On Friday morning I overheard two pupils having a discussion:

'My mum fancies Mr xxxx, should I tell him?'

'Probably best not'

Correct.