Feeling Like An Imposter

Since May, I have: Started my own website Written over 100 articles on the website Applied for a Masters at the University of Sheffield (and been accepted) Applied for funding at the University of Sheffield (and received it) Been published in the university newspaper Performed at a spoken word event Written over 20 minutes of... Continue Reading →

October 16, 2018 0

An Open Letter To GCSE Students And The Complete Farce Of Grade Boundaries And “Value Added”

Look at this image. Column D is the grades students got in one of the years that I taught GCSE English Language. Column E is their UMS (for the uninitiated, that is like their total score). The first 11 students on that column are coloured green because if they had done exactly the same the... Continue Reading →

August 22, 2018 0

“Love Island” And Responsibility

I have not seen a second of Love Island. I can't say the same about many of the people I follow on Twitter, who seem to be split into two groups: those that are watching Love Island and those that can't believe how many people on Twitter are watching Love Island. You could not get me to watch a program... Continue Reading →