Monoux – Five Miles Out

I saw a welcoming light

How real is the world we see? I mean how much of it have we really experienced and how much have we experienced only via television or cinema? When I was a child the sight of Spider-man swinging past the Statue of Liberty was not incongruous. At ten years old New York City was justContinue reading “I saw a welcoming light”

The City was sticky and cruel

I have been on both ends of redundancy. When I made people redundant while I was working in the insolvency team it seemed unreal – I was living a charmed life where my career was just on the rise. This came to a shuddering halt when Grant Thornton made me redundant. This despite a boomingContinue reading “The City was sticky and cruel”

The Best of Men

When I started at Monoux the College had been frozen in aspic for years. It was 2007 and Curriculum 2000 was still to be implemented. Kim Clifford got rid of the Deputy Principal and Director of Finance and recruited Sardip Noonan and me in to replace them. There was a split between the old timers,Continue reading “The Best of Men”

But I Won’t Go, Go, Go

In 2006 work was close to idyllic. After five years of working for a man whose main aim seemed to be to belittle and cut down his staff (I will talk about him later), I had a boss (Orville Gardener) who was someone you could learn from. I still talk to him even now, despiteContinue reading “But I Won’t Go, Go, Go”

Through all the Raging Glory of the Years

Michael is a bigger fan of the Alarm than I am. I could settle for just having one track from them. The Alarm were a group from Wales. When I got the job at Monoux I went for a couple of days to visit and get to know my managers (I had a three monthContinue reading “Through all the Raging Glory of the Years”

All the Commotion

I went to work at Monoux in 2007. I left a grade 1 (outstanding) college in amazing financial health for a grade 3 (requires improvement) college with ropey finances. It was like stepping back in time further than when I had started at NewVIc in 1993 – Monoux’s systems in 2007 were ones that wouldContinue reading “All the Commotion”

Then it all went black

One of the most modern tracks and groups here. My boss at work is a really big music fan. When he started at Monoux I had been acting Principal for nearly a year, which may have made it difficult for him. It shouldn’t have, as I was suffering from ME and desperate to go backContinue reading “Then it all went black”