My week as an NQT – day 1
So the life of ‘Mr Evans’ has begun. Today was a day I didn’t really know how to feel about. I arrived at 7.15 to continue with the tidying and sorting of my room that I started on Friday, allowing me...
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I arrived this morning considerably more worried about the state of my classroom and lack of planning for the week than when I left last night. I thought your ‘free-time’ was meant to help de-stress?...
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So it’s been and gone and I’ve lived to tell the tale. On my way in to school I had got myself in a positive mindset and promised myself that whatever happened, I would end the day smiling. The morning...
View ArticleMy week as an NQT – day 4
I arrived at my school just before 8 this morning with a strange feeling of familiarity. I knew how to sign in, knew how to do my register, knew the children in my class and knew my plan for the day....
View ArticleMy week as an NQT – day 5
I think the stresses and strains of my first week had pinned me to my bed overnight; it was not easy getting up and in to the shower this morning. To be honest, as I’m writing this the day seems...
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