With this being one of my last diary entries for SecEd, I thought I would leave you with some of my highlights from being an NQT – and also some things to watch out for if you are about to take the NQT plunge this coming September.
The first highlight of my NQT year was having my own groups. While teachers say in your training year “this is your group now”, you never really feel ownership over that group because you know you will only be with them for a few weeks.
Having a group all to yourself is great. You can set expectations and students know who you are and why you are there. Having this ownership of a group and getting to know them throughout the year is really rewarding. I have groups that I thought were going to be difficult to teach at the start of the year, but now I genuinely look forward to these classes.
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