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How can you find the perfect school?

It is the time of year when many trainee teachers across the country are searching for that elusive teaching post for September. Margaret Adams offers some advice on how to choose your first school.

Are you poised to begin your teaching career in September? If you are, choosing the right school to work in is important. Your choice of school will shape your NQT experience. It may also shape your entire teaching career.

You can do a lot to ensure that you make a good choice of school. You can think about locations where you would like to work. You can think about whether you want to work in a school that is an academy or part of an academy chain. However, there are other things to think about before you make your decision. Consider the following as you search for your first post in teaching.

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