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82 | www.teachwire.net F EATURES BACK PAGE We follow a teacher fromfirst alarm to lights out during lockdown… WAKING UP Structure and routine is important tome. I wake up at 6.45amto help differentiate the workingweek fromtheweekend. Beforemy school closed I got up at 5.45am! The first thing I do is givemy cat Oliver amorning snuggle, then I drink coffee, watch the news and have a sneaky look at Twitter before getting dressed. MYMORNING I splitmyweekly to-do list into daily tasks, then I answerwork emails, communicatewith colleagues on Slack, plan and prepare online lessons and respond to pupils and parents via email and Seesaw. Being apart frommy pupils is hearwtbreaking so I love being able to respond to thework they sendme. LUNCHTIME I’mreally intomaking fancy sandwiches at themoment. I’ma vegetarian and amalways trying exciting newfillings.My boyfriend and I use this time to chat and switch off. After lunch I scroll through socialmedia andmessage my friends and family. MY EVENING Whilewe’re stuck inside I’mtrying to cookmore and learnnewrecipes. After dinner I uploadmy lessons andwrite a dailymessage formy class. I then video chat withmy family. It’s lovely being MY AFTERNOON I go outside formy hour of exercise. I’mnot used to staring atmy laptop all day. After that, it’s back to the to-do list. v Career plan B? Penguin zookeeper – I’m a huge animal lover. v Fave podcasts? Noble Blood about history’s most interesting royals; Wolverine: The Long Night, a must for Marvel fans. v Shows you binge? The American Office, Westworld, Schitt’s Creek, classic action films from the 80s. v Must-read books? The Gendered Brain by Dr Gina Rippon which debunks many sexist myths and stereotypes; Cinderella of the Nile by Beverley Naidoo which retells the earliest known story of Cinderella. @emmccatt EMMA STOKES I S A Y 2 TEACHER AND KS 1 / EY LEAD I N SOUTH LONDON BEDTIME I get into bed at 10pm. I turnmy phone offhalf anhour before lights out, but I like to play Animal Crossing first – I’d highly recommend it to stressed teachers! It’s very calmand peaceful. QUICKFIRE QUESTIONS