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Update links in navbar to fix incorrect href tags (nesting of html files)

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Renamed 'blog' folder to 'posts' to prevent blog.html loading errors (without html extension)

Signed-off-by: Alexander Davis alex@adcm.uk
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Alexander Lyall
2025-07-31 18:20:43 +01:00
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.carousel-item {
height: 600px;
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
}
.carousel-item img {
height: 100%;
width: 100%;
object-fit: cover;
transition: transform 1s ease;
}
.carousel-caption {
position: absolute;
top: 50%;
left: 50%;
transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
text-align: center;
width: 100%;
padding: 0;
}
.carousel-text-container {
position: relative;
z-index: 4;
opacity: 0;
transform: translateX(100px);
transition: all 1s ease;
}
.carousel-button {
transition: all 1s ease;
}
.carousel-button .btn {
background-color: #38c3ff;
color: #ffffff;
border: none;
padding: 0.75rem 1.5rem;
font-size: 1.2em;
border-radius: 5px;
cursor: pointer;
z-index: 7;
}
.carousel-overlay {
position: absolute;
top: -100%;
left: 50%;
transform: translateX(-50%);
width: calc(70% - 450px);
height: 170%;
background-color: rgba(89,170,204,0.6);
z-index: 2;
transition: all 1s ease;
border-radius: 4px;
padding-top: 50px;
display: block;
}
.carousel-item.active img {
transform: translateX(0);
}
.carousel-item.active .carousel-text-container {
opacity: 1;
transform: translateX(0);
transition-delay: 0.2s;
}
.carousel-item.active .carousel-button {
opacity: 1;
transition-delay: 1.2s;
}
.carousel-item.active .carousel-overlay {
top: -50px;
}
.heading_titles {
margin-top: 70px !important;
text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
font-weight: 700;
}
.btn_view_more {
margin-top: 15px;
z-index: 3 !important;
opacity: 1;
position: relative;
}
@media (max-width: 1480px) {
.carousel-overlay {
width: calc(60% + 50px);
}
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
.btn_view_more {
/*margin-top: 15px;*/
z-index: 3 !important;
}
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
.carousel-button .btn {
font-size: 1em;
padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
}
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
.carousel-item {
height: 500px;
z-index: 7;
}
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
.carousel-overlay {
width: calc(80% + 50px);
}
}
@media (max-width: 576px) {
.carousel-button .btn {
font-size: 0.8em;
padding: .4rem .8rem;
}
}
@media (max-width: 576px) {
.carousel-item {
height: 400px;
}
}
@media (max-width: 576px) {
.carousel-overlay {
width: calc(90% + 50px);
}
}
.small_heading {
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px rgb(67,67,67);
}
.container, .container-fluid, .container-lg, .container-md, .container-sm, .container-xl, .container-xxl {
--bs-gutter-x: 1.5rem;
--bs-gutter-y: 0;
width: 100%;
padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
padding-right: calc(var(--bs-gutter-x) * .5);
padding-left: calc(var(--bs-gutter-x) * .5);
margin-right: auto;
margin-left: auto;
padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
}
.container-fluid {
padding: 0px;
margin: 0px;
}

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@font-face {
font-family: 'Lato';
src: url(../../assets/fonts/Lato-ff54c608e77aa45d6d7fe812d5603c24.woff2?h=873bbfafb3c4aa557ce43c2a271d95aa) format('woff2');
font-weight: 300;
font-style: normal;
font-display: swap;
unicode-range: U+0100-02BA, U+02BD-02C5, U+02C7-02CC, U+02CE-02D7, U+02DD-02FF, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+1D00-1DBF, U+1E00-1E9F, U+1EF2-1EFF, U+2020, U+20A0-20AB, U+20AD-20C0, U+2113, U+2C60-2C7F, U+A720-A7FF;
}
@font-face {
font-family: 'Lato';
src: url(../../assets/fonts/Lato-56d4f452a028c443cc47b3fadf4ce597.woff2?h=873bbfafb3c4aa557ce43c2a271d95aa) format('woff2');
font-weight: 300;
font-style: normal;
font-display: swap;
unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+2000-206F, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
}
@font-face {
font-family: 'Lato';
src: url(../../assets/fonts/Lato-86b6ba3051c727f86b5bebe10ec3d60e.woff2?h=873bbfafb3c4aa557ce43c2a271d95aa) format('woff2');
font-weight: 400;
font-style: normal;
font-display: swap;
unicode-range: U+0100-02BA, U+02BD-02C5, U+02C7-02CC, U+02CE-02D7, U+02DD-02FF, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+1D00-1DBF, U+1E00-1E9F, U+1EF2-1EFF, U+2020, U+20A0-20AB, U+20AD-20C0, U+2113, U+2C60-2C7F, U+A720-A7FF;
}
@font-face {
font-family: 'Lato';
src: url(../../assets/fonts/Lato-94b6e1f3e395174bc9a2ac26a293a78d.woff2?h=873bbfafb3c4aa557ce43c2a271d95aa) format('woff2');
font-weight: 400;
font-style: normal;
font-display: swap;
unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+2000-206F, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
}
@font-face {
font-family: 'Lato';
src: url(../../assets/fonts/Lato-55e3fc6a5a6463f26fe1663dd67c13dc.woff2?h=873bbfafb3c4aa557ce43c2a271d95aa) format('woff2');
font-weight: 700;
font-style: normal;
font-display: swap;
unicode-range: U+0100-02BA, U+02BD-02C5, U+02C7-02CC, U+02CE-02D7, U+02DD-02FF, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+1D00-1DBF, U+1E00-1E9F, U+1EF2-1EFF, U+2020, U+20A0-20AB, U+20AD-20C0, U+2113, U+2C60-2C7F, U+A720-A7FF;
}
@font-face {
font-family: 'Lato';
src: url(../../assets/fonts/Lato-51893472f68d786b7cec684fd0a2af6d.woff2?h=873bbfafb3c4aa557ce43c2a271d95aa) format('woff2');
font-weight: 700;
font-style: normal;
font-display: swap;
unicode-range: U+0000-00FF, U+0131, U+0152-0153, U+02BB-02BC, U+02C6, U+02DA, U+02DC, U+0304, U+0308, U+0329, U+2000-206F, U+20AC, U+2122, U+2191, U+2193, U+2212, U+2215, U+FEFF, U+FFFD;
}

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.rainbow-border:hover {
--border-angle: 0turn;
--main-bg: conic-gradient(
from var(--border-angle),
var(--bs-primary),
#112 5%,
#112 60%,
#213 95%
);
border: solid 5px transparent;
border-radius: 5px;
--gradient-border: conic-gradient(from var(--border-angle), transparent 25%, var(--bs-primary), var(--bs-secondary) 99%, transparent);
background: var(--main-bg) padding-box, var(--gradient-border) border-box, var(--main-bg) border-box;
background-position: center center;
animation: bg-spin 3s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes bg-spin {
to {
--border-angle: 1turn;
}
}
@property --border-angle {
syntax: "<angle>";
inherits: true;
initial-value: 0turn;
}
@keyframes colour-change {
0% {
background: linear-gradient(120deg, var(--bs-primary), var(--bs-secondary));
}
50% {
