Laura H.
About me
| Laura H. | |
| Language and Linguistic Science | |
| English Language and Linguistics | |
| Undergraduate | |
| Langwith | |
| 2010 |
My employment
| Teacher | |
| Education | |
| 2011 |
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My career history
I did my NQT year in Wakefield and moved to Bradford after that. Teaching involves lots of planning! Quite a bit of weekend/evening time is taken up planning and marking needs doing in your own time too. The kids are pretty good once you've got yourself established, but can be bad beforehand! There are quite a few fiddly jobs to do and it's fast-paced, but is different every hour and very enjoyable at times. The kids can wreck your day or can drag you out of a bad mood....and it is nice when they get to know you a bit.
Courses taken since graduation
PGCE English
Where I hope to be in 5 years
I would like to be a mentor for trainees.
My advice to students considering work
Do not panic when it is very stressful to begin with!
Date and file all pieces of paper when you're training! Organise work/evidence as you go along.
Vary lessons once you're teaching to keep things fresh.
Observe as many other people as possible.
My advice about working in my industry
Do not panic when it is very stressful to begin with!
Date and file all pieces of paper when you're training! Organise work/evidence as you go along.
Vary lessons once you're teaching to keep things fresh.
Observe as many other people as possible.
What I do
Work begins at approximately 7.45 (45 minutes before the kids arrive) during which time you need to give out exercise books/resources, do photocopying, read and respond to emails etc. There are generally about 5 lessons per day, but you'll have a free on most days once you're qualified and more than this before you are. Lessons are very varied, but involve you talking to the kids at the front, walking round and helping them, letting them work alone, managing their behaviour, setting up and organising tasks etc. You may get break duty as well as lessons and there will be varying numbers of meetings after school depending on the school. Also depending on the school, you may need to run detentions. Frees can be used to calm down a bit (!) or mark/plan/photocopy/sort out fiddly jobs with people. The higher up people get, the trickier it often is to get in touch with them!
What I like most
I like the fact that my job challenges me and I feel proud when I say I'm a teacher because it is relatively hard and is a genuine profession.
Sometimes, the kids can cheer you up and pull you out of a bad mood, which is nice. It is also satisfying when a class has got a particular piece of work/lesson and you feel you've cracked it. Once you've been with a class for a while, the kids get to understand you and this is quite nice to know. The teachers in your department are often nice and generally understand the issues which crop up. If there are people your age, it is fantastic as they are people you can vent to and socialise with!
What I like least
You can spend so much of you own time on school work and can feel like you've little time for a social life, especially as you're training. It does get easier though. There are lots of demands and ones which pull you in different directions so it is annoying not being able to meet all demands. There is often not enough time to do things, including doing the work thoroughly with pupils, which is quite frustrating.
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