Posts by Kay
Having favourites… One of my favourite places in the Netherlands just has to be Delft! It is a small place that has a lot of character and a lot to see and do. Whether I’m visiting alone, with a friend, my partner or in a group. When I was living in the Netherlands, it was
Friends reunited… This trip was especially exciting as I was meeting up with my Spanish housemates, who I hadn’t seen in a long while since moving. I was back home in the UK for the Easter holidays and my Spanish friends had planned a weekend in London. One had never been before, so she was
Experiencing culture… Whilst living in Spain, I was keen to experience some of the country’s local and national traditions and festivals, or ‘fiestas.’ My housemates, being Spanish, were also keen to introduce me to some of their country’s traditions. I’m not necessarily religious myself, but I’d heard that this particular religious festival was an important,
Next travel destination… Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic and nicknamed ‘the city of hundred spires.’ Prague is a place I’ve always wanted to travel to and explore. Its landmarks of medieval architecture are just so stunning and intriguing. Not to mention the chimney cakes! I visited during the summer, on a really warm
A cold, rainy weekend in Luxembourg… Located in the heart of Western Europe, Sandwiched between Belgium and Germany with France below, it is pretty well landlocked. Luxembourg is famously one of the smallest countries in the world. However, quite interestingly, despite being such a small country, it has three official languages, Luxembourgish, French and German.
Non festival visit… Sorry to those who it may disappoint, but this post does not consist anything about the world-famous festival, and pretty much what this town is known by whenever its name is mentioned! However, it is one festival that is definitely on my bucket list for the future. One day when I’m lucky
Birmingham, known as the ‘first manufacturing town’ in its role in the industrial revolution. Also known for Cadbury’s chocolate, canals, shopping and music. And that’s just to name a few! As there are so many other aspects to this city and interesting gems to discover. Christmas Markets… This is not my first visit to the
Playground duty in Spain… Before I came to work in Spain, I worked in a fairly large school consisting of two playgrounds. During playtimes there were roughly 180-240 on each of the two playgrounds, as it was a two-form entry school. And, on each playground, there would be 5-6 adults on duty. However, in Spain,
Monthly staff meeting… Once a month we were required, in our contracts, to work until 7 pm. Sometimes this was allocated time in our classes updating displays, marking, preparing resources or meetings within our teaching teams. Other times there were specific things the management team wanted to discuss and inform us about and so it
Last full week before the holidays… It’s Monday morning and the last full week before the Christmas holidays, so I was feeling quite upbeat as I start the morning with my year 2s. We do the usual routine of taking the register and discussing their weekends and then I explain what’s in store for them
