PGCE - Current Students Thread

I think most schools would request a 'consistently good' teacher... I doubt it's a personal discouragement. There's no harm in applying.

Thanks. I was rated pretty badly by that school though. I'm just worried they'll see my application and laugh! My next application is due in the next few days so I guess I'll finish that and make a decision then.

I think today has been my final straw.
My tutor came in and it seems that my mentor at school doesnt think overly highly of me and when i went to talk through things with her after the meeting it just made the whole relationship go really sour.
Im fed up with crying constantly and feeling inadequate , im almost 30 and had a far more chilled out life working in an office. Ive sobbed down the phone to my mum and sobbed at my husband and both have said if its making me feel this bad i shouldnt be doing it. just need to find a job!

I just want to give you such a big hug. Can't do any more than that. Wish I could.

It's hard to explain that feeling of the teaching dread - it's very specific. I have been where you are and things got better. Planning the night before when you're feeling down is the worst as there is no motivation.

Thanks hun, morally im keeping working until i can sort out what to do moving forward with my uni tutor but the last thing i want to do is plan lessons at the moment, sadly got two to do for tomorrow than are being taught friday so just have to keep slogging away!

Thanks. I was rated pretty badly by that school though. I'm just worried they'll see my application and laugh! My next application is due in the next few days so I guess I'll finish that and make a decision then.

I'm a bit annoyed. I don't know how many hours you lot are supposed to be up to, but I am supposed to do 10-12. I am on placement at a school that is a school direct school and there's six other trainees there doing school direct (still with my uni). They do 12 hours over four days, I do 12 hours over five days. So I have an advantage in that I get more frees. They are in conferences on Fridays.

My professional mentor today said that the school direct trainees are on much more closer to a fuller timetable than me, so they may add hours to my timetable. I think this is really unfair because I am supposed to do 12, just like them, and it is not my fault my PGCE is structured so that I am in on Fridays. It is an advantage that I have over SD, and I want to keep it. Yet at the same time I feel I would look bad if I complain.

I'm a bit annoyed. I don't know how many hours you lot are supposed to be up to, but I am supposed to do 10-12. I am on placement at a school that is a school direct school and there's six other trainees there doing school direct (still with my uni). They do 12 hours over four days, I do 12 hours over five days. So I have an advantage in that I get more frees. They are in conferences on Fridays.

My professional mentor today said that the school direct trainees are on much more closer to a fuller timetable than me, so they may add hours to my timetable. I think this is really unfair because I am supposed to do 12, just like them, and it is not my fault my PGCE is structured so that I am in on Fridays. It is an advantage that I have over SD, and I want to keep it. Yet at the same time I feel I would look bad if I complain.

I completely understand. What are your thoughts on actually doing the job when you finish?

In that situation I'd bring in the course handbook or wherever it says your hours required and say "Oh by the way I looked it u p and turns out were only meant to do 10-12 so we're sorted!" As if you thought they only planned on giving you more as they thought it might be needed for the course. Alternatively to the handbook you could email your tutor and ask how many hours are needed then do the same.

Also consider adding a couple of 'tasks' to your frees. Like saying "Oh, the uni/my tutor suggested I go observe X during a free" to show them the time is needed and remind them they shouldn't be taking it away.

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If you are ready for more hours and can cope with more hours, I suggest you do it. Anything that can lessen the blow of September and a full teaching timetable! I did the School Direct route and I had a much higher teaching load on placement than the classic PGCErs, and last September hit me like a train. (Jus sayin haha)

Thanks. I was rated pretty badly by that school though. I'm just worried they'll see my application and laugh! My next application is due in the next few days so I guess I'll finish that and make a decision then.

I'm a bit annoyed. I don't know how many hours you lot are supposed to be up to, but I am supposed to do 10-12. I am on placement at a school that is a school direct school and there's six other trainees there doing school direct (still with my uni). They do 12 hours over four days, I do 12 hours over five days. So I have an advantage in that I get more frees. They are in conferences on Fridays.

My professional mentor today said that the school direct trainees are on much more closer to a fuller timetable than me, so they may add hours to my timetable. I think this is really unfair because I am supposed to do 12, just like them, and it is not my fault my PGCE is structured so that I am in on Fridays. It is an advantage that I have over SD, and I want to keep it. Yet at the same time I feel I would look bad if I complain.

At the moment, absolute dread to be honest. I really cant see things improving at the moment.

This is so sad. I worry about what is going to happen to the profession.

Honestly thing im going to have declare a mental health day today. I just need a day to reset and think things through. Cant face going in and just need to call someone and talk stuff through about where im going. But i feel so guilty doing it