This week has been a whirlwind. I woke up
on Friday to an email from Teach First entitled "Welcome to London" -
WHAT!? After hurriedly reading the email, my heart pumping so fast I was
actually a bit breathless, it was clear that it was true - I had been
re-assigned from the West Midlands to LAANDAN! Before some smart arse pipes up
with a comment about how i'm being shifted from pillar to post because no one
wants me- shush. The reason for the change is that Teach First Primary has
really taken off in London, and the rest of the country are still cautiously
catching up - therefore, there are simply many more primary schools in London that
the rest of the country.
THEN. I was sat at my desk yesterday, doing
some revision and my phone rang, I recognised the number as Teach First and
assumed it must be the "Welcome to London" follow up call, which it
was. After making sure I was happy about my re-allocation, I was told I had
been placed in a school!! What is it they say about buses!? What is shocking is
that the school is very close to home! In the space of a week i've gone from
having to move to Birmingham, to potentially moving back in with Ma and Pa! A
perfect money saving opportunity, I have friends, family and even teacher
contacts at home - my life seems to have be chewed up and spat back out again!
(I still think Ma might have bribed Teach First!!)
The school itself looks great, with an Outstanding
Ofsted report, it looks like the perfect environment for me to begin my teacher
training! The school is described as: an urban, multi-ethnic primary school
situated in a large estate of mixed housing in an area of high deprivation. The
proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals and those with learning
difficulties and disabilities is higher than that found nationally. The
percentage from ethnic minority groups and those whose first language is not
English has increased over the last 4 years and is very high. - This is very
typical of a Teach First school.
So what does this all mean?
1. I won't be getting my PGCE from Warwick
anymore, but from the Institute of Education in London.
2. Instead of living in Birmingham for 4
weeks in the summer, i'll be living in CAMDEN!
3. My hopes of having a fully furnished
flat, with a drive way, for £500 a month is nothing more than a pipe dream.
4. With all the money I save I can still
buy a Fiat 500 :)
So all in all, not much will change, but
after psyching myself up make the big move to Brum, I need only worry about the
actual teaching bit :S I can't wait until all this degree stuff is over and I
can really focus on my teaching!!!!
Now just got to make sure I get that 2:1
:-)
**I'm hoping to continue this blog as I
start teaching, but I have purposely not revealed the name of the school, nor
will I reveal any names of staff or pupils.
