The following poem was written by Pam Marsh at St Mary's Catholic Primary School in Whitstable. As a result of sending it in to our 'Shameless Plug' team, Pam won her very own 'staffroom entertainment kit'. Want to be like Pam? Visit our Shameless Plugs details page to find out how...

ODE TO TURNING POINT

Didn’t I have a lovely time

The day I went to the BETT show

The TurningPoint team

Made come true my dream

By choosing my number to win their system

I felt like a fool

When back at my school

I couldn’t work out how to use it

Then I found the small card

It didn’t look hard

And in half an hour I’d composed a science quiz

The kids think it’s great

Each day they can’t wait

To see if they’re going to use it

Assessment’s a breeze

It’s sorted with ease...

But oh dear, the staff...they’re all technophobic

To sell it to them

I concocted a plan

Involving the end of term staff do.

The training consisted

Of a quiz that was twisted

Around the choice of a suitable menu

Now they’re all impressed

They think TurningPoint’s best

But oh dear, now I’ve got a problem.

They’re all voting mad

Which wouldn’t be bad

BUT THE SET’S NEVER THERE WHEN I NEED IT AND I’M GETTING SERIOUSLY FED UP ABOUT IT!!!

By Pam Marsh, St Mary's Catholic Primary, Whitstable, Kent.