Working at home has many perks: you can wear what you like, take coffee breaks when you want, and create the perfect environment that enables you to do your best work. It does, however, come with a downside: you’re almost always alone. Determined to make some new friends, I searched…

Headteacher Ruth Perry’s death is a warning to teachers across the country: the education system doesn’t care about you and it never will. — With wages that barely keep up with inflation, 12-hour days with no breaks, piles of books to take home and a culture of fear and backstabbing, it’s no wonder why thousands leave the teaching profession every year. I should know. I was one of them. An all too common feeling

When I was younger (and the internet was this brand new, fascinating wild west of adventure), my friend showed me a website called deathclock.com. You enter your gender, your BMI and date of birth and it would tell you the date of your death, complete with an unnerving countdown. You…

“How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?” As the new year begins, the cultural habit of setting goals and resolutions has kicked in. Gyms will become overrun with people promising that, this time, it will be different. It’s time to start that project…

Realising that you are in the wrong job, or even career, can feel soul-destroying at first, especially if you have invested time and money getting to your current position. A job, like any relationship, has to be a good fit, else it can bring stress, misery, and low self-esteem. Deciding…

Losing a friend can be devastating. If they were close to us, it is likely that they were an important part of our lives. We celebrated with them, we shared our true thoughts and feelings, and we created memories together. Like any relationship, they lifted us up and gave our…

With creating, for many people, the hardest part is getting started. The ironic part of this is that the thing you want to create is part of your passion. You love making music, writing, or making videos. Yet, you freeze at the thought of beginning the process. We tell ourselves…

“Being successful is, after all, to a critical degree a matter of confidence: a faith that there is no reason why success should not be ours”‌‌ No matter where we find ourselves in life, we all have a voice inside our head. It’s our way of interpreting the world, as…

Sitting on a bench by the beach, staring blankly at the sea and realising it was all over. That was the sobering moment. A brief senstation of relief, before the overwhelming feeling of terror; what am I going to do next? That’s the big question on every teacher’s mind when…