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Diary of an NQT: Back from the school trip

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Exhausted and facing a pile of marking to catch up on, our NQT diarist is back from her first ever residential trip – and doesn’t regret taking it on for a moment

My last NQT diary entry detailed my thoughts and feelings ahead of my first residential trip as a teacher.

Well, I am happy to report that the ski trip was a resounding success, despite the extreme exhaustion felt by all staff by the time we arrived home.

Now as I look in retrospect (and having caught up on my sleep), I feel so lucky to have had shared such a brilliant experience, which I am sure will have resulted in lifelong memories being created for our students (I know that I for one will never forget the experience!).

As mentioned, my main apprehensions ahead of the trip to Austria were about maintaining the air of authority outside of the classroom 24/7, and this was definitely a difficult task.

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