From Year 6 to Reception
Reception DutyI was asked to assist in Reception and this was great because being all the way up in Year 6, I am unaware of the daily routines further down the school. I have lots of cousins this age...
View ArticleWhat's needed in the classroom and a test..,
With various lessons being taught and tests taking place throughout the year I thought - what exactly is needed in terms of equipment etc?Below I've added an equipment list made previously plus an...
View ArticleThe University is Alive With The Sound Of Music
Yes it's in the title, music was the lesson taught at Reading University this week, and I also joined the School Choir.Most of you reading this don't know me but I grew up loving music; from singing...
View ArticleMy first encounter with Fred the frog from, ‘Read Write Inc’
There are only two things I am going to reflect on this week and these are to be about my phonics observations in Year 1, and notes about my Half Term Observed lesson by my University Tutor.Firstly, it...
View ArticleBecoming a reflective professional
Today in University, the Schools Direct students were given a lecture on 3 of the ten principles that were conceptualised by the UK's Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP).These have been...
View ArticleHalf Term review for Autumn Term 1
This time last year I had only just started getting experience in a school environment and yet fast forward 12 months I am now planning lessons, attending meetings, being a student myself again,...
View ArticleMaking Science fun and interesting
With the start of a new science topic based on electricity and circuits, I wanted this week’s lesson to be engaging and informative. During half term I planned lesson for the first few weeks and wanted...
View ArticleOne weekend to go before I start my teacher training.
I am chomping at the bit to get started but know that this term up until Christmas is the longest and I should take and use wisely) in all the non-teaching days I can gather. My fiancee starts her new...
View ArticleInspiring Primary Teaching - Book Review
I haven't done a book review in a few months and for good reason. Most of my time has been taken up researching many different books from Andrew Pollard's Reflective Teaching, to one of three Science...
View ArticleHow I have been making a Positive contribution to the wider life and ethos of...
This blog post is going to cover the past two weeks but with a less classroom teaching spin and more about how I have been completing Standard 8: Fulfil wider professional responsibilities and more...
View Article2nd Term passed and a lot to look forward to next year
This week is memorable for many reasons. Firstly the Choir sang at the local conference centre alongside many other schools who use the School Music Service, I finished a science project I had been...
View ArticleThe Lead Up to Christmas
This blog post is slightly different to the norm. Yes it does contain anecdotes from my last week at school but please read until the end to see my 'Lead Up To Christmas' poem, which formed part of my...
View ArticleSEND in a mainstream school - my experiences
How to face SEND situations in a mainstream school was and still is a daunting process for me. Knowing that in September, I will be responsible for the Teaching and Learning for an entire class is hard...
View ArticleStepping up into 60% Teaching
First week back and it was a full on action packed timetable. I have been asked to use my filming background to assist both Year 6 classes with planning, directing and editing their group suspense...
View ArticleSetting the scene: Using the children’s imagination to film suspense stories
Taking part in a filming unit is something I didn’t encounter until I was in College studying for my BTEC and even then I only used the Media Studies students to film a play that I directed. However...
View ArticleThat's A Wrap - Film making in Year 6
Normally my blog reflects on many things in my trainee teaching process however today I want to shout out about how impressed I am yet again with my Yr 6's. As most of you who read this blog will know,...
View ArticleJoining a new school on my birthday – Yes I am 31 years young!
This week was a first for me because I had never started a new job location on my birthday and also kept it quiet to pretty much everyone. My second school is a small one form entry school with yet...
View ArticlePlanning, Planning, Planning
Wow what a relief that is over, are the first few words to spring to mind. Never before have I ever had to plan so much in my entire life and that is saying something.Organising a staff rota, deciding...
View ArticleTaking the metaphorical bull by the horns
I try to always use a metaphor as a title for my reflection and in this week’s English lessons I introduced the use of them with my class’s creative writing. For the next few weeks my year 4 class are...
View ArticleAssessments, World Book Day, and the Oscars
As the title suggests, this week has been extremely busy. At my second placement school, they did a series of tests including the reading and maths SATS that I have been used to seeing take place in my...
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