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NQT Special: The second year...

Every week, SecEd’s NQT diary offers insights into life as an NQT. Last year’s incumbent is now enjoying her second year of teaching and offers some reflections on how things have changed in year 2...

As I approach the end of my second year of teaching, I can see that my confidence and participation in school and professional life has grown immensely.

Below are some of my observations on how my working life has changed, which I hope will give you some insights into what to expect and aim for during your second year at the chalkface.

The increasing freedom in the classroom has allowed me the confidence to find my own style of teaching. This in turn has built my confidence to experiment with particular learning activities and this has been great.

I think that is key – trying to inspire our youngsters while being creative. This approach has most definitely kept me on my toes as well as highly motivated.

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