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NQT special: A summer checklist for the NQT

NQTs
The end of the school year is in sight, but NQTs must be careful – it is important to finish your year in the right way, approach the summer properly, and also spare a thought about how to prepare for September. Margaret Adams offers her survival checklis

You can hardly believe it. The end of the summer term is in sight. You are just about to complete your first year in teaching. Ahead of you are six glorious weeks of holiday.

Before you give your full attention to long days of doing just what you want to do, make sure you finish off this term, and this year, properly. 

Give some thought to the autumn, too, so that you will be ready for the new school year. Create a checklist for the summer now. It will help you to round off your NQT year effectively.

You have had a lot to do over the last three terms. Now is the time to make sure you finish off the year professionally. 

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