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Why I am looking to go into business with impostors
I understand the concept of ‘impostor syndrome’ and to be frank, the criteria applies to me on many levels. Despite significant evidence to the contrary
Study and Revision – these are not the same thing
I don’t actually want to hear the word ‘revision’ until at least April next year. If you are a child embarking upon your GCSEs; if
GCSE Results – Preparing for the worst and hoping for the best.
Let’s do worst case scenario. Thursday morning arrives and the envelope or the email containing your GCSE results is the biggest shock you have received
The Guilt of the Working Mum – how I have almost mastered the art of self-forgiveness
The Guilt of the Working Mum – how I have almost mastered the art of self-forgiveness. I remember vividly my very first thought when I
Moving from the classroom to the boardroom – My exit strategy from teaching after 20 years.
I was 22 years old in 1994 when I was appointed to my first ever ‘proper’ job, an English teacher in a secondary school in
Why I can’t move on from “Of Mice and Men”
May 2016 and I returned my copy of “Of Mice and Men” to the shelf and there it has stayed gathering dust. This was as
How many “Power and Conflict” poems can you spot hidden in the text? There are 15 to find.
Here goes… Some advice for all you students of AQA English and not just those in London. All that remains to be said is now
GCSE month – The New Role of the Parent
This is it. They are finally here and they will come thick and fast. The GCSEs begin this week with some ‘biggies’ and for those
The Jekyll and Hyde Teenagers Addicted to Online Gaming
When parents of teenage boys congregate invariably the conversation will turn to online gaming and they will venture that their son is “addicted” to gaming