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Diary of an NQT: The year 9s smelled blood

A behaviour incident faced by a student teacher has reminded our NQT diarist just how far her own behaviour management has come this term

There are just a few weeks to go now until Christmas. I am already counting down the weeks. The first half-term this year was so short that this one is dragging on and on. The dark cold journeys to and from school are probably not helping. Having said that, things at school have been pretty good.

I have made progress in my resolution to be more organised. My mentor and I sat down to create a marking schedule. With a two-week timetable to contend with, it was much more complicated than I had anticipated. We managed it however and I now have a shiny and colourful marking schedule pinned by my desk. I was excited to get my marking under control, but now we are back into assessment season – to mark, I now have 90 year 7 projects, 60 year 9 essays, 60 year 10 assessments, and 30 year 11 mock exams.

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