Gemma S.
About me
| Gemma S. | |
| Biology | |
| Biology | |
| Undergraduate | |
| Vanbrugh | |
| 2011 | |
| United Kingdom |
My employment
| Teacher | |
| Primary School | |
| United Kingdom | |
| 2014 |
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A day in the life of a Teacher in the United Kingdom
My career history
I previously worked as an administrator for a care home company, and as a teaching assistant at the school I now teach at.
Courses taken since graduation
PGCE
Where I hope to be in 5 years
I hope to progress to become a subject leader and a mentor to trainee teachers.
My advice to students considering work
Be willing to start low - the graduate market is saturated but by proving yourself at a lower point you will move up quickly. It is really important to get experience before applying to do teacher training, you have to know you want it!
My advice about working in my industry
Get experience before applying to do teacher training, you have to know you want it!
What I do
Teach! Assess, monitor progress, plan, evaluate, reflect, work with parents, organise trips and events, paperwork, risk assessments, first aid, carry out interventions, discipline behaviour, playground duty...
What I like most
I enjoy seeing the children make progress and enjoy their learning
What I like least
I don't enjoy the constantly changing expectations from above.
Next steps...
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