Qualifying as a teacher is a uniquely exciting and terrifying time. There is the freedom to begin the career that you have been working so hard for, but you are suddenly on your own, fully responsible for a class, often without the support and back-up you have been accustomed to during training.
You are also probably wanting to impress your employer and colleagues, and so you are saying yes to everything asked of you, while trying to manage a complex workload.
Many of the NQTs we speak to say that they feel uncomfortable saying no because they do not want to disappoint others, they have had negative experiences saying no in the past, or they don’t want to be viewed as uncooperative, particularly as they begin to find their own place within a school.
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