It's All Becoming Real...

Visited my new school today, met my colleagues, saw my new classroom, received my timetable and the plan for the first few weeks of school.

SOOO relieved to be at an organised school, which clearly cares about its students, is up to date with new technology, has lovely welcoming staff and a clear agenda. Long live public education.

Also SOOOO nervous about actually being responsible for students of my very own. WAY more nervous than I was for either of my student teaching placements, which doesn't seem to make sense - shouldn't I be feeling more confident, instead of less?

For all you out there reading this (I know you're there!) any advice for a nervous first year teacher is greatly appreciated.

I have a job!

Well, it's official. I have been offered a job. In the interests of protecting students' (and my own) privacy I won't include the location here, but suffice to say I am really pleased. It's a school I'm familiar with, which eliminates at least some of the fears and challenges associated with my first full-time year of teaching. It's in a pretty convenient area for me, with a demographic context that I feel I 'fit' in, and although I don't know the specifics of what I'm teaching yet, I'm at least confident that it's in my discipline, which is a relief as well. So all in all I'm going into the summer holidays feeling pretty excited and not as nervous or stressed as I thought I'd be!