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Michael Pettavel

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

Opinion 23 July 2018

Friends indeed

Child Development
Opinion 22 June 2018

Ship without a rudder

Viewpoint
Opinion 25 May 2018

Old enough to learn

Michael Pettavel
Opinion 16 April 2018

Inequality at work

Careers & Training
Opinion 19 March 2018

Money problems

Michael Pettavel
Opinion 19 February 2018

Desperate measures

Observation, Assessment & Planning
Opinion 22 January 2018

On soggy ground

Michael Pettavel
Opinion 11 December 2017

Fiddle around the edges

Viewpoint
Opinion 13 November 2017

Splitting headache!

Policy & Politics
Opinion 16 October 2017

Risking it all

Child Development
Opinion 18 September 2017

Being professional

Viewpoint
Opinion 21 August 2017

Dolly Babe or Leader?

Michael Pettavel
Opinion 7 August 2017

Best days of their lives

Viewpoint
Opinion 26 June 2017

30 hours for whom?

Viewpoint
Opinion 15 May 2017

Opportunity to succeed

Viewpoint
Opinion 17 April 2017

Fear of inspection

Inspection
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