Ms Hughes Teaches... 

Originally published October 2018 If your students are anything like my high-schoolers they're probably overly interested in all things gory. So often mine become obsessed with conspiracy theories and in particular, the 'Jack the Ripper' murders in Whitechapel in 1888. These crimes were so horrific that they fascinated and scared the population at the time and even heralded the growth of the tabloid press as the public pushed for more information. The first serial killer h

I have put off writing this post until today. I wanted to wait until the Year 11 exam results were in before I tempted fate if I'm honest. But thankfully results day was yesterday and I haven't received any queries or concerns so I think I may have survived my first season as exams officer... I was asked to step up and be named exams officer a few weeks before they all started. As a senior teacher in an alternative provision it makes sense that it'd be me who does this job.