background: linear-gradient(120deg, var(--bs-secondary), var(--bs-primary), var(--bs-secondary));
}
100% {
background: linear-gradient(120deg, var(--bs-secondary), var(--bs-primary));
}
}
@keyframes reverse-colour-change {
0% {
background: linear-gradient(120deg, var(--bs-secondary), var(--bs-primary));
}
50% {
background: linear-gradient(120deg, var(--bs-primary), var(--bs-secondary), var(--bs-primary));
}
100% {
background: linear-gradient(120deg, var(--bs-primary), var(--bs-secondary));
}
}

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:root, [data-bs-theme=light] {
--bs-primary: #381741;
--bs-primary-rgb: 56,23,65;
--bs-primary-text-emphasis: #16091A;
--bs-primary-bg-subtle: #D7D1D9;
--bs-primary-border-subtle: #AFA2B3;
--bs-secondary: #e86b17;
--bs-secondary-rgb: 232,107,23;
--bs-secondary-text-emphasis: #5D2B09;
--bs-secondary-bg-subtle: #FAE1D1;
--bs-secondary-border-subtle: #F6C4A2;
--bs-link-color: #381741;
--bs-link-color-rgb: 56,23,65;
--bs-link-hover-color: #e86b17;
--bs-link-hover-color-rgb: 232,107,23;
}
.btn-primary {
--bs-btn-color: #fff;
--bs-btn-bg: #381741;
--bs-btn-border-color: #381741;
--bs-btn-hover-color: #fff;
--bs-btn-hover-bg: #301437;
--bs-btn-hover-border-color: #2D1234;
--bs-btn-focus-shadow-rgb: 225,220,227;
--bs-btn-active-color: #fff;
--bs-btn-active-bg: #2D1234;
--bs-btn-active-border-color: #2A1131;
--bs-btn-disabled-color: #fff;
--bs-btn-disabled-bg: #381741;
--bs-btn-disabled-border-color: #381741;
}
.btn-outline-primary {
--bs-btn-color: #381741;
--bs-btn-border-color: #381741;
--bs-btn-focus-shadow-rgb: 56,23,65;
--bs-btn-hover-color: #fff;
--bs-btn-hover-bg: #381741;
--bs-btn-hover-border-color: #381741;
--bs-btn-active-color: #fff;
--bs-btn-active-bg: #381741;
--bs-btn-active-border-color: #381741;
--bs-btn-disabled-color: #381741;
--bs-btn-disabled-bg: transparent;
--bs-btn-disabled-border-color: #381741;
}
.btn-secondary {
--bs-btn-color: #000000;
--bs-btn-bg: #e86b17;
--bs-btn-border-color: #e86b17;
--bs-btn-hover-color: #000000;
--bs-btn-hover-bg: #EB813A;
--bs-btn-hover-border-color: #EA7A2E;
--bs-btn-focus-shadow-rgb: 35,16,3;
--bs-btn-active-color: #000000;
--bs-btn-active-bg: #ED8945;
--bs-btn-active-border-color: #EA7A2E;
--bs-btn-disabled-color: #000000;
--bs-btn-disabled-bg: #e86b17;
--bs-btn-disabled-border-color: #e86b17;
}
.btn-outline-secondary {
--bs-btn-color: #e86b17;
--bs-btn-border-color: #e86b17;
--bs-btn-focus-shadow-rgb: 232,107,23;
--bs-btn-hover-color: #000000;
--bs-btn-hover-bg: #e86b17;
--bs-btn-hover-border-color: #e86b17;
--bs-btn-active-color: #000000;
--bs-btn-active-bg: #e86b17;
--bs-btn-active-border-color: #e86b17;
--bs-btn-disabled-color: #e86b17;
--bs-btn-disabled-bg: transparent;
--bs-btn-disabled-border-color: #e86b17;
}
[data-bs-theme=dark] {
--bs-primary: #e86b17;
--bs-primary-rgb: 232,107,23;
--bs-primary-text-emphasis: #F1A674;
--bs-primary-bg-subtle: #2E1505;
--bs-primary-border-subtle: #8B400E;
--bs-secondary: #381741;
--bs-secondary-rgb: 56,23,65;
--bs-secondary-text-emphasis: #88748D;
--bs-secondary-bg-subtle: #0B050D;
--bs-secondary-border-subtle: #220E27;
--bs-link-color: #ffffff;
--bs-link-color-rgb: 255,255,255;
--bs-link-hover-color: #e86b17;
--bs-link-hover-color-rgb: 232,107,23;
}
[data-bs-theme=dark] .btn-primary, .btn-primary[data-bs-theme=dark] {
--bs-btn-color: #000000;
--bs-btn-bg: #e86b17;
--bs-btn-border-color: #e86b17;
--bs-btn-hover-color: #000000;
--bs-btn-hover-bg: #EB813A;
--bs-btn-hover-border-color: #EA7A2E;
--bs-btn-focus-shadow-rgb: 35,16,3;
--bs-btn-active-color: #000000;
--bs-btn-active-bg: #ED8945;
--bs-btn-active-border-color: #EA7A2E;
--bs-btn-disabled-color: #000000;
--bs-btn-disabled-bg: #e86b17;
--bs-btn-disabled-border-color: #e86b17;
}
[data-bs-theme=dark] .btn-outline-primary, .btn-outline-primary[data-bs-theme=dark] {
--bs-btn-color: #e86b17;
--bs-btn-border-color: #e86b17;
--bs-btn-focus-shadow-rgb: 232,107,23;
--bs-btn-hover-color: #000000;
--bs-btn-hover-bg: #e86b17;
--bs-btn-hover-border-color: #e86b17;
--bs-btn-active-color: #000000;
--bs-btn-active-bg: #e86b17;
--bs-btn-active-border-color: #e86b17;
--bs-btn-disabled-color: #e86b17;
--bs-btn-disabled-bg: transparent;
--bs-btn-disabled-border-color: #e86b17;
}
[data-bs-theme=dark] .btn-secondary, .btn-secondary[data-bs-theme=dark] {
--bs-btn-color: #fff;
--bs-btn-bg: #381741;
--bs-btn-border-color: #381741;
--bs-btn-hover-color: #fff;
--bs-btn-hover-bg: #301437;
--bs-btn-hover-border-color: #2D1234;
--bs-btn-focus-shadow-rgb: 225,220,227;
--bs-btn-active-color: #fff;
--bs-btn-active-bg: #2D1234;
--bs-btn-active-border-color: #2A1131;
--bs-btn-disabled-color: #fff;
--bs-btn-disabled-bg: #381741;
--bs-btn-disabled-border-color: #381741;
}
[data-bs-theme=dark] .btn-outline-secondary, .btn-outline-secondary[data-bs-theme=dark] {
--bs-btn-color: #381741;
--bs-btn-border-color: #381741;
--bs-btn-focus-shadow-rgb: 56,23,65;
--bs-btn-hover-color: #fff;
--bs-btn-hover-bg: #381741;
--bs-btn-hover-border-color: #381741;
--bs-btn-active-color: #fff;
--bs-btn-active-bg: #381741;
--bs-btn-active-border-color: #381741;
--bs-btn-disabled-color: #381741;
--bs-btn-disabled-bg: transparent;
--bs-btn-disabled-border-color: #381741;
}
.py-4 {
padding-top: 1.5rem !important;
padding-bottom: 1.5rem !important;
}
.pt-3 {
padding-top: 1rem !important;
}
@media (min-width: 992px) {
.py-lg-5 {
padding-top: 3rem !important;
padding-bottom: 3rem !important;
}
}
.swiper-vertical {
max-height: 100vh;
}
.swiper-nav-standalone .swiper-button-prev, .swiper-nav-standalone .swiper-button-next {
position: relative;
top: auto;
right: auto;
bottom: auto;
left: auto;
width: auto;
height: auto;
margin: 0;
}
.swiper-nav-standalone .swiper-button-prev:after, .swiper-nav-standalone .swiper-button-next:after {
content: "";
}
.swiper-nav-custom .swiper-button-prev:after, .swiper-nav-custom .swiper-button-next:after {
content: "";
}

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/* !
* Pikaday
* Copyright © 2014 David Bushell | BSD & MIT license | http://dbushell.com/ */
.pika-single {
z-index: 9999;
display: block;
position: relative;
color: #333;
background: #fff;
border: 1px solid #ccc;
border-bottom-color: #bbb;
font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;
}
.pika-single:after, .pika-single:before {
content: " ";
display: table;
}
.pika-single:after {
clear: both;
}
.pika-single.is-hidden {
display: none;
}
.pika-single.is-bound {
position: absolute;
box-shadow: 0 5px 15px -5px rgba(0,0,0,.5);
}
.pika-lendar {
float: left;
width: 240px;
margin: 8px;
}
.pika-title {
position: relative;
text-align: center;
}
.pika-label {
display: inline-block;
position: relative;
