I’ve accepted an offer for Teacher Training
All three places to which I applied to undertake teach training offered me a place so I made my mind up and accepted an offer.
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Nostalgic about Chatsworth
There’s certainly nothing like a return to your home town to invoke feelings of nostalgia – I can certainly connect more with Cinema Paradiso. Every nook of my home time offers up memories so I realise I must have explored quite a bit in my youth but perhaps one of the most nostalgic places for me would be out of Chesterfield, in the Peak: The Chatsworth Estate.
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Taking my first steps to starting in education. I visited a school and started my UCAS application.
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After years working in the corporate world – predominantly in ICT – I have decided on a substantial career change to become a Teacher.
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Useful information for Texas Hold’em
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Various bits and bobs related to the Microsoft Xbox consoles that may be useful.
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Winter Wreath Part 2
It’s been a couple of weeks since gathering the raw materials and constructing the wreath from Willow in part 1 of this two-part post. The completion of the wreath was a joint effort with the help of my Dad.
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Degree Completed
After three months since my submission, to conclude a nine month IT project and final module, the long-awaited final module results came through. The results not only complete a module but also, conclude four years of study toward an undergraduate degree. The mark on the final assignment would determine the final module result which, in turn, determines the classification of degree awarded to me – upper second class (2:1) or first class.
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Winter Wreath Part 1
I saw a few attractive Waitrose winter wreaths a couple of weeks back and decided to make one using, where possible, naturally scavanged materials. I’d wandered around a few places over the last forthnight but had not felt motivated to walk around with a shopping bag full of twigs. With a weekend staying in Godalming, I decided to go equipped on an afternoon walk with a friend, Jen, in search of the fundametal ingredient, willow.
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Puttenham Walk
The last couple of nights I’ve seen a gorgeous moon and overheard that there is a ‘SuperMoon’ at the moment. This is where the moon is closer to the Earth and the net effect is that it appears 14% larger. I love the moonlight (which is just ~sunlight) when it breaks through the clouds so I decided on some moon photography. We headed up to Puttenham Common to get away from the noise of the urban lighting
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