Hi, I'm enjoying my maternity cover position at the local secondary. My HoD keeps telling me about a job that's opening up and now it has. However, I'm nervous! It's an external ad. When I applied for a job I was already doing at another school, I was told no thank you as the other candidate was a stronger interviewee. In that job, I thought I was doing well and my contract kept being extended. So I'm worried the same can happen again. I recently had an observation as part of a department review and was advised of a few things I wasn't doing so well on. This is to be expected but I'm worried it might scupper my chances. However, I'm present in the staff room, get on with everyone, am seeing students in my classes make good progress on the whole and feel like I'm doing a good job. What can I do to make my application and interview great? What might they ask?

We made it! It is FINALLY Half Term! I am heading off to a Spa hotel with a good friend for some much needed rest and relaxation, hopefully a few glasses of wine and a good catch up! What are YOU doing this half term to rediscover the chilled version of you?!

I am So Sorry I've been AWOL but we all know how all consuming teaching is!!!! Anyway - it's parents evening either this week or after half term. I have created an uploaded some cheat sheets for you. The best one is tricky conversations. Have a look! Trish

Wishing you all lots of luck today - especially if it’s your first day as a teacher! Have a wonderful day and let me know how it goes! Trish x

September is next week ! How ready do you feel? Take a look at the latest offering in My Classroom. It’s a 5 part training to help you to feel fully ready to go back to school or to begin as a class teacher for the first time. It explores getting your classroom ready, making sure your head is ready , preparing for the workload , building relationships with your students and ends with a coaching challenge for you . Take a look I hope it helps ! 😊 Trish x