z-index: 9999;
overflow: hidden;
margin: 0;
padding: 5px 3px;
font-size: 14px;
line-height: 20px;
font-weight: 700;
background-color: #fff;
}
.pika-title select {
cursor: pointer;
position: absolute;
z-index: 9998;
margin: 0;
left: 0;
top: 5px;
opacity: 0;
}
.pika-next, .pika-prev {
display: block;
cursor: pointer;
position: relative;
outline: 0;
border: 0;
padding: 0;
width: 20px;
height: 30px;
text-indent: 20px;
white-space: nowrap;
overflow: hidden;
background-color: transparent;
background-position: center center;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-size: 75% 75%;
opacity: .5;
}
.pika-next:hover, .pika-prev:hover {
opacity: 1;
}
.is-rtl .pika-next, .pika-prev {
float: left;
background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAeCAYAAAAsEj5rAAAAUklEQVR42u3VMQoAIBADQf8Pgj+OD9hG2CtONJB2ymQkKe0HbwAP0xucDiQWARITIDEBEnMgMQ8S8+AqBIl6kKgHiXqQqAeJepBo/z38J/U0uAHlaBkBl9I4GwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==);
}
.is-rtl .pika-prev, .pika-next {
float: right;
background-image: url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABQAAAAeCAYAAAAsEj5rAAAAU0lEQVR42u3VOwoAMAgE0dwfAnNjU26bYkBCFGwfiL9VVWoO+BJ4Gf3gtsEKKoFBNTCoCAYVwaAiGNQGMUHMkjGbgjk2mIONuXo0nC8XnCf1JXgArVIZAQh5TKYAAAAASUVORK5CYII=);
}
.pika-next.is-disabled, .pika-prev.is-disabled {
cursor: default;
opacity: .2;
}
.pika-select {
display: inline-block;
}
.pika-table {
width: 100%;
border-collapse: collapse;
border-spacing: 0;
border: 0;
}
.pika-table td, .pika-table th {
width: 14.285714285714286%;
padding: 0;
}
.pika-table th {
color: #999;
font-size: 12px;
line-height: 25px;
font-weight: 700;
text-align: center;
}
.pika-button {
cursor: pointer;
display: block;
box-sizing: border-box;
-moz-box-sizing: border-box;
outline: 0;
border: 0;
margin: 0;
width: 100%;
padding: 5px;
color: #666;
font-size: 12px;
line-height: 15px;
text-align: right;
background: #f5f5f5;
}
.pika-week {
font-size: 11px;
color: #999;
}
.is-today .pika-button {
color: #3af;
font-weight: 700;
}
.has-event .pika-button, .is-selected .pika-button {
color: #fff;
font-weight: 700;
background: #3af;
box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px #178fe5;
border-radius: 3px;
}
.has-event .pika-button {
background: #005da9;
box-shadow: inset 0 1px 3px #0076c9;
}
.is-disabled .pika-button, .is-inrange .pika-button {
background: #d5e9f7;
}
.is-startrange .pika-button {
color: #fff;
background: #6cb31d;
box-shadow: none;
border-radius: 3px;
}
.is-endrange .pika-button {
color: #fff;
background: #3af;
box-shadow: none;
border-radius: 3px;
}
.is-disabled .pika-button {
pointer-events: none;
cursor: default;
color: #999;
opacity: .3;
}
.is-outside-current-month .pika-button {
color: #999;
opacity: .3;
}
.is-selection-disabled {
pointer-events: none;
cursor: default;
}
.pika-button:hover, .pika-row.pick-whole-week:hover .pika-button {
color: #fff;
background: #ff8000;
box-shadow: none;
border-radius: 3px;
}
.pika-table abbr {
border-bottom: none;
cursor: help;
}
/* # sourceMappingURL=pikaday.min.css.map */
.page-footer .links a {
font-size: 1.2rem;
}
.portfolio-block.cv .group .item {
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--bs-dark-bg-subtle);
}

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.bs-icon {
--bs-icon-size: .75rem;
display: flex;
flex-shrink: 0;
justify-content: center;
align-items: center;
font-size: var(--bs-icon-size);
width: calc(var(--bs-icon-size) * 2);
height: calc(var(--bs-icon-size) * 2);
color: var(--bs-primary);
}
.bs-icon-xs {
--bs-icon-size: 1rem;
width: calc(var(--bs-icon-size) * 1.5);
height: calc(var(--bs-icon-size) * 1.5);
}
.bs-icon-sm {
--bs-icon-size: 1rem;
}
.bs-icon-md {
--bs-icon-size: 1.5rem;
}
.bs-icon-lg {
--bs-icon-size: 2rem;
}
.bs-icon-xl {
--bs-icon-size: 2.5rem;
}
.bs-icon.bs-icon-primary {
color: var(--bs-white);
background: var(--bs-primary);
}
.bs-icon.bs-icon-primary-light {
color: var(--bs-primary);
background: rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb), .2);
}
.bs-icon.bs-icon-semi-white {
color: var(--bs-primary);
background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .5);
}
.bs-icon.bs-icon-rounded {
border-radius: .5rem;
}
.bs-icon.bs-icon-circle {
border-radius: 50%;
}
.blog-heading {
margin-bottom: 10px !important;
text-align: center;
}
.blog-loop-img {
max-height: 200px;
background-size: cover;
object-fit: contain !important;
}
.blog-block {
padding-bottom: 25px!important;
padding-top: 50px!important;
}
/* [data-bs-theme=dark] .card-link .blog-link {
--bs-link-color: #ffffff !important;
--bs-link-color-rgb: 255,255,255 !important;
--bs-link-hover-color: var(--bs-primary) !important;
--bs-link-hover-color-rgb: var(--bs-primary-rgb) !important;
color: #ffffff !important;
}
[data-bs-theme=dark] .card-link .blog-link:hover {
--bs-link-color: #ffffff !important;
--bs-link-color-rgb: 255,255,255 !important;
--bs-link-hover-color: var(--bs-primary) !important;
--bs-link-hover-color-rgb: var(--bs-primary-rgb) !important;
color: var(--bs-secondary) !important;
}
[data-bs-theme=light] .card-link .blog-link {
--bs-link-color: var(--bs-primary) !important;
--bs-link-color-rgb: var(--bs-primary-rgb) !important;
--bs-link-hover-color: var(--bs-primary) !important;
--bs-link-hover-color-rgb: var(--bs-primary-rgb) !important;
color: var(--bs-link-color);
}
[data-bs-theme=light] .card-link .blog-link:hover {
--bs-link-color: var(--bs-primary) !important;
--bs-link-color-rgb: var(--bs-primary-rgb) !important;
--bs-link-hover-color: var(--bs-primary) !important;
--bs-link-hover-color-rgb: var(--bs-primary-rgb) !important;
color: var(--bs-link-hover-color);
} */
[data-bs-theme=light] .footer-logo-colour {
display: block;
}
[data-bs-theme=dark] .footer-logo-colour {
display: none;
}
[data-bs-theme=dark] #light-mode {
display: none!important;
}
[data-bs-theme=auto] #light-mode {
display: none!important;
}
[data-bs-theme=light] #dark-mode {
display: none!important;
}
[data-bs-theme=light] #dark-mode {
display: none!important;
}
[data-bs-theme=light] #auto-mode {
display: none!important;
}
[data-bs-theme=dark] #auto-mode {
display: none!important;
}
[data-bs-theme=auto] #light-mode {
display: none!important;
}
[data-bs-theme=auto] #dark-mode {
display: none!important;
}
.gradient {
background: linear-gradient(120deg, rgb(var(--bs-primary-rgb)), rgb(var(--bs-secondary-rgb)))!important;
color: #fff;
transition: background 1000ms linear;
}
.gradient .mode-select {
pointer-events: auto;
}
.gradient:hover {
animation: reverse-colour-change;
animation-iteration-count: 1;
animation-duration: 5s;
animation-fill-mode: forwards;
}
.coloured-underline {
text-decoration-line: underline;
