A NZ school here runs a programme where new teachers to the school have a .8 load in their first year and a .9 load in their second year and in the slack they are expected to visit other classrooms, observe, learn, offer advice and help where needed. It apparently is hugely popular with everyone. All teachers are also expected to maintain a digital portfolio of their ongoing professional development.

On ICT issues it is becoming a real pain switching between windows and mac. If you took my windows 7 away I’d be fine with it.