2 h. ago Coronation Street's Claire Peacock star's life since soap exit including teaching job

Coronation Street star Julia Haworth played Claire Peacock for nearly eight years before leaving the ITV soap in January 2011

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3 h. ago Coronation Street's Claire Sweeney sends 'work' update after 'proud' Corriedale addition

The actress shared a 'work' update more than a week on from being involved in soap history

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3 h. ago Where is Coronation Street Claire Peacock actress now 15 years after exit?

Coronation Street star Julia Haworth played Claire Peacock on the ITV soap for several years - but where is the actress now?

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3 h. ago Coronation Street's Claire Peacock star now 15 years after exit including teaching job

Coronation Street’s Claire Peacock was a Weatherfield regular for eight years before she left the cobbles for France.

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32 h. ago A moment that changed me: the Brexit result came through – and my life in Britain fell apart

I had my first teaching job lined up and a mortgage application in process. Now it looked like I would have to return to Germany and start training again from scratch. There were just 72 hours to save my dream of living in the UKIn the early hours of Friday 24 June 2016, the result glowed on my phone: 52%. Barely a majority, but nonetheless a verdict. I lay in my rented bedroom in Devon, still in pyjamas, watching everything I’d planned dissolve. When I saw the headline “UK votes to leave EU”, my first thought wasn’t political. It was: “What does this mean for me?”It was the final day of my second school placement, the culmination of my teacher training for a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). I’d moved from Germany the year before to train as a Religious Education teacher, convinced I’d found a profession and a place to call home. In Germany, RE meant teaching Protestant children Protestantism or Catholic children Catholicism – separate lessons, separate truths. Here, I ...

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51 h. ago Macclesfield FA Cup star Sam Heathcote gets hero’s welcome as he returns to teaching job

Macclesfield FC player Sam Heathcote received a hero’s welcome upon his return to his teaching job following the club’s historic FA Cup win against Crystal Palace.

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3 d. ago I loved my teaching job. But as a trans man in Texas, quitting was the only way to get my dignity back

After the state’s bathroom ban went into effect in December amid a slew of new anti-trans policies, I couldn’t keep trying to hide my identity at workUntil recently, I was a music teacher in north Texas. I also happen to be trans. I have never, ever told a student about my identity. At work, I was “stealth” – a term that means that I passed as a cisgender man. Only my administrators knew I was trans, because I was not yet taking gender-affirming hormones when I started this job in my early 20s. I’m now in my late 20s.My decision to stay stealth was affected by the political climate. Texas has been trying to pass a bathroom ban for 10 years, and in December, they finally implemented the rule. It applies to restrooms and changing rooms in public buildings, schools and universities. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Coronation Street's Claire Sweeney warned during emotional return to familiar spot before being recognised

The actress was famed for appearing in another soap before joining ITV's Corrie in 2023

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