text-decoration-thickness: 2.5px;
text-decoration-color: linear-gradient(var(--bs-secondary-rgb), var(--bs-primary-rgb));
transition: background-size 2s linear, background-position 2s linear;
text-decoration: none;
background-image: linear-gradient(rgb(var(--bs-secondary-rgb)),rgb(var(--bs-primary-rgb)));
background-size: 20px 2px, 100% 2px, 0 2px;
background-position: calc(20px * -1) 100%, 100% 100%, 0 100%;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
transition: background-size 2s linear, background-position 2s linear;
}
.coloured-underline:hover {
/*text-decoration-thickness: 5px;*/
background-size: 20px 2px, 0 2px, 100% 2px;
background-position: calc(100% + 20px) 100%, 100% 100%, 0 100%;
}
/* [data-bs-theme="light"] .carousel-fade {
--bs-carousel-indicator-active-bg: #000;
--bs-carousel-caption-color: #000;
--bs-carousel-control-icon-filter: invert(1) grayscale(100);
}
[data-bs-theme="dark"] .carousel-fade {
--bs-carousel-indicator-active-bg: #fff;
--bs-carousel-caption-color: #fff;
--bs-carousel-control-icon-filter: invert(0) grayscale(100);
} */
.rainbow-border {
max-height: 15em;
object-fit: cover;
}
.slider-image-fit {
object-fit: contain !important;
}
.center-everything {
margin-right: auto!important;
margin-left: auto!important;
}
.portfolio-block.block-intro {
padding-top: 5em;
padding-bottom: 2em;
}
.portfolio-block.project {
padding-top: 0px;
padding-bottom: 3em;
}
.portfolio-block.project .more-projects {
margin-top: 2em;
border-top: 1px solid var(--bs-dark-subtle);
padding-top: 1em;
}
.portfolio-block.block-intro p {
font-size: 1.5em;
font-weight: 300;
margin-bottom: 30px;
max-width: 95%;
}
.project-carousel {
width: 95%;
margin-right: auto;
margin-left: auto;
margin-bottom: 25px;
}
.portfolio-block .heading h2, .portfolio-block .heading .h2 {
text-transform: capitalize;
margin-top: 0;
margin-bottom: .5rem;
font-weight: bold;
line-height: 1.2;
color: var(--bs-heading-color);
font-size: 2.5rem;
}
.swiper-control {
color: var(--bs-secondary);
}
:root {
--swiper-theme-color: var(--bs-secondary);
}
.dropdown-menu .dropdown-item:active {
--bs-dropdown-link-active-bg: var(--bs-secondary)!important;
}
.portfolio-navbar.gradient {
padding-top: 5px;
padding-bottom: 5px;
}
.logo {
margin-right: 0;
padding: 0;
}
.portfolio-navbar.gradient img {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
}
.heading.blog-heading.acknowledgements {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/blog/dissertation_acknowledgements.webp?h=0a964a8359c7afc7a412d2fa56f81732") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.footer-copyright {
margin-left: 2em;
}
.loop-padding {
padding-top: 25px;
}
.footer-logo {
width: 100px;
height: 100px;
}
.accreditations-title {
font-weight: bold;
}
.accreditations-navigation {
margin-top: 0.5em;
margin-bottom: 0.5em;
}
.heading.page-heading {
margin-bottom: 25px;
}
.loop-item {
padding-bottom: 15px;
}
.card-resize {
height: 18em;
}
.dates {
float: right;
}
.tags {
float: left;
}
.excerpts {
clear: both;
}
.heading.blog-heading.pbm-website {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/projects/web_design/peter_bell%20music/peter_bell_music.webp?h=bf4c8cb4c7d1ff76ef9bec3bf29df3ae") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.keresley-website {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/projects/web_design/keresley_church/keresleychurch.webp?h=452ec6d8bd02d324537f2dd100764d76") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.mottashaw-consulting {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/projects/web_design/mottashaw/mottashaw-preview.webp?h=c4ff31817c96c7661dbd3bf735b19fa9") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.showreel {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/projects/showreel.jpg?h=9be1146cb56a32276b867b17b96c2972") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.frizzle-tv {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/projects/web_design/frizzle/frizzlepreview.webp?h=fe3aa289bd751d93101e7ac02bbe22a3") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.bcumha-website {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/projects/web_design/bcumha/bcumhapreview.webp?h=59e6f298a7cf791663e3280b7638cc14") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.bcudiscover-website {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/projects/web_design/bcu_dis.cover/bcudiscoverpreview.webp?h=a9c8f8deb4fac6c2b1e65e11c6dce8c5") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.bcucu-website {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/projects/web_design/bcucu/bcucupreview.webp?h=0c3a26febc398753c8c1cea6d046322f") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.taskmaster-ios {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/projects/for_education/taskmaster_for%20ios/taskmasteriospreview.webp?h=b62eff0bef2a6734f8e4ac9ad05f103c") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.naturefindings-windows {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/projects/for_education/nature_findings/naturefindingspreview.webp?h=a1d20406f8862370fbf569a75cf95af9") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.mymind-ios {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/projects/for_education/my_mind/my_mind_logo.webp?h=4e299b8017d1483b6dfb87ea14d502aa") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.csbox-web {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/projects/for_education/cs_box/csbox_logo.webp?h=487f527cf87df0dba11b6f4d4993a80d") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.bitbox-various {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/projects/for_education/bit_box/bit_box_logo.webp?h=36b5ef1a4c9f880d65df48518293999f") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.identity-website {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/projects/extracurricular/the_computers_identity/identitypreview.webp?h=8f3c2d53aaf46cff69c58a66abbe76f5") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.taskmaster-web {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/projects/extracurricular/task_master/taskmasterpreview.webp?h=bece3f4d6e67029790c7b300d5db3393") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.sortai-windows {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/projects/extracurricular/sort.ai/sort.ai_logo.webp?h=a198ffe5f200f284ee778dd6f7b1d741") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.societyplus-web {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/projects/extracurricular/society+/societypluspreview.webp?h=c5bf765f66449f21ca88f0206db68bd5") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.iamaware-film {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/projects/extracurricular/iamaware.webp?h=a3dcdbacf64839eb9dcfd0f9190b41fb") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.exambufforbluff-windows {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/projects/extracurricular/exam_buff_or_exam_bluff/exam_buff_or_exam_bluff_app_logo.webp?h=c5996308f0abaf2970a7fd4e8e1cdcbf") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.citationneeded-web {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/projects/extracurricular/citation_needed/login_screen.webp?h=3626905284037118af731fe2573ac5f4") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.clutter {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/blog/clearing_the_clutter.webp?h=663b94419c9fd6cac937ef9f663fc013") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.edtech {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/blog/edtech_strategies.webp?h=b72cdf1e1356beee9d0d49acf961779b") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.reset {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/blog/its_been_a_while.webp?h=dac60117b0dffab449f882fe85bb3e31") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.milestone {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/blog/milestone.webp?h=d29dcecaf625be0e0a7477bb376bb154") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.try-again {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/blog/somethings-not-right.webp?h=0f3a7a00d0464010d2f7d3883466f8fa") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.heading.blog-heading.tes-launch {
height: 25em;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(var(--bs-primary-rgb),0.75), rgba(var(--bs-secondary-rgb),0.75)), url("../../assets/img/blog/what-started-it-all.webp?h=8f52c56d25366380ceae7d60855e2cb6") center / cover;
color: white;
}
.button {
margin-bottom: 80px;
}
.hide-quote {
display: none;
}
.post-images {
text-align: center;
margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.blog-image-container {
width: 250px;
}
.blog-list {
margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.blog-button {
margin: 0PX 0PX 80PX;
}
.project-buttons {
margin-top: 25px;
margin-right: auto;
margin-left: auto;
display: flex;
justify-content: center;
}
.more-projects-heading {
margin-bottom: 10px!important;
}
.meta.project-details {
padding-left: 12px!important;
padding-right: 12px!important;
}
.portfolio-video {
margin-right: auto;
margin-left: auto;
margin-bottom: 1em;
}
.intro-margin {
margin-top: 25px;
}
.about-intro {
margin-bottom: 15px;
margin-top: 25px;
}
.headshot {
max-width: 500px;
}
.text-margin {
margin-top: 15px;
}
.cv-group {
max-width: 75%;
}
.portfolio-block.cv.no-padding {
padding-bottom: 0px;
padding-top: 0px;
}
.heading-no-gap {
margin-bottom: 0px!important;
}
.work-experience.group.wex-div {
margin-top: 25px;
margin-right: auto;
margin-left: auto;
}
.footer-margin {
margin-bottom: 25px;
}
.contact-form {
max-width: 85%;
}
.portfolio-block.block-intro.auto-margin {
margin-top: auto;
}
.screen-content.featured-project {
background-image: url("../../assets/img/projects/for_education/cs_box/csbox_homepage.webp?h=5f6153bff07499f4d1108de6fea419f5");
}
.accreditation {
height: 150px;
object-fit: contain;
}
.card-img-size {
max-height: 10em;
object-fit: cover;
}
.mobile-padding-left {
margin-left: 0.5em;
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const carousel = document.getElementById('carouselExampleCaptions')
carousel.addEventListener('mouseover', function () {
const carouselInstance = bootstrap.Carousel.getInstance(carousel)
carouselInstance.pause()
})
carousel.addEventListener('mouseout', function () {
const carouselInstance = bootstrap.Carousel.getInstance(carousel)
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if (window.innerWidth < 768) {
[].slice.call(document.querySelectorAll('[data-bss-disabled-mobile]')).forEach(function (elem) {
elem.classList.remove('animated');
elem.removeAttribute('data-bss-hover-animate');
elem.removeAttribute('data-aos');
elem.removeAttribute('data-bss-parallax-bg');
elem.removeAttribute('data-bss-scroll-zoom');
});
}
document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
var hoverAnimationTriggerList = [].slice.call(document.querySelectorAll('[data-bss-hover-animate]'));
var hoverAnimationList = hoverAnimationTriggerList.forEach(function (hoverAnimationEl) {
hoverAnimationEl.addEventListener('mouseenter', function(e){ e.target.classList.add('animated', e.target.dataset.bssHoverAnimate) });
hoverAnimationEl.addEventListener('mouseleave', function(e){ e.target.classList.remove('animated', e.target.dataset.bssHoverAnimate) });
});
var swipers = document.querySelectorAll('[data-bss-swiper]');
var swiperNavigations = document.querySelectorAll('.swiper-nav-standalone');
for (var swiper of swipers) {
let config = JSON.parse(swiper.dataset.bssSwiper);
if (!config.navigation) {
config.navigation = {};
for (let swiperNavigation of swiperNavigations) {
if (swiperNavigation.dataset.bssSwiperTarget === '#' + swiper.id) {
config.navigation.prevEl = swiperNavigation.querySelector('.swiper-button-prev');
config.navigation.nextEl = swiperNavigation.querySelector('.swiper-button-next');
break;
}
}
}
let slider = new Swiper(swiper, config);
}
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var TxtRotate = function(el, toRotate, period) {
this.toRotate = toRotate;
this.el = el;
this.loopNum = 0;
this.period = parseInt(period, 10) || 2000;
this.txt = '';
this.tick();
this.isDeleting = false;
};
TxtRotate.prototype.tick = function() {
var i = this.loopNum % this.toRotate.length;
var fullTxt = this.toRotate[i];
if (this.isDeleting) {
this.txt = fullTxt.substring(0, this.txt.length - 1);
} else {
this.txt = fullTxt.substring(0, this.txt.length + 1);
}
this.el.innerHTML = '<span class="wrap">'+this.txt+'</span>';
var that = this;
var delta = 300 - Math.random() * 100;
if (this.isDeleting) { delta /= 2; }
if (!this.isDeleting && this.txt === fullTxt) {
delta = this.period;
this.isDeleting = true;
} else if (this.isDeleting && this.txt === '') {
this.isDeleting = false;
this.loopNum++;
delta = 500;
}
setTimeout(function() {
that.tick();
}, delta);
};
window.onload = function() {
var elements = document.getElementsByClassName('txt-rotate');
for (var i=0; i<elements.length; i++) {
var toRotate = elements[i].getAttribute('data-rotate');
var period = elements[i].getAttribute('data-period');
if (toRotate) {
new TxtRotate(elements[i], JSON.parse(toRotate), period);
}
}
// INJECT CSS
var css = document.createElement("style");
css.type = "text/css";
css.innerHTML = ".txt-rotate > .wrap { border-right: 0.08em solid #666 }";
