I have been back to school now for 3 days (2 with kids). It has been, dare I say it, fun! I was extremely apprehensive about the return afte...

My life has taken quite a frantic pace as of late. I am having more responsibilities at work and this brings new challenges. The problem is ...

I had a rare treat this weekend, I did not have any school work to do. Yes I had work to do but I decided Friday that I would not bring any ...

Today, as a teacher on Easter break, according to many I would have had a  long lie in, went to do some shopping, had a long lunch with a fr...

I am in my final week of school before the two week Easter break and boy do I need it?! I finished reports today and I'm now moving onto...

Even though teaching is my career, I feel it has slowly started to creep into my private life to the point of near whole control. Every now ...

If only I had a £1 for every time I heard this!! Whenever I say I am a teacher, people look me up and down and reply, "Really? You look...

This is definitely a question I have asked myself the past few months. Should I have choose teaching as a career? I know the answer will alw...

All I do is work lately. Planning, assessment, marking and making resources. When I am not working I do try and have a life but sometimes I ...

First of all thank you to all my new followers! I have passed the 50 mark!! Glad you enjoy the blog! I have came home today with A LOT of w...

Birdie! Eagle! Fore!!!  Yep...Get me- I know some golf stuff haha!! All I knew about golf was from the Wii and that hockey players enjoy it...

What a day!! I left for work at 8am. After, numerous cups of green tea, a couple of painkillers, 3 ice packs, 5 lessons taught, 60 books ma...

I was frantically ticking and stamping while marking at school today and thought about how much time I spend in my classroom. It's funny...

Sometimes, it's the little things which matter. I've been rushing around so much the last month and still haven't managed to cat...

I know you're all sitting thinking... ah that popular saying, 'That Thursday feeling...'. I joke, you're probably wondering ...

Today I was working with one of the groups in my class and a disagreement broke out. I went over to see what was the matter and was confro...

Back to work today and it sure was a shock to the system! Don’t get me wrong- I do love my school holidays however sometimes they are more h...