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NQT Special: Some advice from year 2

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Last year’s NQT diarist for SecEd is now well into her second year at the chalkface. As part of SecEd's autumn 2019 NQT special edition, we asked her to offer some words of experience to this year’s NQT cohort...

So far this term, NQTs will have experienced a range of emotions, both negative and positive. However, you must remember that you have so much to celebrate having come so far already. Below I offer some advice to consider as you prepare for the rest of your NQT year.

This is something I really struggled with throughout my training and NQT year. Looking back, I wish I could have admitted when things were not quite going to plan earlier than I did.

It is easy to shrug off certain situations, thinking to yourself that negative pupil behaviour or unrealistic workload is “the norm”. It is not.

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