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November 7, 2014 - Written by:

Argh! Why Am I So Awkward?!

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Arrrgghhh! Why am I so bloody awkward?!?! I am, unfortunately, one of those people who embarrasses easily. This has come from my younger years, those who have ever been made fun of when you were younger will know that feeling of shame – and it stays with you forever. The dread, the panic and the sweat come flooding back every... Read the rest of this post...

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October 1, 2014 - Written by:

An Autumn Education: Why Every Year I Go Back to School

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I’ve always been a fan of October. Autumn has always resonates a certain sense of excitement in me. I look forward to it all through the sweltering (and often rainy) summer: the cold crisp mornings, the warm colours of the trees. It always seems a time to look forward, to make changes, to start a new. I imagine this feeling... Read the rest of this post...

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September 16, 2014 - Written by:

‘A Selfless Good Deed’ – Is There Such a Thing?

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In biology we learn that evolution caused the human race to change and develop through continuous cycles of natural selection over successive generations. This then meant that in order to survive we had to compete against each other. Those who had the better genes, traits and behaviours evolved and soon new species began to form. I’m no philosopher or scientist,... Read the rest of this post...

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August 15, 2014 - Written by:

The Power of Encouragement

Mark Twain

I’m not sure whether everyone has enough solid self belief to chase their dreams. I know I certainly don’t. As a child, you get tonnes of praise for doing things the right way, often you would in school when you did something that impressed the teachers and then less frequently in college or university. To me, it seemed liked you had... Read the rest of this post...

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July 24, 2014 - Written by:

‘The Brightness Makes the Darkness Hell’

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‘The brightness makes the darkness hell’. This was used in a PGCE induction talk about poetry I recently had. Although it was used to demonstrate a child’s ability to use poetic writing (yes a five-year-old wrote this), I believe that this week has given me a massive realisation as to my meaning of life. I’ve suddenly become a bit dramatic... Read the rest of this post...

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