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Diary of an NQT: Getting to grips with planning

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Delivering lessons across three subjects means it is almost impossible to be 100 per cent on top of your planning. Our NQT diarist is learning to be flexible...

As I write, it is the second week back at school after the summer holidays. It has been a shock to the system having to wake up at the crack of dawn after six weeks off, but it is nice to return to a working routine.

I am lucky in that I live just a five-minute drive from the school. I am at work for 7:30am every day, giving me a solid hour of planning time before the school day starts. I find that I am more productive before school and find this extra preparation time to be an invaluable part of my working day (there is also no queue for the photocopier, which is a huge bonus).

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