Books...

Okay, so I've skim read the 'Insiders Guide for New Teachers' by Sara Bubb and I would thoroughly recommend it!

It takes you from choosing a training course right through to passing NQT year with loads of really useful advice.
The only bit I wasn't impressed with was her advice on the GTP. She basically told you what it was about and then chose a single quote from the TES forums from someone saying it was 'awful and don't do it' (or words very much to that effect.)
It was very one sided. She obviously didn't like the GTP.
Apart from that, it's easy to read, informative and humourous. Snippets from the TES forums bring it to life and because they are from real people make you feel like she really knows what she's talking about.
I'm glad I bought this book.

Next I shall be reading: Readings for Reflective Teaching (cos it came in the post this morning!)

Personal fiction: Still reading Cross Stitch. It's okay, but I keep itching to pick up Hogfather instead. It's too much the love story, and a bit slow. I still prefer Erskine.

Kids books: Haven't bought it yet but really want to get 'If I had a dragon' by Amanda Ellory.
It's a picture book all about a little boy with a littler sister that he is told to play with. He imagines her as a dragon and what they would do together. None of it works out as he thinks though, and by the end of the book he's quite happy that she's his sister and not a dragon after all!

Oh, and Harry Potter's coming out on July 21st! That means I get to do the midnight event at the bookstore - dress up as a character, play games with the kids etc until the book can be sold at 1 am. Oh, and I get to handle the books before anyone else!