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NQT special: How to slow your working life down

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The past year has probably gone by in a blur for most NQTs as you were thrown in at the deep end of teaching. Margaret Adams looks at why you might consider making an effort to ‘slow down’ in year two.

You have probably noticed. Schools are busy places. Teachers are busy people. There are always new things happening in school, things that you need to know about.

You do your best to keep up. You work hard. You work long hours. You have learned to work smarter as part of your survival strategy. 

However, you know that there is always more you could do. You also know that, if you try to take on too much, you will eventually reach your personal limits. That is because you are a finite resource and your capacity for work is finite, too, even if you do not like to admit it.

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