An interview and a reflection
Today I attended an interview for a role as a Digital Leader at my university. I thought I was prepared. The above video was created to...
A historic day for teaching unions
On Saturday 5 November I was proud to attend the ATL Special Conference. I even spoke, though I had no intentions of doing so prior to...
It's the little things...
Over the past year I have been on placement, attended various schools in a voluntary capacity to gain more experience and worked as a TA...
Bucket School (Invented by Nikki Bolton)
Bucket school is the innovation of the fabulous Nikki Bolton (Former Senior Lecturer at Edge Hill University). This concept has been...
The lessons that EYFS has for the 'big ones'...
In the long break between the end of my first year of training and the start of my second I decided to do some agency work as a TA. I...
The saga of the sunbeds
Everyone has the same problems when they go on holiday: sunbed wars! The people who get up at 5am and put towels on sunbeds they won't...
The difference dedication makes!
Today I attended another exemplar day with Edge Hill University. I was honoured to have the opportunity to spend the morning with...
The balancing juggler
One of the challenges as a single mum whilst studying to be a primary teacher is juggling all the responsibilities. As a mature student...
Why I'm going into teaching...
At these times of unrest in education in the UK, I have often pondered what I am doing – and debated if I am a little mad. This week I...
