About Miss Cake

Devon

I started learning about computers, filming, editing and photography at college from 1994 to 1998, which is now 30 or more years ago! Going on to University to Study Media Arts and Cultural Practice, where I was introduced to totally new Media Subjects, including Digital Film Editing, Digital Photography and Graphic Design. I loved it. I had the Tech Bug, and during my BA Honour is where I was introduced to Web Design.

Brighton

Moving to Brighton I went on to Study for many more years, completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Media Arts, and a Masters in Design at Brighton University. This is where I became embedded in the world of Digital and have remained there ever since.

Worthing

After Brighton, I knew I wanted to go even further and learn to Teach. Before I trained as a professional Teacher I taught private Computer Tuition and Apple Mac Skills for around 5 years. Private tutoring gave me the confidence and experience to get really involved in teaching right from the first week of the PGCE.

Half way through the PGCE teacher training, I was asked to come back and work for the College as soon as I had finished my Teacher Training. Knowing I had a Teaching job already in the bag was a fantastic opportunity! Not many get offered this opportunity during your training, this really helped with my confidence for teaching. I taught in this college for 3 years.

London 

While still Lecturing as a self employed teacher for the Worthing College, I moved to London. Where I then taught in various schools, including a PRU for disaffected teenagers. During London teaching it became apparent Teaching English or ESOL would be really helpful. Many students in London have English as their second language which can be a major barrier to learning, and so I completed a Cert TESOL teaching qualification, going on to do voluntary ESOL teaching for a charity in West London.

Change of Direction – Yoga Teaching

After many years of mainstream teaching and education and now 2 decades of sitting in front of a computer I decided it was time to make a huge life change. So I embarked on learning how to become a Yoga Teacher, a subject, due to my physical ill health and long term mobility issues had never been a concept I imaged myself doing. For most of my life physical activity caused huge amounts of pain due to bad hips. 

After one major and many minor surgeries and nearly a decade of rehabilitation, I was no longer in pain, Yoga, and Yoga Teacher Training became possible!

Expecting to do the basic 200 Hour Yoga Teacher Training, I patiently waited for the Yoga course to start, the start date of the course was delayed many times over a couple of years, but this gave me extra time to rehabilitate, do physiotherapy, learn Yoga AND to do another course! 😉

Soft furnishings and Sewing Skills

So while I was waiting to start the Yoga Teacher Training, I trained as seamstress.

On this course, I learned how to make soft furnishings, which is something I had wanted to do for many years with already having a huge amount of sewing materials and just needing the skills to make things. I had already wanted to do more hands on and physical creative work again, and the sewing course was perfect. All day on your feet sewing can be taxing, but it was exactly what I needed.

Finally the Yoga Teacher Training course was ready to start and over the 13 months of this teacher training I transformed my mind, body and soul. I am no longer in pain and I can do everything I could NEVER do for decades. I teach Yoga online and will start live classes again this year.

Web Design & Tech Support

I have been working with Web Design, Computers, Tech and Digital Media Arts for about 25 years, I have always given help and support with peoples websites, technology and software issues, I think its about time I got paid for it!

This website is for my Tech Support and Web Design expertise, to be taught via various online platforms that enable the world to connect. I use Telegram or Discord, all are free and easy to use.

If you need help with your WordPress website, hosting provider, have issues with your computer, operating systems, emails, software and applications, mobile phones, tablets, internet, networking issues, or social media accounts then request an online Tech Support Session with me via the Tech Support page.

Tutoring, Coaching & Mentoring

You may want to learn Yoga, you may need to brush up on your English ESOL, I have also taught Functional Skills Maths, English and ICT and helped many students with exam prep over the years, from decades of study, and being interested in so many different subjects, I am able to help with any aspect of your education, from applying for courses, to getting help with funding for courses, or writing essays and proofreading.

Online or In Person

If you would like to Learn WordPress in person or via online classes, a course would be the best option. WordPress Courses can be 1 day to one week or two.

Researching, Experimenting, Learning and Teaching the internet, IT, Digital Media Arts, Computers and Web Design over the last 2 decades means I can now help you as an expert!

I class myself as a professional researcher! The internet is an entity of its own now… Navigating it, living with it, working with it, is a mind set, and I can teach you too…