From what I hear, the end is nigh. We have reached the final half-term of our NQT year. The summer holidays have lurched vividly into my sights. All that stands between me and a plane out to sunny horizons is six short weeks.
I have started to ponder what school life will be like next academic year; it has become apparent that things will be changing between now and September – most notably, the staff.
First of all, there will be the inevitable newbies. Just last Tuesday I strolled unwittingly into what seemed like an NQT interview waiting room. A group of about 12 potential art NQTs had been crammed together with a plate of biscuits reminiscent of a herd of young mustangs rounded into a cowboy’s pen.
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