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Michael Pettavel

Michael Pettavel is a successfully retired nursery school head teacher, Children’s Centre leader and occasional consultant.

Michael Pettavel
Opinion 9 December 2019

Mixed priorities

Michael Pettavel
Michael Pettavel head teacher, Brougham Street Childcare and Nursery School, Skipton. All views most definitely my own
Opinion 10 November 2019

Falling on deaf ears

Michael Pettavel
Michael Pettavel, head teacher, Brougham Street Nursery School, Skipton
Opinion 14 October 2019

Public services, such as early years, should be outside politics

Michael Pettavel
Opinion 16 September 2019

Inspired by Gussin Paley

Michael Pettavel
Opinion 22 July 2019

Children’s choice

Michael Pettavel
Opinion 24 June 2019

Changing the mindset

Michael Pettavel
Opinion 27 May 2019

Explaining status

Michael Pettavel
Opinion 15 April 2019

Take back control

Michael Pettavel
Opinion 18 March 2019

In the same boat

Michael Pettavel
Opinion 18 February 2019

It’s all a bit of a muddle

Michael Pettavel
Opinion 21 January 2019

Not a different species

Child Development
Opinion 9 December 2018

Trust children to lead

Michael Pettavel
Opinion 12 November 2018

Feeling overwhelmed

Management
Opinion 15 October 2018

Happy doing nothing

Viewpoint
Opinion 17 September 2018

Top down, back to front

Policy & Politics
Opinion 20 August 2018

One size doesn’t fit all

Michael Pettavel
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