Sara-Beth C.
About me
| Sara-Beth C. | |
| Education | |
| Sociology/Education | |
| Undergraduate | |
| James | |
| 2016 | |
| United Kingdom |
My employment
| PGCE | |
| Primary Education | |
| Suffolk and Norfolk Initial Teacher Training | |
| United Kingdom | |
| 2016 | |
| 2017 |
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School centered training to become a primary school teacher
Why I continued studying
For a long time I knew I wanted to be a primary school teacher, and progressing onto a primary PGCE was the next step to reach this goal.
What my course is like
Training as a primary school teacher is very demanding. All courses are different, but with the school centred route that I am taking I adopt the role of a teacher very early on, meaning that I am often teaching for full days, attending meetings, marking, planning and assessing. On top of this, you have the university based work in order to achieve the masters qualification, so lots of essay writing too. You also have to compile a portfolio of evidence to show you are meeting the Teacher's Standards.
How I have funded my studies
I was lucky to receive a training bursary from the Department of Education. I also applied for Student Finance.
What I like most
Seeing the progression of pupils from my input.
What I like least
Catching every illness under the sun!
What surprised me most
How much help and support online their is for teachers.
My career goals when I graduated
When I graduated, I thought I wanted to be a year one or a year two teacher. However, now I am over two thirds of the way through my course, this has changed! I am now looking for a job in year three, four or five.
How my studies have helped my career
Studying Education at uni was really helpful. You have a foundation of knowledge ready to be built on.
Where I hope to be in 5 years
In the next 5 years, I hope to be a subject leader in either humanities or RE as these subjects are my favourite to teach. I also hope to be undertaking a SENCO (Special Educational Needs Coordinator) qualification.
My advice to students considering further study
Follow your dreams, and don't stop until you get there. PGCE's are really tough, and I was very lucky to get onto one first time. Keep on going until you get there.
Contacting me
I'm happy to receive questions from current Education (and related degrees) students and prospective PGCE applicants.
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