The Summer Institute: Day 1

This time 2 weeks ago, I had just sat my last ever exam at Warwick, was suitably drunk, downing a vodka lemonade whilst being spun in a circle in Leam, on Amy and Cora's amazing pub crawl quiz thing.

2 weeks later, it's 11pm and i'm in my pyjamas, packing my bag and doing my homework for tomorrow - What a turnaround! This weekend was manic. In the space of 24 hours I packed up my Tocil room, got it all home, unpacked and repacked a bag for Teach First and on Sunday I made my way to Camden where i'll be living for the next 4 weeks!

That already feels like a lifetime ago! After negotiating tube line closures, replacement bus services and a broken suitcase, I finally arrived at our halls. After having various documentation thrust upon us (4 big folders worth) we ditched unpacking in favour of the Welcome BBQ and a few pints in the pub.

Today was the first official day of the Summer Institute and it's great. Intense, but great. I would tell you all about it, but i'm far too exhausted right now! It was a jam-packed day: admin in the morning, various sessions throughout the day, set our first PGCE assignment, met my mentor from my actual school, and on top of that the Welcome Ceremony! What a day!!

A lot of the focus today was about having a vision, and discussing our reasons for being part of Teach First and what we hope to achieve through it - they played us this video - it pretty much sums up the Teach First mission, and explains why I am embarking upon this journey....

...bed time for Miss Richards :)