What I Learned on Third Placement
It has been wonderful to see on social media so many NQTs, finishing their teacher training and sharing their excitement at gaining their first teaching job. But many may also be questioning what they might have missed out on, having not had a third and final placement, so as a recently qualified teacher, I thought I would share reflections from a few recent trainees on preparation for your first classroom. (A huge thanks to S and P for your thoughts.) Tackle your time management. I loved my second placement, wrapping up the classroom in brown paper decorated with sweet wrappers, hiding golden tickets for a day of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory inspired learning. Because on second placement, I had time - time to research amazing resources, write detailed lesson plans and keep a daily reflection journal. My biggest take-away from third placement was experiencing the reality of school life: a full day of teaching, with after-school clubs, then marking, then planning, as we