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NQT Special: Reflections on my first term...

SecEd’s current NQT diarist reflects on his first term at the chalkface and looks ahead to spring and summer

I think it is fair to say that this term has been very difficult. Not so much the teaching – more the adjustment from trainee teacher with half a timetable, “nice” groups, less teaching, less planning and overall much less responsibility within school.
But that is not to say that I haven’t enjoyed almost every minute of it!

I think one of my favourite parts of becoming a “real” teacher is having my own tutor group. From the first day they all seemed lovely and I have really enjoyed getting to know each and every of them over the last 14 weeks (wow – writing that makes it sound like a long time).

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