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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 37
Redemption through nature and beer! With the year 11 mock exams finished and the stress levels of that particular year group returning to a normal pitch Mrs H and I took flight, not in the trusty […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 36
A deep dive into Bandcamp to accompany the marking. One of the biggest parts of a teacher life beyond the day-to-day firefighting, classroom endeavours and relentless admin is MARKING. And when assessments rear their head as […]
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Shuffle: Toomey, to you: an appreciation of Jenny Toomey
Jenny Toomey was prominent on the Washington DC Hardcore scene in the early 1990s, she played in several bands including Choke, Geek and most notably in Tsunami. It’s not this part of her career that I’m […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 35
The war to end all wars. One of my roles in school is teaching Yr 9 History and this week is of particular significance as the teaching of the events around and within World War One […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed – Week 34
Back with a bang and a small prick Half term done and despite the sense of melancholy mentioned last week and possibly some SAD caused by the clocks going back, it’s good to be back although […]