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Twelve NQT lessons from term one

NQTs
NQTs across the country will have breathed a sigh of satisfaction as they reached the end of last term. Now January is upon us, NQT Mark Grimmett offers 12 lessons from last term’s experiences that he will take into term number two

Today has been such a good day. I am sitting here writing, just before our end-of-term break, having just experienced one of the best days in the school calendar – House Drama!

I witnessed the reward of weeks of practice – my tutor group were up there on stage performing to the rest of the school; it was a proud moment as a form tutor.

These pupils have only been at the school for a few months and have overcome their anxiety and faced their fears to perform. To see some of them who, two months ago, wouldn’t have even felt comfortable standing up in front of their tutor group, perform in front of hundreds of students and teachers, was a very special moment.

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