PGCE - Current Students Thread

Original post by ParadoxSocks

I've been on Prison Architect for hours and now I'm going out for dinner with my future wife.

As far as I'm concerned, I'm not even a trainee teacher this week. I'm a hysterical wedding planning nerd again.

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That sounds civilised! Im getting back on it tomorrow but since my only aim is to complete the course now so I can walk away im not going to stress myself out about all this, its not worth my health!!

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kpwxx

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Original post by Jellybean26!

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I know this is for current students this forum but I really would love if someone could help with the above :smile:

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I would say first what you've seen specifically in your experience, but then at the end perhaps say you've also looked in to the curriculum for areas outside your experience.

Don't worry about not having loads of curriculum knowledge. That's something that you can easily develop and do as you go along, and the curriculum at the minute is highly changeable anyway... Training providers, from what I've seen, are thankfully more focussed on core things that will always apply - good pedagogy!

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Samus2

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I'm two weeks ahead with planning but I do have about 150 essays to mark for monday.

But, thw weather's beautiful so I'm going to the beach for the day.

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Sam89

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Waiting for these 5 weeks to end - seems like forever!

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Jellybean26!

Hi kpwxx, thanks for the reply :smile:

That sounds great! :smile:

In terms of pedagogy, do u mean how the teacher delivers the lesson? How are u finding your pgce experience?

I think I will use my experience of what I've done in the core subjects, mention pe, world around us but make emphasis on how sometimes art and music are neglected even through they are just as important.

I have been to other interviews and have since been wondering is it acceptable to bring in a page of bullet points so I can refer to it when asked certain questions. I know previous interviews I have walked out an immediately been annoyed with myself as I forgot to mention so many important points down to nerves. I have never brought a page in before but was wondering if this is allowed as guidance?

I have an interview in Liverpool on Monday and it's the one I really want to get interms of having to move from N Ireland as it's best suited to my degree and also convenient for travelling home. It's primary with pe specialism.

Thanks again

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Original post by Sam89

Waiting for these 5 weeks to end - seems like forever!

I'm with you on that. Do you only have 5 weeks left?

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Original post by Airfairy

I'm with you on that. Do you only have 5 weeks left?

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Same for me, only 5 weeks left of placement when i go back on monday, and have just agreed to my final uni observation for the second week in! Eeep, but will be glad to have that signed off!

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Original post by Ratchit99

Same for me, only 5 weeks left of placement when i go back on monday, and have just agreed to my final uni observation for the second week in! Eeep, but will be glad to have that signed off!

Omg, I'm so jealous. I have like nine weeks of placement left :frown:

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Original post by Airfairy

Omg, I'm so jealous. I have like nine weeks of placement left :frown:

Aww that really sucks :frown:

we are almost there though, remember this is the last slog, we will make it and we can walk away with our heads held high!

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kpwxx

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Original post by Jellybean26!

Hi kpwxx, thanks for the reply :smile:

That sounds great! :smile:

In terms of pedagogy, do u mean how the teacher delivers the lesson? How are u finding your pgce experience?

I think I will use my experience of what I've done in the core subjects, mention pe, world around us but make emphasis on how sometimes art and music are neglected even through they are just as important.

I have been to other interviews and have since been wondering is it acceptable to bring in a page of bullet points so I can refer to it when asked certain questions. I know previous interviews I have walked out an immediately been annoyed with myself as I forgot to mention so many important points down to nerves. I have never brought a page in before but was wondering if this is allowed as guidance?

I have an interview in Liverpool on Monday and it's the one I really want to get interms of having to move from N Ireland as it's best suited to my degree and also convenient for travelling home. It's primary with pe specialism.

Thanks again

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Yeah, pedagogy means the methods/reasoning of teaching, rather than what's being taught :smile:

The interview ideas sound good to me. Regarding notes, I'm not sure. My instinct says don't as its OK to not mention everything, and you will come across more natural, plus looking at notes can be a barrier to good body language in an interview, but if you'd feel more comfortable why not ring and ask... The idea of referring to notes in general is not bad, it's what teachers do every day! You don't even have to give your name when phoning just say you're coming for a pgce interview and wondered whether written prompts were allowed. It's up to you though! You could take them and get them out of your pocket in the interview if you get the feeling it would be OK. He act of writing them down will probably help you remember them anyway.

