Miss Lee Prepares for the PGCE

This time in four weeks I will have just finished my first day at university. I'm incredibly excited, nervous, anxious and ready to start! So far my preparation has involved browsing Pinterest for pretty teaching ideas and buying books I've yet to open, let alone read.

We were given a nine page booklet with books and reports to read, and pre-course activities to complete. Needless to say, what I've done so far just won't cut the mustard. With a month to go time is running out and whilst I know it's important to make the most of my last month of freedom I also want to start my PGCE feeling prepared and ready for action.

Wish me luck people x  

Summer Roundup

It’s been a while since I last blogged, but I have good reasons, I promise! For one, as this is a PGCE blog, and I haven’t actually started my PGCE yet, I’ve not really got much to say. 

I went to my pre-induction day at university at the end of June. It was really interesting and great to meet people. We found out our groups (I’m group B) and our timetables. We have a special timetable for the first two weeks and then after that I’m in university Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday morning and Thursday morning. I got quite excited at the prospect of having Thursday afternoon and Friday off, however I know in reality I’ll have such a heavy workload I’m likely to be spending that time, and the majority of my weekends, working anyway! 

We had a lecture on writing at m-level. It scared me. The lecturer was great, really funny and passionate, but it still made me super nervous. I’ve just ordered some books on Amazon, one being “Doing your PGCE at M-level: A Guide for Students” by Keira Sewell, I really hope it’ll help me understand what’s expected a little more.

Afterwards we filled out our CRB forms and then went for a drink in the union. I couldn’t stay for long as I had to get home and pack for my month away. But I think I’m going to make some great PGCE friends!