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Live Below the Line - Initial Plans!

A few years ago I was chatting to a few friends who worked on a challenge called ‘Live Below the Line’. This challenge calls you to live for 5 days on just £1 per day for food and drink. Recently, I’ve been thinking that I’d love to participate in this to really see what it will be like to live on a very small amount – something that over 1 billion around the world do every day. 5 days seems like an insignificant amount of time compared with those people for whom it is a daily struggle – and yet, a vast amount of time for someone who daily buys meals out and rarely considers the cost of food. Poverty affects both the third world and first world countries – relative poverty is forecast to rise from 2.6 million in 2009/10 to 2.9 million in 2015/16 and 3.3 million by 2020/21 in the UK 1. Absolute poverty is also expected to rise; however, there are many different charities that work to bring sustainable change to those communities that face poverty around the world – such as throug...
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Stupid Questions Kids Ask Teachers

Kids can be great to work with, sure. But sometimes, they say things that make you lose your patience. So here's my list of 7 incredibly annoying questions that I get asked every freaking day: 1. What's the date? I get asked this question by at least 3 kids during every lesson, 5 times a day. It's on the board. In the same place it is every single day. Underneath the word 'date'. How can you not know by now? It's also on your smartphone, which I know you have - because I saw you put it in your pocket and then check it every 10 minutes. Find out the date yourself and stop asking me! 2. What's the title? Very similar to the one above. It's underneath the word 'title'. In the same place it is every lesson. Right next to the date - which you have just written down. Seriously kids, get some common sense! 3. Is the homework in today? You walk into the classroom and ask if the homework is in TODAY? It's a bit late now isn't it?? I...
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The Chester Music Scene (Bank Holiday Weekend)

I've recently been getting into the Chester music scene with the gorgeous Mia - an old housemate and good friend. This last week we've been to a few events at Alexander's and Telford's and each offers a different vibe! So here are our thoughts on our musical weekend: Telford's; Saturday night: SARAH: Telford's offers different live bands each weekend, so it costs a mere £4 to get in after 9 (before 9 it's free). This week a band called 'Broken 3 Ways' played; they're a 7-piece ska-punk bank and the atmosphere was fun and exciting with dancing and a lot of laughs! Having never heard of the band before I was blown over by the music and found myself singing and dancing the night away very easily! MIA: I am a massive fan of the music scene in Chester and I am a regular at both of these venues – especially Alexanders, being there every day whether there is music or not! However, since this post is specifically about our musical weekend...
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8 Tips for Getting Through Those Final Months!

Many of my friends are in their final year of university: it’s an experience you watch other students go through year-on-year; and when it’s finally your turn you realise it’s worse than you ever thought it was going to be. And people told you it would be; you just didn’t quite believe them. And now you want to cry just thinking about it. So take a few precious minutes out to read how you can get through those final months with as few breakdowns as possible. 1.        Be positive! You’ve got this far, you are NOT giving up now. You feel like there’s little point even bothering finishing that final essay, or reading over the dissertation for the 50 th time to make sure there really aren’t any spelling mistakes. But it’s these last few months that’s key: give up now and you are guaranteed to regret it! Think of it like child-birth: it’s painful in the moment but in the end it’s completely worth it. 2.        Eat prop...
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