document.body.appendChild(css);
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document.querySelectorAll('.datepicker').forEach(function(field) {
var picker = new Pikaday({
field: field
});
});

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html data-bs-theme="auto" lang="en-gb">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<!-- Matomo -->
<script>
var _paq = window._paq = window._paq || [];
/* tracker methods like "setCustomDimension" should be called before "trackPageView" */
_paq.push(['trackPageView']);
_paq.push(['enableLinkTracking']);
(function() {
var u="//analytics.adcmnetworks.co.uk/";
_paq.push(['setTrackerUrl', u+'matomo.php']);
_paq.push(['setSiteId', '1']);
var d=document, g=d.createElement('script'), s=d.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
g.async=true; g.src=u+'matomo.js'; s.parentNode.insertBefore(g,s);
})();
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<h2>Acknowledgements &amp; Dedications</h2><time class="fs-5" datetime="2023-12-18">18 Dec 2023</time>
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<h5 class="text-center">Now that I have completed my dissertation and received my passing result, I am happy to share this with the world.<br><br><br><br>This is a pre-written section that is not currently part of my official Masters Dissertation submission</h5>
<p>Firstly, I would like to state that these have been the longest and busiest 3 years of my life and career. From starting this course during COVID lockdowns to changing job and school partway through and to having to retake a full year just to get things perfect. Knowing all of this beforehand would have probably put me off doing this course but I must admit this has allowed me to grow and develop my practice and relationships with those who matter the most. I would like to thank the my friends and support tutors for their ongoing and unconditional support throughout my masters journey:<br><br>A special thank you goes to Keziah, Keith, Emma and the amazing team at my school for providing me with a warm welcome and the incredible support and guidance I needed to become a committed and confident teacher and head of department. Thank you also for reigniting the flame within me which drives my passion for teaching.<br><br>Secondly, I would like to thank those who have been with me throughout the studies. Linda has played a massive role in my Masters journey. She has always made sure that me disabilities do not prevent me from studying and end up with incomplete or substandard work. Her incredible emotional intelligence picks up on when I am not feeling great and she has on multiple occasions diverted my focus or re-directed me a different task what I would be able to complete in a large variety of mindsets. Without Linda, and her drive to get the best out of everyone, I would not be in a position to say I completed a Masters level degree and be confident that I earned the qualification. Candida joined my journey towards the last few months of the dissertation yet it has felt like she had always been part of the journey; the study skills and techniques I discussed, practiced and trialled with her guidance not only helped me focus and progress, but are now a vital toolkit for the students I teach in schools.<br><br>Thirdly, yes thirdly, I want to thank the two wonderful Neurodivergence Coaches I have worked with over the past 2 years. Laura and Julie have worked on the work side of things making sure I am not overwhelmed with live, the universe and everything within it. Laura has watched me go into a new, much bigger role in a new environment and watched as I didn't crash and burn. Much to the surprise and amazement of me! Undertsanding the neruodiverse needs I have as my career and teaching practice develops and flourish to become what BCU originally told me I would be come back in 2018; Committed, Creative, Confident. Laura has allowed me to be more confident in my work and understand how and why I think things in a certain way. Our sessions have allowed me to implement a number of coping strategies to bring me down from times where I am experiencing a high amount of anxiety and stress and she has always been able to be the voice of reasoning so I can respond to the more challenging areas of my work. I would not have been able to complete my Masters studies as well as be able to apply for promotion in my area of expertise without Laura's help, support and guidance.<br><br>Finally, I want to dedicate this dissertation my my partner, Lyall. Thank you for being my rock through my studies and somehow being the sane one out of the two of us.</p>
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<h2>Clearing the Clutter: A Digital and Personal Reset</h2><time class="fs-5" datetime="2025-05-26">26 May 2025</time>
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<h2>Well, that lasted…</h2>
<p>I’ve been wanting to do something like this for a few years now, and this finally seems like the right time to take action.<br><br>I’ve always been deeply passionate about web design and building modern, dynamic websites for people. I’ve always found it fun - even in those moments when I wanted to tear my hair out over it. Now that my 30th birthday is this week, I’ve taken some time to reflect on what I’ve built (literally).<br><br>To be honest, web design has always been a passion project. No matter how I ended up in the depths of web development, it’s something I turn to when I need a break. That’s how this whole website came together over Easter!<br><br>But now, looking back - not just at web design but at my life in general - I realize there are commitments, and people, that I need to let go of. Some relationships have naturally run their course, while others were never meant to take the path they did in the first place. Keeping certain people around has only drained my energy, and in some cases, they’ve been outright toxic to have in my life. It’s time to make the conscious choice to step away - just because I'm done giving my time and energy to people who have never deserved it in the first place. Normally, this kind of reflection might signal a midlife crisis for a man my age, but that’s not the case here. I’m not writing this to announce that I’m about to jump into every harebrained scheme or viral trend, nor am I declaring an intent to become a social recluse. This post is about something better - something I need to get off my chest once and for all.