Day 1 in 'The Office'

Day 1

Ok, so even though today is the first official day I can get in, I think I'm one of the only people here. Miss E, the other, lovely NQT, has also been in. Which has been great as we've been able to help each other a lot and keep each calm in terms of getting to grips with our new classrooms etc. I have stuck up loads of posters and English-y displays all around my room and have finally finished sorting through the previous teachers resources so I have (a bit of) an idea of stuff I could work with already.

What are you teaching?

I have; after a long and difficult time sifting through paperwork and reading a great deal, decided (mostly) on what I will be teaching for this first term. Below is a list of the classes I have and the first topic we will be covering:

• Year 7: Top Set (9 lessons per fortnight) Novels - The Hobbit
• Year 7: SEN group (1 lesson per fortnight) Experience and Understanding through drama. 
• Year 8: Tutor Group. 
• Year 9: Mid Set (9 lessons per fortnight) Novels - Stone Cold
• Year 10: Mid/Low Set (9 lessons per fortnight) Unit 1 GCSE - Of Mice and Men (yay...)
• Year 11: Low Set (8 lessons per fortnight) Unit 1 GCSE - Romeo and Juliet compared to Cultural Heritage Poems from the AQA Anthology. 
• Year 10: iGCSE group (1 lesson per fortnight) - Pass...

I will also be taking on a KS3 and separate KS4 drama group and will be teaching a year 8 group their drama lessons. So as you can see, I'm a busy bunny at the moment! What with writing lesson plans, organising possible clubs and settling into a new school - I really have my hands full! 

To do list:

• Write up lesson plans for first few days and collate resources. 
• Finish overview of GCSE MTPs for this HT.
• Plan for and advertise drama groups. 
• Get set up on SIMs at my school so I can access data asap (already spoken to ICT so fingers crossed for a speedy set-up)
• Keep smiling!

Quote of the day:

What office is there which involves more responsibility, which requires more qualifications, and which ought, therefore, to be more honorable than teaching?

Harriet Martineau