#PGCE

[lizziestudieshistory]

28.12.2022 - I've been attempting to finish a couple of books before the end of the year and updating my journals. I should probably be working on my essay but I'm so tired that I can't face it until term starts again.

Currently reading: Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott; Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson; The Red and the Black by Stendhal

[astrugglingteachertrainee]

Spent some time studying pre-1066 British History, and saw the most gorgeous floofy creature 🥹

[shereadssoftly]

I'm about to start my teacher training and I am S C A R E D

fellow grad students send help rn

[kindlyteach]

I am a studyblr but I have NOTHING cute to say about my studying experiences.

I will say that I am proud of myself for actually sticking with it and not completely losing the will to live because yet again, the institution have let me and my mental health down. 

The transphobia I experienced while on school placement was honestly soul destroying. I got moved to another school and was expected to just pick myself up and keep going at like double the rate from my previous school placement.

I couldn’t access counselling as they only operated during school hours when I was teaching. I don’t think they really understood how desperately I needed counselling, especially after that experience. I am still processing it months later. I will always be wary of schools that say they are “welcoming” now.

I had ZERO protection from harm from my university, even my peers were blatantly transphobic to me and when I reported them, they were not pulled up on it. 

The only person who was my champion and understood what I was going through was this extremely successful headteacher of my lead school who stepped UP and got me out of that situation and put me with his husband in his class and if it wasn’t for that allyship and solidarity I would not be graduating tomorrow.

Oh yeah, I am graduating tomorrow! My family are not attending. It will be just me and my partner. I am learning to not expect anything from my family anymore which has been extremely lonely because this has been one of the hardest years of my life and they were not around, never checked in on me, and when I phoned them in pieces they just said I would be fine. I wasn’t fine, I am not fine. I am strong as heck and I pulled myself through.

I made it. I did all my assignments and now I am on the other side knowing I can only count on myself to get through life’s challenges, but that it is safe to reach out and there are some real amazing people in the education system and I cannot wait to connect with more of these incredible professionals.

I am a qualified teacher in PGCE Primary with QTS (tbc this summer aaaaa)

I am sorry that I don’t have a nice fluffy thing to say about my studies, but the reality is that it wasn’t fluffy and I nearly quit and had a terrible experience. But I still made it. I am still qualifying! I am proud of myself and have never felt this resilient in all my life

You got this, and when things are the worst, they will get better, but reach out and speak out, say what you need to happen and make sure it does.

[queer-frenchmermaid]

Je suis en master et je regarde chasseurs de dragon sur youtube en faisant du tricot et le pire c'est que je bosse pour mes entretiens avec le RU. C'est quoi cette vie ?

[richardtheteacher]

10 Rookie Blunders New High School Teachers Make (and How to Avoid Them!)

Richard James Rogers, award-winning author and educator, describes 10 rookie blunders that new high school teachers make, and steps that can be taken to avoid them.

A blog post by Richard James Rogers (Award-Winning Author of The Quick Guide to Classroom Management and The Power of Praise: Empowering Students Through Positive Feedback). This blog post has been beautifully illustrated by Pop Sutthiya Lertyongphati. Starting your teaching career is an exciting adventure, but it can also feel overwhelming. The reassuring news is that every teacher makes…

[cairfrey]

Since I've been studying for one, people have often asked me what PGCE stands for. So I'm answering here so you all know now.

Please

Give

Children

Education

I hope that clears it up for you 👍

[ianchisnall]

STEM is included in the Medicine: Education discussion

The questions from Helen Hayes were very significant a few weeks ago that were all included under the title of Medicine: Education on the 11th July. Helen Hayes is the Labour MP for Dulwich and West Norwood and along with being an MP she is also Shadow Minister for Education. The person who responded was Claire Coutinho who is a Minister for the Education Department. The questions from Helen are…

[lizziestudieshistory]

what are your honest opinions on your pgce experience and your subsequent teaching life?? i’m considering applying for a pgce but am unsure/terrified haha

I'm not going to be particularly encouraging here, sorry! I would highly recommend talking to other teachers before making a decision because I can only offer my perspective...

To be blunt, I don't think it was the right choice for me long term. I actually handed my notice in during the summer term and I'm not teaching anymore. I learnt a lot while in school and I found it a real privilege to work with some of the kids I met. However, the overwhelming experience was miserable for me, particularly when I was working as a fully qualified teacher.

I don't want to put you off because for the right person teaching is a wonderful job and most of my PGCE cohort absolutely love their jobs. However, it's not easy and it wasn't the right fit for me. When I was teaching properly it was amazing. I had some wonderful students and I will always be fond of my year 13s and year 10s because I saw them grow so much during the year I was teaching them.

But most of teaching isn't like that. It's hard work, pupils are less disciplined and have more complex needs than ever before. Teachers also have much less authority and are not respected. I spent most of last year firefighting significant problems in my pupil's education than actually teaching history. I'm talking about teaching GCSE pupils how to read, not they're a bit behind. This was huge developmental problems where these kids were systematically failed and I was left to pick up the pieces along with my colleagues. I actually gave up my free time to help a group of year 11s to work on phonics.

On top of this I've never been so poorly treated. I was verbally abused by pupils and their parents regularly with very little support from the schools. I even had a pupil throw a chair at me just because I asked them to move seats. I spent the evening in A&E with a sprained wrist because of it and the school refused to do anything about it other than given that pupil a warning, I was still expected to teach that pupil! (This school was rated "Good" by Ofsted, it wasn't like I was in a particularly rough area. It's just so normalised for some reason?)

I did have a particularly unfortunate teaching experience, but it's not exactly uncommon either. There's a huge number of people who quit teaching within 5 years of qualifying - I also saw 9 of the 12 people on my PGCE drop out before graduating. It's a hard job, it can be incredibly rewarding but it's not the career it used to be when my Dad was teaching. Teachers are expected to be much more than teachers without the respect or compensation they deserve.

[astrugglingteachertrainee]

About Me:

Hi! I'm Caitlin, a recent graduate from the University of Cambridge, I will be starting a PGCE in Secondary History at the same University in September 2024.

I have set up this tumblr blog to motivate myself to prepare for my course during the summer and document my journey along the way :)

Doing this on tumblr because no one reads it anymore, and I really miss 2014.

[dannysciencefix]

Assessment in Primary Science

Assessment is at the heart of teaching and learning. It allows teachers to make informed decisions about the needs of our learners in order to make further progress. There are two main types of assessment: formative and summative. Formative assessment: Runs alongside the learning and informs the teacher and the children about next steps. Summative assessment: Takes place at the end of a block…

[kindlyteach]

Imagine walking into a lecture and this is what you're greeted with

[missaudreystiara]

[queer-frenchmermaid]

I sat my blank PGCE exam this morning which included a 250 words essay question in Spanish. I don't speak Spanish. Pray for me and my grades

[shrimpnights]

I stg if I wake up at 6am Wednesday morning, knowing I've got to go face 60+ school kids with the knowledge that tr*mp won, I'm literally gonna be so mad at every single person who made the decision not to vote in this election