Teaching
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Monthly staff meeting… Once a month we were required, in our contracts, to work until 7 pm. Sometimes this was allocated time in our classes updating displays, marking, preparing resources or meetings within our teaching teams. Other times there were specific things the management team wanted to discuss and inform us about and so it
Last full week before the holidays… It’s Monday morning and the last full week before the Christmas holidays, so I was feeling quite upbeat as I start the morning with my year 2s. We do the usual routine of taking the register and discussing their weekends and then I explain what’s in store for them
It’s nice just to be left to get on with it! More often than not I usually get left alone to get on with teaching my classes without being disturbed or ‘spied’ on as we were in my last school. Back in England, there was a time before I left when we were told to
A different arrangement… One thing that wasn’t really discussed in much detail during my interview was how the parents’ meetings were arranged given that there are two teachers and two classes. I remember asking the question, and the English head dismissing it saying that it was something that the two teachers arranged together and delivered
Homeward bound! There are several children from across the school that also get the same bus back as me, including some infantil (or early years) children. There is an adult specifically employed to supervise them. Like a chaperone I guess. And, the poor woman certainly earns her salary, as they are all lively and loud!
Oh, but a Spanish birthday is just the best for a teacher! Another week completed. The Autumn term certainly is in full swing! I am looking forward to learning about some of the different festivals (or fiestas I should say) in this region throughout the year and celebrating them in school with various activities with the
Dodgy cubicle doors… As well as the whole ‘settling in and getting used to routines’ of a new job there’s also the little teething problems. Having to push yourself out of your comfort zone when you’re figuring it all out! For instance, other colleagues will help you out (and all have been welcoming and great!) and
Friday night… Here I am on Friday night, the end of my first full week in my new job, and I am exhausted. But, not quite enough to turn down a well-deserved beer or two with my new colleagues! Changeover… So, reflecting on my first week. It is still very much early days of course! However,
Can’t sleep… It’s Tuesday night, tomorrow will be the first day of term, and as per usual, like most term starts, I can’t sleep! But this time it’s obviously different. After eight years in the same job, the unknowing of what to expect in the morning is freaking me out! I have had no comments or notes about
Numero uno… So, numero uno of living in Spain. I wanted to give myself a few days before starting work to familiarise myself with my new surroundings. So, I have arranged to meet up with someone from one of the exchange sites I joined in the summer. This particular exchange partner already speaks very good
