So, at the moment I work Sunday to Thursday and have Friday and Saturday off (in the bookshop, for those of you who haven't been following from the start), and I need to do three weeks work experience in a school as a condition of my GTP offer.
Those of you who were paying attention will recall that I only have 8 days leave left between now (or at least Apr 1st) and when I leave (25 weeks and counting). So, I need to spend 15 days in school and I have 8 days holiday left. Sigh. And I've already booked us into an apartment in Edinburgh for the first week of the Fringe Festival (Hurrah!!), so that's several days already taken.
I've arranged with my lovely local primary (my son's school) to spend a week there in June and a week in July when I'd need to arrange childcare for my kids anyway, and the other 5 days I'm making up by using my Fridays off during the whole of March. Big Sigh. That's at least 7 days unpaid leave (sigh) and 5 weeks of only having a 1 day weekend. (sigh).
Still, I'm really looking forward to being in school again.
I was asked by the deputy head if there was anything in particular I'd need to do and replied: 'nope, they just said "time in a primary school" so it could be in the school office!'. I think now it could be a mistake to say this, but hopefully I'll spend my days in the classroom and not filing paper!
I've asked to spend some time just observing since all my other times I've been so involved in working with small groups that I haven't had a chance just to watch the teachers in action.
Anyway, my first day back in class is next friday.
Still reading and enjoying Beginning Teaching (etc).
More soon...
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Fantastic blog - a real godsend for those who are still going through the application process! Also the reading list and links are particularly helpful for those of us who have a place and want to swot up while we still have the time! I hope you enjoy your work experience and get a lot from it. I'll be going into my lead school for the last 3 weeks of the school year this summer and I can't wait!
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