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Shuffle: Conservatism
As we get older, we tend to get set in our ways, we become more conservative, often with a big C. I read somewhere that we set our patterns for our future at quite a young […]
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Jingle Bell Friday – what, we stayed up all night and still didn’t get a delivery slot?
As the days shorten and the temperature drops their are two inevitable consequences – an increase in household carbon footprints as the heating goes on and the return of Americana UK’s beloved special Tracks feature Jingle […]
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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 […]