Most of this week I was on leave or it was a bank holiday, so was in the office for just two days. With soaring temperatures I actually went into the office, as it does have air conditioning and was a nicer environment for working in.

I took the time to finish off some mandatory training that needed to be done. These were two year refresher renewal modules that needed to be done. I have a strategy that when these come in, I prioritise them to get then done and dusted. In the past, like many other people, I would know that I needed to get them done, but then other stuff needed doing, so they were left. Then the deadline would arrive and it was all hands to the deck to get them done. Sometimes this would impact on other deadlines. So, despite sometimes the lack of urgency (initially) with mandatory training, it is important, so I devote time to going through the modules and passing the tests.

For a variety of reasons I won’t be attending TNC this year, which is taking place in Helsinki in Finland. My first (and only) TNC was last year in Brighton. In reality I was less interested in the conference (which is interesting) but was looking forward to attending some side meetings about education. However, I have been helping in the planning and the organisation of these said meetings.