Starting My Rebel Badge Club Journey

I'm starting something new... and it feels like the kind of thing I should have done years ago.

I've officially joined the Rebel Badge Club - I don't think I've been this excited about a hobby in a really long time. It's like the feeling I used to have when bullet journalling. I stopped bullet journalling because I had a planner for work and found I was just creating the same thing as my planner so I fell out of love with it a little bit and it felt like more of a chore than a joy. However, the Rebel Badge Club has really captured my attention!

Book Review: A Little Bit of Positivity: Potatoes, Peppers and Pineapples to Make Your Day

I am so excited to be bringing you this book review today. From the moment I saw this book, I knew I needed to get my hands on it. Luckily, it was kindly sent to me by Scholastic to review (for which I am incredibly grateful).

A Fresh Start for the Blog

Hello everyone!

As you can probably tell from the title of this post, I am announcing a fresh start for my blog.

My little blog will be ten years old in just over six months and, with me wanting to get back into it more, it felt a bit disjointed and like I was building on something I didn't want as part of my public story.

My First Year as a Qualified Teacher

We're at the end of August, about to go into September. It's only now that I have sat back and fully realised that I have completed my first year as a qualified teacher! It was an absolutely incredible year, filled with many highs and a few lower points (but all of the good moments definitely outweigh any of the bad).

Ahead of starting at a new school, in a new year group, I thought I would take the time to share a few of the best moments and things I have loved from this past year, whether this is just for me to feel proud of the job I'm doing or to share with other teachers or aspiring teachers out there.

Here are ten standout moments and learning points for me from the last year: