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After the PGCE: A Newly Qualified Teacher in Leeds!

17-05-2012

Rachael is a Supply Secondary Teacher working in Leeds schools through Protocol Education, and is using the ProtoBlog to share with those studying for a PGCE.

 

Looking back on my PGCE...

 

Wishing the floor would swallow you up; technology on the blink again; thirty-five not-so-beady eyes looking anywhere but in your direction, because even though labour promised smaller classes they only seem to achieve smaller rooms; lesson plan which has National Curriculum levels scrawled over them, picked out like on bingo night because you’ve no idea what they mean… yes you guessed it … welcome to my life as a PGCE student. 12 months = 300 million extra calories, two massive bags under my eyes and a stolen school tie later we hope to emerge from this experience as the nation’s next teachers!

 

Helping training teachers

 

My blog intends to take you through the challenging and life-changing journey that is that of the PGCE year and student. I studied for my Post Graduate Certificate in Education in Modern Foreign Languages at Canterbury Christ Church University (and survived), and now working as a supply teacher in Leeds, West Yorkshire (and am surviving, just). Sat at my PGCE interview in late 2008 I recall stating how I wanted to inspire the nation’s new generations to become budding linguists and to hold the best seats in the EU. So, were my motivations still holding true a mere few months later? This blog will explore the highlights, middle-lights and numerous lowlights of being a PGCE student, from the frustration at not having your own classroom, to surviving the various types of supply teachers, and to the dreaded weekly meeting with your mentors.

 

The plenary

 

Please note: I shall make every effort to ensure that each blog has a starter, middle and plenary.

 

Ditto, all blogs will contain a learning objective(s). Unless I forget to put them on, and then the plenary will be to guess what my LO was and to assess is the LO has been achieved.

 

If you liked this keep an eye peeled for the next installment: Classroomless.

 

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The Challenges of Supply Teaching...

26-09-2011

Ready, set...Quit? Ok the new school year has started and we’re into the third week.  I’ve contacted my agencies and they tell me, it’s been very quiet and as soon as anything comes in they’ll call. My USB stick is...

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GCSE Exam Invigilation: The Rules

25-06-2011

Vivienne's second blog is about her latest Protocol assignment: being an exam invigilator for GCSEs at a Leeds secondary school. Keeping Quiet... I forgot my quiet shoes. The low heels went with my outfit. They didn’t however...

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From an Indian Classroom to one in the UK...by teaching assistant Bhargavi

29-03-2011

Here is Bhargavi's first ProtoBlog, and it's all about the similarities between an Indian classroom and an English one. Bhargavi is an Indian trained teacher currently teaching in the UK through Protocol Education. Teaching in England I...

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Teaching in Leeds!

10-11-2010

Protocol Education can find you: * Teaching jobs in Leeds * Teaching jobs in Bradford * Teaching jobs in Wakefield * Teaching jobs in York and surrounding areas The Protocol Leeds branch: Albion Court Mezzanine 2 5 Albion Place Leeds LS1...

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