Hi everyone
I’m currently in my PGCE year, doing the primary school direct programme and am coming to the end of my first half term holiday (relief).
I’m really enjoying my PGCE at the minute and the process behind it, naturally I’m quite a lazy person but this seems to have brought the best out in me, I am organised and on task, being lazy though I do find some significant shortcuts to tasks, and won’t stick around unless I need to. I have wanted to be a teacher for some time, my dad teaches maths and is a huge inspiration to me.
AnywAy, I am super concerned for my NQT year (which I hopefully will make it to!), it may sound stupid but I’m worried that I won’t find enough lessons to fill a week let alone a whole year, how will I know what to teach and when? How do I know I am on time or ahead of time for the amount of lessons I’m teaching? It will sound so stupid but I’m worried by XMAS of NQT I will have taught everything I need to! We’ve not had much training on this area of things yet and maybe it is too early to get my head around, but it amazes me how teachers manage to be on task and have lessons ready for everyday, I’m worried I won’t be this good.
Any advice or thoughts from NQTs or teachers would be super appreciated.