Vicky C.
About me
| Vicky C. | |
| Economics and Related Studies | |
| Economics | |
| Undergraduate | |
| Wentworth | |
| 1992 | |
| United Kingdom |
My employment
| Secondary Headteacher | |
| United Kingdom |
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A day in the life of a Secondary Headteacher in the United Kingdom
Secondary Headteacher encouraging top graduates into teaching
My career goals when I graduated
To become a headteacher
My career history
Teacher, head of department, assistant head, deputy head
What has helped my career to progress
Working hard and sticking to my principles; being willing to take on additional jobs and study without being paid.
Courses taken since graduation
MA Educational Management
How my studies have helped my career
Understanding action research and the impact it can have, through professional development, of all staff in the classroom..
What surprised me about my career so far
Nothing
Where I hope to be in 5 years
Executive Headteacher
My advice to students considering work
Write a very clear application and be prepared to show you will work hard.
My advice about working in my industry
Get work experience and be realistic about the expectations of the modern life of teaching.
Other advice
If you want to succeed you have to work at it hard - everyday.
Contacting me
Considering teaching, teacher, considering head of department, considering leadership - all levels.
What I do
Secondary headteacher, improving the life chances of students in challenging circumstances
Skills I use and how I developed them
Human Resource leadership, Data analysis, school improvement developed through working in inner city northern high schools and through a sheer will and determination to do the best I can for the pupils whom I teach.
What I like most
Working with the students and providing a school experience which challenges and interested them; making sure their life chances are improved.
What I like least
Having to deal with people who don't enjoy teaching.
What surprised me most
The resilience and capacity of young people; they will always surprise you no matter how much belief you have in them.
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