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Sarah Simons
All articles by Sarah Simons
What the FE sector needs is Jamie Oliver
Faced with a world of Kardashians, youngsters need a new champion of vocational learning for the modern age, writes Sarah Simons
3 February 2018
Don’t let your rock-solid views trump your empathy
Refusing to see the world from where other people stand doesn’t mean that their choice is wrong for them
2 February 2018
Checking my privilege with help from LGBT glamazons
19 January 2018
Facing the tough dilemma of whether to work for free
No job has made Sarah Simons happier than teaching adults in the community, but the prospect of a cut to funding for the classes has caused her to consider the previously unthinkable
5 January 2018
The lost art of being bored
Creating a mind vacuum over the festive period allows room for optimism to seep back in – and the motivation to start afresh
15 December 2017
For me, the course of true love never did run smooth
Sarah Simons always loathed Shakespeare, but perhaps the lady doth protest too much?
1 December 2017