<br><br>I started getting into web design around sixteen years ago. At one point, I was juggling up to six websites at once - not including my own sites, my portfolio, Anything But IE (my blog site), or anything I created at a hackathon. Today, I still maintain two core websites for other people, but I’ve felt locked into them - and not in a good way.<br><br>Starting July 1st, all ongoing web design projects will enter their “Sunsetting Phase”. This means that in their next big phase, I will slowly and eventually withdraw my involvement. While I’ll still be available for consulting, that’s not something I’m willing or offering to everyone I’ve worked with. Alongside stepping back from web projects, I also intend to distance myself from certain friendships - especially those that have become one-sided, draining, or outright damaging. Whether it’s the feeling of having to force a conversation, being treated like an afterthought, or only being contacted when someone wants something, I’ve recognized that some relationships aren’t worth holding onto. This isn’t about resentment - it’s about finally prioritizing my own well-being.<br><br>Now, I’m not saying I’m done with web design. Far from it! This current website was hastily thrown together, and now I’m paying the price for it. Seriously, what in the ADHD possessed me to pay for a Squarespace website? Given all my financial commitments, it was a reckless expense. My new site will be built using HTML, Bootstrap, and a few old friends along the way (JavaScript being one of them). It’ll have similar - if not identical - features, but at a fraction of the cost. The new site launches on July 1st: new website, new me, and all that.</p>
<h2>What’s next?</h2>
<p>Well, my existing partners will be informed today - whether directly or simply by reading this blog post (inconsiderate, I know!). Given the sacrifices that this decision requires, I hope those who receive this blog post instead of a personal message understand. I’d like to say it’s nothing personal - but if I’m being honest, it probably is.<br><br>After my birthday, I’ll be working toward my July 1st goal. Anything hosted on my servers - or servers I pay for - will be permanently taken offline. My personal sites will move to my private servers to cut costs. Any projects that were mid-redesign may need to reset and restart without me. I know the church website will remain on my plate for another nine months - it’s a huge job, and migrating everything won’t be quick or easy. There’s one site I haven’t publicly mentioned; that website will be redesigned and relaunched on a new web host as a static HTML site with little to no updates required (I might be nice and update the copyright date once a year).<br><br>It’s strange to say, but I can’t wait to get this burden off me - once and for all…</p>
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<p class="card-text">A lot has changed since my last ramble on here. First off, I have finally rid myself of that dark and questionnable realm that is Twittter (I will call it that until Elon finally gives up his X fettish). I left mainly because I planned to do it years back but never fully committed.</p>
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<p>The title says it all...<br><br>A lot has changed since my last ramble on here. First off, I have finally rid myself of that dark and questionable realm that is Twittter (I will call it that until Elon finally gives up his X fetish). I left mainly because I planned to do it years back but never fully committed. You can find me elsewhere on the web <a href="https://find.mrdaviscsit.uk/">here</a>.<br><br>I suppose the next change that I should acknowledge is the extended step back from the internet in general. In January, I had a pretty tough time with things and made the decision that it would be best if I locked everything down for a month while I focus on myself. That did a lot of good, but I don't plan to share what actually happened; and even if I wanted to, I don't think I would be allowed to discuss it. Let's just say, I was unwell and now I am better.<br><br>I also started my new ADHD treatment in September, essentially the same treatment but with a few more people watching in. This stuff is the good stuff! It means I can focus on working for a whole day now instead of just a few hours. I'm going onto my final test plan before going back into Shared Care, where my GP does most of the admin for my medication. Finding the right balance between focusing on work and relaxing is still something I am working on, but I am getting there!<br><br>I should probably mention what is going on with work, school. etc. Yes, I am still head of Computing at a secondary school but I am starting to think about my next stage of my career. This will be my 7th year of qualified teaching and as much as I love what I do, there are still things that cancel out the good.<br><br>This structure of performance managment and performance related pay, even though it is no longer compulsory, teaching staff are still feeling the effects of it today. My team and I have had to work damn hard these past few weeks and yet still, we have a million and one things left to do! One of my big concerns is that even though we are spending all hours of the day working to try and improve grades, we still get set up to fail by the sheer amount of students who want us to "just give out the pass", or by students who outright do not care about education, school or even employment. I still remember to this day a student telling me in my first year of teaching "I don't give a fuck about this, I'm waiting till 16 to go on the dole!". The student did give a fuck in the end, and they came out to be one of our big wins that academic year...<br><br>Even with the changes to my lifestyle, social life and the fact I am older and apparently more mature, the one thing that still makes me think of quitting teaching is the expectation that even though a student hands work in late, or even doesn't do it outright, they are expected to get the highest grades possible. And if they don't? All the blame lands on the teacher, not the student for being lazy.<br><br>That's enough of my rant for now, I guess I should prepare dinner and do some more planning.<br><br>Hopefully I won't leave it another year before I post...</p>
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<p class="mb-0">Note to self: I really need to post here more often! It’s been a whirlwind since my last update. Between chasing rapid grade improvements for our Year 11s, general OFSTED prep, onboarding a new team member, and—yes—rewriting the Key Stage 3 curriculum (again), I’ve completely lost track of time.</p>