I did my pgce a couple of years ago. It was the toughest year of my life, very hard work, time consuming, but also I learnt and developed as a professional and a person so much and I'm very glad I did it. There were lots of very fun and exciting elements.

Xxx

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ParadoxSocks

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I think I'm going to start looking for graduate computing jobs now too. This past two weeks has really shown me that I'm working myself to death as a teacher and I don't know if I want that :frown:

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Original post by ParadoxSocks

I think I'm going to start looking for graduate computing jobs now too. This past two weeks has really shown me that I'm working myself to death as a teacher and I don't know if I want that :frown:

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Yep, im digging around for 2nd and 3rd line support roles so we will see what happens! I really dont want to go back next week :frown:

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I have just started teaching a new class of set 2 (out of 3) year 8s and wow...they are so hard work. I've just had a double lesson with them and it was one of those lessons where you know it's going so badly and you just feel a mixture of embarrassment and total devastation! I have no idea how to control them. They will not listen to anything I say, they just talk through the whole lesson. My mentor tends to leave me alone with them to establish my authority but they don't see me as their teacher and don't listen to me at all. I'm at a total loss :/

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Jellybean26!

Hi kpwxx

Thanks again for the reply, I really appreciate the time and detail you are providing :smile:

Yes, so last night I decided to rewrite my notes in a shorter version similar to what I would have done at school/uni and I think it'll def help. Nerves is my biggest fear, around children in a school is no problem to me, I love it and do feel I'm a natural with them but trying to get that across in an interview, well I panic!!!! 😕

Oh well done on achiveving your teachers status 👍

Is there any educational issues within primary that would be most beneficial to mention from a teachers point of view?

Thanks for the advice and tips ☺️

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Veggiechic6

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How much teaching did people have to do at the start of their first school based training? I'm only 1 week into my BP1. I'm meant to start the assessed part of it after half term but the guide booklet that the school has received from the Uni lists specific percentages of teaching from the get go, rising to 60% by half term. I'm emailing my Uni for clarification but I'm wondering how it was for other people. I know things have to move quickly but I didn't think it was this quick!

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tory88

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Original post by Airfairy

I have just started teaching a new class of set 2 (out of 3) year 8s and wow...they are so hard work. I've just had a double lesson with them and it was one of those lessons where you know it's going so badly and you just feel a mixture of embarrassment and total devastation! I have no idea how to control them. They will not listen to anything I say, they just talk through the whole lesson. My mentor tends to leave me alone with them to establish my authority but they don't see me as their teacher and don't listen to me at all. I'm at a total loss :/

I've had classes like that, and all I can say is that with patience, consistency and persistence things do work out. The key is to try different techniques for low-level disruption until you find one they respond to well, and use the school behaviour policy for more persistent disruptors. I also find short detentions if you have break, lunch or the end of the day following your lesson to be very effective. I don't buy the whole go in ridiculously strict advice, as I feel it hampers my relationship with the class, but that can also be a way to go.

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myrtille

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Original post by Veggiechic6

How much teaching did people have to do at the start of their first school based training? I'm only 1 week into my BP1. I'm meant to start the assessed part of it after half term but the guide booklet that the school has received from the Uni lists specific percentages of teaching from the get go, rising to 60% by half term. I'm emailing my Uni for clarification but I'm wondering how it was for other people. I know things have to move quickly but I didn't think it was this quick!

My first placement was 50% of an NQT timetable (so that was 10 hours per week). I had an observation week in which I didn't teach at all, then the following week taught all 10 lessons.

In my 2nd placement, it was 14 hours per week (which meant I actually taught 17 lessons per week, as they were 50 minutes). Again, I had an observation week followed by teaching the full timetable.

I know some people were in schools that did it more gradually though (building up to the full percentage, rather than going straight into it).

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alabelle

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Original post by Airfairy

Omg, I'm so jealous. I have like nine weeks of placement left :frown:

Don't want to turn this into a game of 'I have it worse' but I still have ten weeks left :redface:

haha

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