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NQT Special: Tips for surviving your NQT year

Learning how to say ‘no’, set boundaries and look after yourself is crucial to surviving as a teacher, especially in your first years at the chalkface. Julian Stanley offers some advice

Congratulations on getting through your first term as an NQT. However tough you have found things – and the first term is tough for everyone – it will never be as daunting again. You have cleared your first hurdle and are well on your way to becoming a fully qualified teacher. Well done on getting this far!

The Christmas holiday is coming up and I strongly urge you to make sure you have a proper break. You may see this time as a chance to catch up with work and perhaps put a plan in place for the next two terms.

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