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NQT Special: And so, the end is nigh...

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As you count down the days until the end of term, Margaret Adams offers advice on how you should approach the end of your NQT year.

Are you counting down the days to the end of term? Have you worked out how many more Mondays there are before the holidays? Do you know how many more times you will meet that class – you know the one I mean – before the summer?

You know the end of the year is coming. You know only too well that your NQT year is almost over. How are you preparing for the time when you will no longer be an NQT? Here are some tasks you would be wise to complete before the end of term.

The end of the school year always means a flurry of report writing and, as you know, reports must be written, and approved, before the end of term. You may find yourself with hundreds to write, if you teach a large number of classes. As a newcomer to teaching, try to define your report writing strategy this year. It will stand you in good stead for as long as you are in teaching, so make a point of getting it right now. 

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