So for my recent SCITT interview and observation I wanted to show off my skills, to show them that I had a skill set already. I've worked for 7 years honing these skills so why should I not "show" them off? Since I was using The Tunnel by Anthony Browne (which is an incredible story, … Continue reading Curriculum maps
For those of you who have been following my journey to becoming a teacher, thank you so much for taking the time to read about what's been going on! For those of you who sent me positive vibes, a message, a tweet, a prayer... whatever you sent me they worked! As my last blog post … Continue reading Follow your dreams!
As most of you know I am on my way to becoming a teacher. It's been a LONG road so far, and it's still going. It's not been easy but it has definitely been a whole host of fun! I thought I would write a blog post explaining where I am up to in my … Continue reading Nerves? Yep.
I'm on the road to becoming a teacher. I am so proud of this. I work in a school. I teach a lot of the time. I am a teacher in many senses of the word. I don't have a piece of paper that says I am a teacher. To the kids, to the parents, … Continue reading #loveteaching
What are my hopes for half term? I shall share 2 or 3 with you... Read. A lot. I have a massively huge TBR pile and it needs to be dealt with. I love half term because it means I can finally tackle my pile of TBR. Don't get me wrong it always ends up … Continue reading Half term hopes
As many of you know I am currently a part time student at Sunderland Uni studying for a BA Hons in Education. It is TOUGH working full time and being a student part time. I won't skirt around the issue... it's tiring, hard work and taxing on my brain. Thursdays are hard. I am work … Continue reading Dissertation terror!
Hi Steph, this is Steph. It's 2.10.16 and I know you're going to need this letter so I thought I would write you it. Feel free to read this over and over whenever you feel the need.Right now you're not in a great headspace. You're frightened you'll fail. You're frightened to even try because you … Continue reading Dear future me…
Here we are, it's Tuesday night. I've had 6 weeks off and 2 training days in school. I should be ready for the kids to come back. I am. I'm not. I will be. It's this bit that I dislike the most. The waiting. Once there's kids in school I am so much more at … Continue reading Nervous? Anticipation? Excitement?
As you all know, I'm on the route to becoming a teacher. This has been a long and drawn out road but I think it's important to share my journey to show people that it is possible. It takes some hard work, some determination but you can reach your dreams... even if you don't go … Continue reading Where did it all start?
Recently a conversation has emerged on Twitter about reading. It has been a MASSIVE thing. Questions have been thrown up such as is it important to teach reading? how do you teach reading? why do we need to teach reading? do you need to enjoy reading to be a good teacher of reading? There has been … Continue reading Reading: it’s good for the soul!
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