1000+ visitors to this blog AKA ‘Lies, Damn Lies & Statistics’…My Churchill momment & finally My Oscar speech…

Mark Twain once stated that there are “Lies, damned lies, and statistics” which are used to bolster one’s argument.

Blog Statistics

However in a manner that Mark Twain himself would of approved of, I am publishing the statistics of my blog (see attachment at the end of this post.)

In the 9 months since I set this blog up (my first blog was on the 4th March ’15) there have been over 1,000 visitors to the site, many are repeat visitors which now actively follow the blog & use their smart phones to get updates, 63 people have contributed to discussions/debates & commented on various posts.

And pleasingly these contributions have come from members all over the country from Northern Ireland to Cornwall & from Scotland through to Norwich.

I am delighted that the blog has been so well received & reviewed by those who matter the most – the members who it is written for.

I wanted to offer colleagues an opportunity to get updates on what our union is doing through a light hearted ‘Social media platform’ & the feedback is that many members now follow the blog through their SMART Phones & enjoy the informal approach of posts, which sit along side more analytical posts, such as the recent post on the true cost of Supply Teaching.

My Oscar Speech

Setting this blog up would not of been possible without the support of many people, my Division Sec. was supportive from the first discussion we had back in March when I advised him I wanted to create a blog, as have the whole Telford & Wrekin Committee.

Don’t worry I am not going to cry…….

Getting the blog to a wider medium would of been impossible without the support of the Union’s Training Dept. who kindly shared the blog details at various Equality events throughout the year  & it was great to see the visitor number spike after every Equality event with people visiting & commenting on the topics posted.

And finally thanks to everyone who has visited the site, read the blogs, contributed and left comments.

But don’t worry there is more to come & big plans for the blog next year (teaser alert) and to quote Winston Churchill

‘This is not the end, its not even the beginning of the end, but it is the end of the beginning’

All that’s left to say is have a great Christmas & see you next year!

Blog statistics, highlighting visitors to the various posts.

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