Maryam Prior to teaching I was studying and working within the field of Art and Design. It has been a subject which I have developed through my years of practice.…

Callum Throughout life I have always found patience to be one of the hardest skills to master, yet one of the most important to equip oneself with. I believe that…

Gemma If music is the food of love, then sing on….Singing is freedom, art and expression.Above all, it is from the heart.Health benefits of singing are well documented:Singing improves your…

Jamie Programming is a skill seldom taught during school. Many schools lack the expertise required to teach the subject or choose to just ignore the subject altogether. In the 21st…

Rory We’ve all heard the phrase ‘practise makes perfect’. As a secondary school Music teacher, it’s a phrase I’m quite familiar with. Perhaps, like me, it was drilled into you…

Elena I remember the sighs that accompanied the unenthusiastic train commutes to school; the same faces, the same scenery, the same dated upholstery seating - everyday seemed like I was…

Imogen In criticism of meritocratic ideology, common discourse attributes inequity in educational outcomes to the broad notion of “cultural capital.” Coined by Pierre Bourdieu as the ‘collection of  skills, tastes…

Rachel One particularly common and unwelcome side-effect of taking an English Literature degree is having to face the endless stream of mildly sarcastic or vitriolic comments on its supposed ‘uselessness’.…

Harvey There are so many unfair and inaccurate assumptions that are made in the education sector. The assumption that some children are brighter or more intelligent than others is one…

Jessica In the Easter break of my master’s degree, I enrolled myself on a residential ceramics course. Alongside five other adults I could, for one rainy weekend in mid-April, be…