The Student Teacher

Fresh out of university I needed a job. Any job! So I dipped my foot in and dabbled with the beast that is corporate London. I worked in recruitment for about 6 weeks before I was ready to quit. So I did. And I found myself applying for a Teaching Assistant position....

The Start of my Journey In January of 2020 I decided to start my career in education. I had researched and weighed up all my different avenues and came up with three different pathways. If you’re interested in finding out more detail about the available paths check...

My aim with this post is to detail all the steps after the offer and bring us up to date with where I am now.

And there we have it! I’ve found out which school I’ll be at for the next couple of years! 'Due to confidentiality and privacy laws I will keep a lot of the details about my school, the students and my colleagues private as I’m sure you will understand.’ My Initial...

Today was a hectic day. For some reason I agreed to drop my brother to the airport at 4am. Now, this was not a smart choice as today is the day Summer Institute (SI) started. Sunday 9pm Due to COVID and lockdown, my sleeping pattern has been a bit messed up (I’m a...

And that’s a wrap.... on week 1 of Summer Institute. I’ve completed my first week of the Teach First Summer Institute. This blog post will journey us through my thoughts and feelings, an overview of what happened and some of the topics we covered and more as I...

Another week has flown by. Comparatively to Week 1, Week 2 has been far more relaxed; I actually felt like I had a little breathing room. Instead of three intense days combined with online learning. We were met with two, three hour seminars and two self directed...

Join me as I cover my experience in Week 3 of the Teach First Summer Institute… looking at Memory, Online Safety and my School Visit.

Week Four Summary Do you ever find yourself at the beginning of a course or event, both nervous and excited? You've just started and the end is nowhere in sight? Four weeks ago, that's exactly where I was. Today, however, I find myself past the highest hurdle and the...

A review of my final week of Teach First’s Summer Institute. We take a browse over wellbeing, professional relationships and planning.