teaching Scout

Being an NQT there seems to be a million different things to do. From planning lessons (this seems to range from lessons that cover the basics and we just get through the work, to the few that I’ve managed to give more thought to and use more inventive approaches), interim reports, CPD, wider school life, department life. Gettting used to school policies, getting used to department procedures (in a technical dept there is a LOT of things). You get the picture.

I hope that as I start getting more into the swing of things my impressions won’t be so overwhelming and will settle in to normality. Though to be honest, I am starting to feel it already. The pupils are recognising me about the school and a few that I don’t know seem to know my name.

My intentions over the next wee while are really to get on top of my lessons. T o make sure that I don’t get comfy in ‘just getting though them’. I feel this could easily happen as the other areas of school life, all the bits and pieces which contribute  to the big picture. So in saying this, I guess it’s achieving the balance of making my lessons smart whilst easing the pressure of all the ‘other things’ by getting on top of organisation.

and the discipline issues I talked about before? I ‘m making progress – hopefully for the better.