Hello!
Welcome back to the blog. I don’t think I have shared on here (but if I have you may have forgotten) the new upload schedule: Tuesday and Friday! That’s two posts a week over here on the blog and two posts every week on Instagram too (also Tuesday and Friday).
Anyway, you probably just want me to hop straight into the post: What’s In My Schoolbag 2020. Typically these posts come out in early September, but I was on my mini hiatus. I still wanted to spill the ins and outs of my bag, and how I stay organised with my school work. I hope you enjoy!
Le Sac
Most importantly, we have the bag itself. This one was on sale from Cath Kidston a couple of years ago and I have used it ever since. It has a handy laptop compartment and, although I don’t take a laptop to school, it is useful for keeping papers and books straight, neat and not crumpled!

In the main compartment we have:
My Academic Planner
I bought this planner from Ink Outside The Box a few weeks ago – admittedly not at the start of the academic year. They were on sale for much cheaper than the original price, with profits going to charity, because during production some of them went kinda wrong! The main planner is still completely functional however the monthly dividers weren’t in the correct order (I quickly rearranged them though). So yes, ta-daa!!!

A Book
You never see me without a book, and I take one to school with me every day. Currently I’m reading The Magpie Society by Zoe Sugg and Amy McCulloch. I’ll report back once I’ve finished and post my full review to Goodreads! (my username is @cathjaneblog so please don’t hesitate to add me as a friend 😉

My Pencil Case
This one is bigger than last year’s, however it fits my calculator which is really handy. Having the extra space means I can put sticky notes in there too (a student’s dream) and, of course, some snazzy highlighters. I have got into the habit of emptying it out every weekend, sharpening all of the pencils, throwing away the random loose bits of paper – we all collect them – and making it fresh for the following week. It’s a lovely little ritual and motivates me to spend more time studying. Definitely the best part of my school bag!

Bag of Random Things
I also have little drawstring bag that is home to the loose articles I take to school ‘just in case’. That’s a tin of Vaseline, spare mask, extra hand sanitiser, and a little packet of tissues!
Other Stuff…
The front pocket of my bag is home to a pair of socks with non-slip soles for drama. On cold occasions (aka Autumn-Spring) I put my gloves in there too. I don’t keep anything else in the front pocket despite there being space.
A blazer is one of God’s gifts. In there I can put my purse, hand sanitiser, face mask, the planner school provided, phone, bus pass… It’s a fantastic organisation method XD

Sorry if this post is generic and boring, but I’m very happy you stuck until the end!
If you were a school teacher, what subject would you like to specialise in?
Leave your answers to this question below, I can’t wait to read and respond to them! I’m almost certain I’d teach English. Although Geography is by far my favourite subject ❤
Thank you for reading,
Catherine x

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I love these “What’s in my bag” posts! I would be a special education teacher, it is one thing I want to be when I grow up! If I had to chooae a subject, geography/history would be my choice!
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Aww I’m so glad you enjoyed it. That sounds really interesting. I think you have the patience to be a teacher, and the kindness x
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Aww, thank you!
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I love these posts! Haha I actually never did one this year! If I was a school teacher it would probably be journalism as I actually want to be a TV Show Host and that’s a form of journalism! Great post!
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Ooh I could see you being great at that. Thank you for stopping by 🙂 x
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I loves posts as such! Please do write more of these. If I were a school teacher, I would love to teach kids about physical and mental health or something related to sex education which are very important in schools these days🤍
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I’ll definitely keep recycling studying content if that is what you enjoy reading. Fortunately in the UK we have lessons dedicated to personal/mental health. It’s called PSHE. Do you do that too? x
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Unfortunately it is not available in most schools here but I really wish if it were true cause mental health is a very important subject as well🤍
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I’m sure many people feel the same way 🙂 It might be your purpose to educate people about mental health online, if it’s frowned upon in schools ❤ x
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Couldn’t agree more and will try my best too🤍
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❤ ❤ ❤
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Oooh, I’d be a terrible teacher!! hahah I admire teachers so much, I tutor some kids and while I don’t hate the work, some days they can be a big headache! But if I were one, I’d love to teach English!! ❤ I always love to see what everyone keeps in their bag 😛 I don't have a planner anymore, I decided to go digital two years ago, and I've been using Notion for that long; and then I have my pencil case, calculator, notebooks, books, etc etc And then the mess: hand lotion, sanitizer, random papers, keys, … I can never find my things 😛
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Honestly, me too! I have been in some crazy classes – I don’t know how the teacher coped with us.
I hear everyone rave about Notion! How do you find it? Organising digitally is something I would love to get the hang of however, for the moment, I’ll stick between my two planners.
Thank you for reading! x
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you seem very organised, I loved reading what’s in your bag. If I was a teacher I would definitely specialise in art and craft
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Ok your bag is so pretty! And your planner 😍👏🏼❤️
This is a lovely post!
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Thank you for stopping by! I love my bag dearly – shame it’s got a bit muddy from school 🙂 x
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