Scribblings: Diary of a Head Teacher

Tom Panagiotopoulos

it’s not all playing with toys and going home at three in the afternoon.

“It was the worst horror film I had ever seen, and I was in it! It wasn’t until his leg fell to the ground with a resounding thump and bounced for a few feet, did I realise that Nathaniel’s leg was a prosthetic.”

From parents fighting in the playground to the toilets spewing out raw sewage and contaminating the school, a head teacher’s day can range from the sublime to the ridiculous.

Filled with life, laughter, tears and tantrums, Scribblings journeys through the battles of leading a primary school in one of the most deprived areas in the country. Where the struggles are immense, but the rewards are priceless.

Come inside and witness first-hand what happens once the school gates are closed.