I have always considered myself a people person. I was always chosen to look after the new kid in class in primary and in secondary I was voted for by peers to represent their views (despite not being part of the ‘in’ crowd). I have also always enjoyed working with...
I am currency sitting in Starbucks on a dreary Thursday trying to complete my last assignment for my PGCE. There have been three assignments I am nearly there. When I started to apply for a PGCE I would have never thought of spending my holidays findings research and...
It is often a taboo thing to discuss in teaching circles. As two words go, nothing evokes more fear than the words ‘mental health’. But every day you, as a teacher, as a form tutor, as a member of staff are often the first line of support for students suffering from...
I’ve wanted to teach since I was thirteen, I have always been inspired by my amazing computing teachers when I was in secondary school during the early 2000’s. I remember being in year nine and being the first person in the year group to pass one of the...
So, I survived the first term. It had its ups and downs. It was very difficult at first, much more difficult than I could ever have imagined, but with every day it got easier. I learnt how to manage bad behaviour, how to engage pupils in their learning, how to make...
If you had asked me 10 years ago what I wanted to be I would never, in a million years, have said be a teacher. Even, at an interview for a maternity LSA cover, when asked “do you think you could be a teacher” I responded with “no. The job is too stressful, too long,...
