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Hi, I’m Tess!

I’m an Australian primary teacher, mum, coffee drinker, and the heart behind Big World Teaching – currently teaching at an international school in Vietnam.

I share practical, research-informed ideas for phonics, writing, maths, and inquiry – all designed for real classrooms, wherever you are in the world.

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