(Culture shock 3)

So there I am sat in my office first thing in the morning one quick SEN meeting done and it is shaping up to be a fairly normal day. When in walks Jackie Brown (not her real name but she does look like Pam Grier from the Quentin Tarantino movie of the same name and it makes us both laugh).

‘Mr Read,’ she says, ‘I am planning a visit for Year 2 and would like to charter a plane…’

My jaw hit the table.

‘What?’

‘We are planning a visit to Cayman Brac for Year Two in the summer term and I would like to charter a plane to get them there.’ She replies like it is normal. ‘Last year we took nearly 100 people.’

‘Right,’ Says I, ‘and how do we pay for this?’

‘Cake sales,’ comes the answer.

I figure that is a lot of cake!

‘That’s fine,’ says I regaining my composure, ‘ I’ll come along to help…’

Cake and a free plane ride! Whoo Hoo.