Deborah W.

Teacher
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About me

Deborah W.
Psychology
Psychology
Undergraduate
Halifax
2007
United Kingdom

My employment

Teacher
Davenham CE Primary School
United Kingdom
Education
2008
£20000~5000
£20000~5000

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A day in the life of a Teacher in the United Kingdom

How I found out about the job

Employer's website

Courses taken since graduation

PGCE

Where I hope to be in 5 years

Subject leader, experienced teacher gaining TLRs.

My advice to students considering work

Explore the different avenues available and what further study / graduate jobs are available.

What I do

I am a class teacher in a class of 7-9 year olds and also work as part of a team of staff in a middle sized primary school. I deal with statistics on a day to day basis and coordinate other members of staff. The job involveds long hours and working in my own time as well.

Skills I use and how I developed them

PGCE and York Students in Schools (YSIS) experience

Degree skills:
Mathematical skills, people skills, ICT, child psychology.

Extracurricular skills:
YSIS volunteering.

What I like most

The creativeness and the unpredictability of the children.

What I like least

Targets and statistics.

What would I change? I would have considered other graduate jobs before jumping into teaching.

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