Simon + Katherine

Hey there! We’re a couple of Kiwis on our big OE adventure in London! Since most of the year has been spent in some form of lockdown, we’ve embarked on a couple of website projects - check them out:

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Teaching

Preserving Your Teacher Voice

How can you teach without your voice? Well, your students aren't going anywhere for starters. Emily from Staffroom Stories hits us with some top strategies to use when we feel our teacher voices slipping away!

London

A Year in Monzo

Money can be a scary topic to talk about normally, let alone during a pandemic which has hit many people hard financially. Here I share the breakdown of my spending across the year in 2020 and my thoughts after going through this process.

Teaching in 2020

Teaching

Experiences of Teaching in 2020

What a year it has been! How have us teachers faired in a schooling year far from what we know and love to hate?

London

Teaching

MY TAKE: Supply Teaching in London

Ever thought about doing supply teaching but hesitant about taking the plunge? Here's how I found my first half term. SPOILER ALERT: No chairs were thrown (by myself or students).

London

MY TAKE: Cycling in London

Think going half a year without taking public transport around London is possible? Say hello to my good old friend: The bicycle.

London

First Time Calling 111

Who knew that our first NHS experience would be during lockdown?

London

The Long and Short Stories of Two Little Mice

A true tale of two mice in our London flat.

Tech

Unicode vs ASCII

What is the difference between Unicode and ASCII? And how does UTF-8 and character encodings fit in?

Tech

Tutorial: Sending a Web Push Notification using Web Push API

How to send a web push notification using the Web Push API with React, FaunaDB and Netlify functions.

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