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Welcome back to our weekly blog! We’ve just come out of February half term here, and I actually escaped the kids and husband with a trip to Fuerteventura with my friend, she’s a teacher so when she asked if we could go away together my response was yes of course, but...

Why hello there. It’s me, Philip Pearson-Batt, here with all things Precept updates in this week’s weekly blog. It’s winter, so I haven’t really been up to much exciting recently. I don’t know about you but I’m a little bit ready for Spring. There are signs of it...

We hope you are well rested after the weekend, we certainly earned our rest after a very busy Friday at the YMCA preparing a lunch for around 100 people, see how we got on here (including my night before prep, complete with swimming goggles)!                        ...

Precept decided to have a night out on the town the other day! Yes, that is right – we went out, OUT!!!!  You may have seen from our recent post that we hoofed it over to Newark to attend an exclusive dining experience that is often not found outside of Torquay. The...

Hello there! Philip Pearson-Batt here with my first blog of 2024. Boy does it seem ages since I last did a blog! How have you been? Lots happening, I hope you’re ok! I hope you had a lovely Christmas and New Year. Whilst I managed to enjoy Christmas Day itself, I came...

Happy new year! Are we still saying that?! We hope that this blog finds you well and that you’ve kept up any new year’s resolutions you made so far (I’m doing dry January, and so far so good!).. now the kids are (finally!) back at school, we’re all hopefully back full...

How many times have you heard “are you all ready for Christmas yet?”?! Well, as we wind down to the end of the year and get the last-minute Christmas shopping done, we have a quick blog for you, don’t worry we’ll keep it short as we know how hectic this time of year...

We’re going through changes … I LOVE Christmas!  This week marks the first week of full on Precept festivities, with our Christmas lunch eating, Christmas video recording and secret Santa giving…almost the end of another year! On a personal note it has been a FABULOUS...

Well well well… long time no speak. I (Philip Pearson-Batt) have returned from my honeymoon – which is fast becoming a distant, but very happy, memory. For those who have been living under a rock, my husband Paul and I recently spent 3 weeks exploring New Zealand and...

Weekly blog: a cautionary tale of the importance of having and following procedures  The Precept team continues to grow, and I am delighted to introduce myself as the newest member of the team. I’m Alex (superhero name to be confirmed soon I’m told!) and I’ve worked...

Weekly blog: Don’t worry please: updated fit note guidance Hello all. Philip Pearson-Batt coming at you with our latest blog! You may have noticed we’ve been a bit quiet on the old blog front recently but that is just because exciting things have been happening...

Weekly blog: Tightrope walking – getting monitoring of staff right. What did I get up to this weekend? I met up with some old friends in Sheffield and we, quite randomly, ended up at a massive dog show. Those who know me, know that I love dogs (one dog in particular –...