I am still alive! What a rollercoaster the first few weeks have been. Despite meticulous preparations in August, it did not take me long after starting to realise that there is only so much you can prepare for. Before I had even started to teach lessons, it was difficult not to feel overwhelmed with everything I needed to remember to do...
The first challenge was the inevitable changes to classes and timetables at the start of term meaning that my ready-made seating plans had to be redone on several occasions. Then trying to learn the names of all of my pupils in the first few lessons was nigh-on impossible. One of the tricks I quickly learned was to have a printed seating plan on my desk. This has helped me to feel more confident and to avoid awkward moments of forgetfulness during lessons!
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