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<p>As ever, there's been a lot going on. That said, I’m seeing some encouraging signs: staff morale in the department is slowly but steadily on the rise. There’s still work to do, but we’re heading in the right direction. Our ongoing review of the Key Stage 4 curriculum is showing promising results too—early predictions for Year 10 outcomes suggest we’re building on the progress made with our outgoing Year 11s.<br><br>Behaviour-wise, the picture hasn’t been so rosy. Like many schools, we’ve seen an increase in challenges across both year groups. That said, we did get a bit of unexpected recognition—we were featured in a Channel 5 News story for "bucking the trend" on student behaviour. Nice to have some good news, even if it came from a surprising source.<br><br>But here’s the big one—the department achieved something huge recently: we’ve been awarded the Computing Quality Mark! 🎉</p>
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<p>That makes us the second secondary school in the West Midlands to achieve it. It’s an external acknowledgment that what we do for our students—our curriculum design, our delivery, our intent—is aligned with what OFSTED would classify as at least Good. It’s a massive win for the team.<br><br>And yet… not a word from the headteacher. Not in a briefing, not in a staff bulletin—nothing. Meanwhile, at the end-of-term lunch, there was a whole speech about how OFSTED are “likely” to visit in the first few weeks back. That got all the airtime, while a nationally recognised mark of curriculum quality earned by the department? Radio silence. It’s frustrating, to say the least. I’ll leave it alone for now, but I do wonder how long it'll be before someone outside the department brings it up to SLT or the wider staff body.<br><br>Coming up next: we hit the ground running straight after Easter. Year 11s have their first exam the Thursday we return, so we’re hosting Easter revision sessions to give them the best shot at success in a supportive environment. I’m also planning pre-exam intervention sessions (two hours before the exam), and working out how we staff the Paper 2 exam in late May.<br><br>That last bit’s a delicate one—there’s often an assumption that staff are in the room to "support the students," but that’s not quite the case. I’ll need to have some tactful conversations to make sure expectations are clear without anyone feeling undermined.<br><br>And finally—I've been out visiting one of our feeder schools. Wow. That was a challenge. I'm tempted to write a separate post about it. But the short version? Digital literacy is clearly not a priority in many primary settings. Some of what I saw and heard made it crystal clear that we’re likely to face growing gaps in e-safety knowledge and digital skills among incoming Year 7s. Something to keep an eye on…</p>
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<p>Before I sucker punch my laptop for being slower than a three-toed Sloth as I hurriedly write the cover sheets for the rest of my lessons. I thought about what I need to do to thrive in my career.<br><br>Last night, I received a message on LinkedIn; usually these are just adverts asking my to buy their premium account but this one was had a subject that rang a bell, "Neurodiverse teacher - advice and support"<br><br>My brain immediately went, "they probably read my article in the TES" so I immediately dropped everything to read what they had to say. I am a rather vain person so was expecting them to be congratulating me on the article and ask me something trivial like "could you send me a link about Access to Work" or "have you heard of this awesome organisation that works with teachers", both of which are things I have received in the past. This message however made my heart sink...<br><br>As I'm not the sort of person to gossip or tell the world all the things I know about someone, I have removed all identifiable information about this person from this post. All you need to know is that they are an ECT (Early Career Teacher) and have only been a qualified teacher for just under a year. They had been struggling with a recent diagnosis and trying to make things work around it. They resorted to coming to me of all people for advice and support.<br><br>I immediately knew I was slightly out of my depth with what they needed so turned to Twitter to get some ideas. Again, my heart sank when even my own headteacher told me some home truths. There's NOTHING out there for you!</p>
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<p>So that leave me with a tricky dilemma: do I ignore the issue at hand and hope someone else picks it up, or do I try and do something about supporting neurodiverse teachers and try to create a network that provides support?<br><br>This is something that obviously can't be done overnight however it would be essentially a massive overhaul of my career and could end up with me leaving teaching in a classroom, something I really don't want to leave behind.</p>
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<p>This teacher who contacted me feels that their journey into teaching and their career is a lonely one. I wish I could do more to support neurodiverse teachers in making them aware they are not alone in this at all. I know I cannot do this on my own so through about what I could do now in the meantime. So I came up with a plan:</p>
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loopBase && loopBase.style.setProperty('display', 'none', 'important');
emptyState && emptyState.style.removeProperty('display');
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setTimeout(() => {
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block: "start",
inline: "start"
});
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let tagParam = 'tag';
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function renderTagNav(tagNav, activeTag = '') {
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if (!activeClassNode) return;
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}
});
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let authorParam = 'author';
let author = url.searchParams.get(authorParam) || '';
renderAuthorNav(authorNav, author);
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authorNav.style.removeProperty('display');
let items = [].slice.call(authorNav.querySelectorAll('[data-bss-type="author-loop-item"]'));
items.forEach(item => item.classList.contains('author-' + activeAuthor) ? item.style.removeProperty('display') : item.style.setProperty('display', 'none', 'important'));
}
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