# Alex Panama
> Former primary school teacher turned content creator, learning designer and hobbyist game developer. 
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## Pages
- [About this site](https://alexpanama.com/about-2.md) - Alex Panama is an independent publication launched in August 2025 by Alex. If you subscribe today, you'll get full access to the website as well as email newsletters about new content when it's available. Your subscription makes this site possible, and allows Alex Panama to continue to exist. Thank…
- [About me](https://alexpanama.com/about-me.md) - I’m Alex, a former primary school teacher turned content creator, learning designer and hobbyist game developer. My journey started in the classroom ten years ago, where I created engaging lessons and helped students grow. Over time, I realised my passion for creativity, problem-solving and online…
- [About this site](https://alexpanama.com/about.md) - Alex Panama is an independent publication launched in July 2026 by Alex . If you subscribe today, you'll get full access to the website as well as email newsletters about new content when it's available. Your subscription makes this site possible, and allows Alex Panama to continue to exist. Thank…
- [Contact](https://alexpanama.com/contact.md) - Connect with me on Linkedin
- [Game development](https://alexpanama.com/game-development.md) - Here’s what I’m working on for fun. The Legend of Bingus I’ve spent the past year and a bit teaching myself Godot and building my first complete game from the ground up. The Legend of Bingus is a fully playable, start-to-finish experience. Guide Bingus on his adventure to stop the evil Orzak The Al…
- [HIT Training Pre-Interview Task](https://alexpanama.com/hit-training.md) - I chose to create a multimedia resource on FIFO (First In, First Out) stock rotation because it represents a focused yet fundamental aspect of effective kitchen management. FIFO is ideal to convert to a standalone lesson due to its straightforward nature, relevance to everyday kitchen operations an…
- [Welcome](https://alexpanama.com/home.md) - One two three four
- [Career change course](https://alexpanama.com/leaving-teaching.md) - Beyond Teaching is my short course to help teachers make the jump from teaching into a career they love and they find truly rewarding. Modules are being released one at a time, completely free. Current modules Reflecting on the why Understanding why you want to leave, how that feels and how to move…

## Posts
- [The space between](https://alexpanama.com/the-space-between.md) - I travelled to Norway and came back questioning what space, slowness and a life worth living really mean to me.
- [On being ordinary](https://alexpanama.com/on-being-ordinary.md) - Dropping the script written for you by others isn't easy. Here's what happened when I finally started trying.
- [Stranger Things season 5 finale review: all bark, no bite](https://alexpanama.com/stranger-things-season-5-finale-review-all-bark-no-bite.md) - The Duffer Brothers end Stranger Things the only way they know how: by promising everything and delivering nothing.
- [Wildwood review](https://alexpanama.com/wildwood-review.md) - A good story with bold ambition that would be twice as good if it was half as long.
- [Identifying your transferable skills](https://alexpanama.com/identifying-your-transferable-skills.md) - Find out how your teaching skills translate to other roles.
- [Reflecting on the why](https://alexpanama.com/reflecting-on-the-why.md) - The first step is always the hardest, but it doesn't have to be.
- [5 secrets to engaging and impactful workplace training](https://alexpanama.com/the-secret-to-engaging-and-impactful-workplace-training.md) - We’ve all been there. Your manager decides it’s time for some mandatory training. Perfect, you think: an opportunity to learn! Only to be…
- [Reflecting on my skin: growing up with racism in the UK](https://alexpanama.com/reflecting-on-my-skin-growing-up-with-racism-in-the-uk.md) - It never really went away.
- [Listening to silence: discovering your self-worth without a single word](https://alexpanama.com/listening-to-silence-discovering-your-self-worth-without-a-single-word.md) - If you happen to find yourself alone among strangers; keep silent.
- [Missed connections](https://alexpanama.com/missed-connections.md) - Or: how a moment from 7 years ago still sticks with me in 2024.
- [(Dis)connection](https://alexpanama.com/dis-connection.md) - In a world of constant distraction and dopamine, it’s easy to feel like you’re in a bubble of your own.
- [The night a sauna enthusiast diagnosed me with autism at a Meetup](https://alexpanama.com/the-night-a-sauna-enthusiast-diagnosed-me-with-autism-at-a-meetup.md) - Photo by Edgar Chaparro on Unsplash
- [If primary teaching is a loaded gun, then OFSTED pulls the trigger](https://alexpanama.com/if-teaching-is-a-loaded-gun-then-ofsted-pulls-the-trigger.md) - Headteacher Ruth Perry’s death is a warning to teachers across the country: the education system doesn’t care about you and it never will.
- [What If Tomorrow Never Comes?](https://alexpanama.com/what-if-tomorrow-never-comes.md) - When I was younger (and the internet was this brand new, fascinating wild west of adventure), my friend showed me a website called…
- [Extraordinary happens today, not tomorrow](https://alexpanama.com/extraordinary-happens-today-not-tomorrow.md) - “How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?”
- [6 Signs You Need to Change Careers](https://alexpanama.com/6-signs-you-need-to-change-careers.md) - Realising that you are in the wrong job, or even career, can feel soul-destroying at first, especially if you have invested time and money…
- [Bury The Dead and Move On](https://alexpanama.com/bury-the-dead-and-move-on.md) - Losing a friend can be devastating.
- [Scared to start? Just show up](https://alexpanama.com/scared-to-start-just-show-up.md) - With creating, for many people, the hardest part is getting started.
- [Why Your Inner Voice Is Holding You Back](https://alexpanama.com/why-your-inner-voice-is-holding-you-back.md) - “Being successful is, after all, to a critical degree a matter of confidence: a faith that there is no reason why success should not be…
- [Leaving Teaching: The Decision and Facts](https://alexpanama.com/leaving-teaching-the-decision-and-facts.md) - Sitting on a bench by the beach, staring blankly at the sea and realising it was all over.
- [Reframing: Turning a negative into a positive](https://alexpanama.com/reframing-turning-a-negative-into-a-positive.md) - Turning a negative life event into a positive isn’t easy. There will be moments when, just as you start to believe that everything is…

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