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Preparation for IATEFL Harrogate

In a similar way to last year's post on preparation for IATEFL Belfast, I thought I'd do a similar one for Harrogate. It's a little...

Erasmus project, Eurospeak, Zaragoza

For those of you who knew, I was in Zaragoza, Spain, last week. The image above is of a painting I was instructed in while in a park in...

Pride in Education conference

25th June 2022 will be a day I remember for a very long time. As a person with anxiety, meeting new people can be a tricky experience for...

Mid Pride Month

So, it's the middle of June and it's the middle of Pride month. I thought it was about time for a little blog post. This comes off the...

A lesson

As many of you know, I like walking - Nordic walking. I find it gets me out of the flat and helps to relax my brain. I don't listen to...

Lightbulb moments

If you're reading this, then you're more than likely to have been following developments in my freelance career on LinkedIn. As in...

Don't forget yourself

I intended to write this earlier today after my walk. It ended up being an emotional walk for reasons I shall explain. At first, I didn't...

Professional

Something came up today in my chat with Jane Ritter on Teachers Talk Radio and I could see from the comments that it's not just me that...

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