I STILL want to be mortgage free - 2011!

earthgirl

cha97michelle wrote: »

I kind of felt like a trainee again when i went back both times after mat leave as i was being supported by being asked to have an A4 lesson plan for every lesson, being watched all the time, and being told how to suck eggs on a regular basis by people who i had trained. Not a good time.

I agree i would not want to train again either. Too many hoops.

That is ridiculous, I completely agree - teachers need lots of support and this is not support!

twinklie

Oohh, thanks Earthgirl I love that idea. I shall look at it on Monday. I'm going to mentor them separately now as well. For the first time I can give them different targets. Doing my form reports at the mo. Very bored.

gratefulforhelp_2

earthgirl wrote: »

That is ridiculous, I completely agree - teachers need lots of support and this is not support!

They made my blood boil and I didn't even work there.

cha97michelle wrote: »

I had more help from Grateful at the time who i had just met on these boards and was fantastic support.

awwww.

Courgette wrote: »

Would you mind reporting your finding on here re 121 tuition. It's something I think I'd like to do too but not really sure how to go about ti.

Go on tda website and you can sign up. Not sure how long this "government" will fund it, though, twinklie I am so with you on how the government are doing, with this ebacbollix.

I have a trainee just started and she rocked up for the first lesson having promised to show me her plan first, saying she didn't know what she was doing and had put all her planning into her other lesson. I was not impressed.
Sometimes it can be hard when they just won't listen, and some never do.
We had one once who came in with belly and cleavage permanently on show, and we tried so many ways to say with great subtlety that she needed to cover up at least one end...took the sledgehammer approach in the end and she took to ironically wearing suits every day to make a point:rotfl:

twinklie

Right, form reports are done. Bought belle 30kgs of food. It was a massive discount at pets at home if you bought two 15kg bags...so we did. Wish I had some exam markin, but if I did i'd be snowed under so probably best I dont. LOL. Back home today...fingers crossed I can get myself a bit more organised this week. Wasn't very organised last week. Petrol mystery shop this evening. Yey.

Secret_Saving_Squirrel

Hello,

Re the trainees... most are great but you do get the odd one, ours had a pierced tongue and the kids were so fascinated by watching it as she spoke that they couldn't focus on the lesson. Since the credit crunch though, the standard has rocketed and most are very mature with lots of good experience. Judging by the amount of requests we get from hopeful PGCE applicants for some work experience, the application bar for a PGCE has been raised considerably. Nice that our job is sought after at last!

All the best,

Squirrel

twinklie

Secret_Saving_Squirrel wrote: »

Re the trainees... most are great but you do get the odd one, ours had a pierced tongue and the kids were so fascinated by watching it as she spoke that they couldn't focus on the lesson. Since the credit crunch though, the standard has rocketed and most are very mature with lots of good experience. Judging by the amount of requests we get from hopeful PGCE applicants for some work experience, the application bar for a PGCE has been raised considerably. Nice that our job is sought after at last!

Hmm...doesn't seem to be the case in our area (present trainees excepted). A LOT seem to be in it just until the "business" world picks up. It's my pet hate at the minute!!

twinklie

Right a good day today(ish). No clarification on the whole options process but thats probably more the governments fault! Doh! Two mystery shops on the way home!! Both petrol - nothing else until Saturday now. Yawn....one is for petrol and one for Italian food. Yey.

I did everything I needed to do over the weekend so feeling a bit proud of myself...admittedly there wasn't that much to do though! Ha ha. Going to try and get my little self super organised this week at work if I can. I'm on a mission to get as organised as I possibly can. Although I have psychology after work tomorrow and then a 2 hour meeting after school on Wednesday which is a little grim. But hey, what can you do.

twinklie

Organisation has taken a back seat to feeling like POO! I feel so ill. My throat hurts, nose hurts and synuses hurt. I've also got a slight ear ache and headache. Feeling very sorry for myself. An early EARLY night is on the cards I reckon!! Boo.

Can NOT believe I'm ill again!

pavlovs_dog

I prescribe a nice hot bath and an early night Twinklie. Sometimes we have to put the school work to one side and listen to our bodies. Get well soon xx

twinklie

I did get an early night and felt better for it. Still feeling poop though. Boo.

Anyway, I'm being an awful mummy tonight...I just don't have the energy to take Belle for a walk and so I haven't. She went out this morning and again at lunch though...so I'm not that bad. One night won't hurt will it?? Aww...now I feel bad. I just don't have the energy though.