This week has been a great week as I have gotten back into the fold – but this hasn’t come without some anxiety. I feel the weight of the responsibility for my pupils’ progress, behaviours and attitudes that now sits on my shoulders, the pressure to get it right and make pupils’ experiences and learning successful.
So many of the experienced staff have said they feel the same every September and maybe that is the case, but this is my first year and therefore my first exposure to these expectations.
As I write, the school has just completed our two INSET days. The school gives great importance to CPD and with all staff there is an expectation to complete a variety of compulsory CPD sessions, such as child protection.
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