Well, I've been back to school for just over a week now and I can't believe how much more confident and relaxed I feel!
I can't work out if it was just the christmas break, being in a different class (away from the troublesome child who drives us all up the wall!) or because I'm finally in the year group I always thought I'd want to be in.
Somehow I feel like all the things I've been struggling to put together over the last term have slipped into place when I wasn't looking over christmas, and now I am able to relax and teach!
Weird.
I feel quite confident.
And now they want me to plan and put together a class assembly - parents invited! Arggghh.
'Think of the standards you'll meet' my mentor keeps saying!
I feel the pressure of the paperwork now. Making sure I am covering any standards which look a little bare - making ticksheets for observers to use to say I hit certain standards, and then making sure I do it well on the day!
I had the best observation done of my teaching the other day. Everything went so well!
And the best thing, is that my mentor, when she realised how much happier I am in yr4, is looking into me doing at least part of my final teaching practise in yr 4, rather than all of it in yr2.
Woohoo!
Loving it.
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I've been a lurker on your blog for the last few months. I'm currently a LSA who works with SEN and have applied for GTP (just waiting to hear if I've been sucessful).
I find your blog a great read and an inspiration. I just hope I can be as positive as you during my GTP (crossed fingers!) year.
Jules
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Hi, I have a GTP interview in 2 weeks and your blog is great. My selection day is identical to yours with a 10 min presentation on Year 2 maths mental starter so I'd love to hear more about yours. I am in a similar position to you, 2 kids age 4 and 5 and am in Beds - so not far from you either. I think it's great that you are sharing your experience and I will keep reading it. If you can offer me any more advice it would be greatly appreciated!!
Claire
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