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are they not willing to help with getting the hours? are other people on the course having the same problem? :/

Yeah there's a few others. I've been told there isn't another placement; I've asked my mentor twice about doing more hours and she's ignored me both times.

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ParadoxSocks

Original post by gemmam

Yeah there's a few others. I've been told there isn't another placement; I've asked my mentor twice about doing more hours and she's ignored me both times.

Is there anyone above her that you could talk to? Or a way of doing it independently? It seems such a waste because it's their bloody fault!

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gemmam

Original post by ParadoxSocks

Is there anyone above her that you could talk to? Or a way of doing it independently? It seems such a waste because it's their bloody fault!

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I'm not sure; someone in my class mentioned trying to approach heads of departments for hours myself.

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Airfairy

Original post by gemmam

I'm not sure; someone in my class mentioned trying to approach heads of departments for hours myself.

The whole thing sounds like an absolute joke. I feel really sorry for you because none of it is your fault. I can't fathom how the uni think that it is acceptable. A lot of complaints from yourself and others on your course are needed.

I hope you get chance to study somewhere else and transfer. Seems unfair for it to ruin your career like this.

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gemmam

Original post by Airfairy

Its not the university itself its a partnership college (I'm doing post 16 and teaching and placement take place there).

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myblueheaven339

Original post by gemmam

Its not the university itself its a partnership college (I'm doing post 16 and teaching and placement take place there).

Are you paying course fees?

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gemmam

Original post by myblueheaven339

Are you paying course fees?

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Yes

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myblueheaven339

Original post by gemmam

Yes

Then surely as a consumer you have a right to the service you are paying for. I would def kick up a fuss. Maybe consult a union too.

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Airfairy

Original post by gemmam

Its not the university itself its a partnership college (I'm doing post 16 and teaching and placement take place there).

Oh ok. Well same thing applies to the college. Were you given any warning that there may be difficulty in you completing the hours before you started the course?

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gemmam

Original post by Airfairy

Oh ok. Well same thing applies to the college. Were you given any warning that there may be difficulty in you completing the hours before you started the course?

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No; actually at my interview I was told they'd only give me a place if they had a placement for me to go to.

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gemmam

I breifly saw my mentor earlier and seeing her properly later this afternoon. Apparently the hours have been sorted but Im not holding my breath. I've worked out that I'm going to need 15 a week at the very least when on full time teaching practice (which starts after half term) to get anywhere near the required hours so I've decided if that isn't sorted by next week I'm not returning after half term.

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clara_oswald

Original post by gemmam

Hope you can get it sorted!

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gemmam

Original post by clara_oswald

Hope you can get it sorted!

Spoke to her going to definitely have 7.5 hours and possibly going to get 7.5 hours more but with adults rather than teens.

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ParadoxSocks

Taught my first lesson at my new school and my first ever KS4 lesson.

It felt like absolute torture :frown:

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Carnationlilyrose

Original post by ParadoxSocks

Taught my first lesson at my new school and my first ever KS4 lesson.

It felt like absolute torture :frown:

It'll get better.

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Airfairy

Original post by gemmam

Spoke to her going to definitely have 7.5 hours and possibly going to get 7.5 hours more but with adults rather than teens.

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Fingers crossed! I hope it works out...

Keep up updated.

Original post by ParadoxSocks

Taught my first lesson at my new school and my first ever KS4 lesson.

It felt like absolute torture :frown:

Aww, why?

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ParadoxSocks

Original post by Carnationlilyrose

It'll get better.

I know, I think I'm being much harder on myself than I should be. I had weird thoughts that I'd fall back into it but I've gone quite bumpy.

Original post by Airfairy

Fingers crossed! I hope it works out...

Keep up updated.

Aww, why?

My mentor gave me really useful feedback but I didn't really get much constructive feedback on last placement so now I have to catch up on some basic things such as differentiation and EAL. I know that I'm where I should be, but I really wish that I could be better.

And I'll never figure out how to do do a chest based teacher's voice :frown:

Reply 4857

Carnationlilyrose

Original post by ParadoxSocks

I know, I think I'm being much harder on myself than I should be. I had weird thoughts that I'd fall back into it but I've gone quite bumpy.

And I'll never figure out how to do do a chest based teacher's voice :frown:

Teaching messes with your head. It's very weird like that. We are also hyper-critical of ourselves, which I think is fuelled by the culture of observation which seems to have taken over the profession. You don't see lawyers and doctors and accountants being watched all the time, but everyone seems to think it's perfectly OK for us.

You'll get the voice in the end. Best, though, is to acquire the teacher's eyebrow, when all you need to do is raise it. It's a skill gained by practice.