Well dudes, I'm still alive, and BLIMMIN FINALLY have tinternet at my flat, and am loving (at the moment) the job... even with broken windows, fist fights and all sorts of madness in my classroom. Errm, I'll explain later when I don't have quite so much work to do!
Hasta la toodle x

Am going to use my trusty friends the Bullet Points to update today, as haven't a lot of time before my sister boots me off her computer so she can sleep.

• Rolling Stones concert - fantastic!!! Thanks so much to the aforementioned sister who relented and let me go with her. Despite being second row from the back, had the bestest time ever! The ( Read more... )

Hello again. This is good going for me...

I got my both official certificate of QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) and my PGCE certificate from Reading University through the post this week, so all that means I am a proper official teacher and do have to start teaching in less than 3 weeks. Eek. I still don't know what classification I have for my ( Read more... )

Hello! I thought it was about time for an update from my good self. It's been a while... and to think that at one stage in my life I was able to update this nearly every day. Sigh, if only my life were as jam-packed now ( Read more... )

Well all my dude-friends, it's nearly done. After many months of hard work, essay writing, lesson planning, resource making and constant thoughts of 'can I really finish this?!', I am now one day off finishing. This time tomorrow, no more university EVER. And I cannot wait ( Read more... )

Who's got a job...? I HAVE!!! At last after five nasty ole interviews I got my job woo yeh! I get my own classroom, tutor group, interactive whiteboard and everything innit!
Hurrah!

Salut chums. Back from a weekend in deepest darkest Somerset for a family reunion. Twas the eightiest day of birth of one's grandest father and all were gathered in great celebration. Twere aunts (1) and uncles (1) and aunts of the fostered kind (1) and cousins of the fostered kind (2) and aunts of the greatest kind (1) and uncles of the greatest ( Read more... )

Had the day from hell today, my year eight class made me cry. Not in front of them though, thank God. They were so nuaghty and rude all lesson that one last thing made me snap and storm out the room and get another teacher to finish the lesson with them whilst I sobbed in the staffroom! All lesson they would not do their work, were rude, loud... ( Read more... )

So only two weeks left of my main school placement, and cannot wait to finish that all and give the evil year 9s back to their true owner. It's nearly all finished, can't believe it, its gone quickly and many a time I wanted to give it all up, but I'm rather pleased I didn't. Had a job interview last week, but never got it... was up against some ( Read more... )

So I had my final lesson observation from my university tutor which was ok considering the naughtiness of the class generally. Had the big tri-partite meeting with her and my school mentor and I have officially completed all the millions of standards that are required to get Qualified Teacher Status. Phew. So now only 3 and a bit weeks left of this ( Read more... )