Following on from a previous thread there seem to be a few of us embarking upon a PGCE as lone parents.
I am scared shitless about it. I have been told to take as much support as I can....so we van hold hands, cry together, rant together, sit up til 1am together completing last minute dissertations cos DCs wouldn't go to bed...and anything else that occurs between now and gaining QTS...
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HauntedLittleLunatic · 14/08/2011 19:27
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changeforthebetter ·
08/10/2011 15:28
First placement starts Monday. People are loving telling me how awful the school is (a bit like when you are about to have your first baby and you get the birth horror tales 
)
My DCs are misbehaving a lot when I actually see them and I am so tired. DD2 sleeping badly and I am doing a lot of middle-of-the-night worrying 
. I have planned a long bath, some herbal sleeping tablets and milky drink for tonight (pretty exciting Saturday night, eh?! 
) so that at least when I don't sleep tomorrow night, I will have sleep in the bank. Am quietly sniggering to myself about all my fellow 20-something singleton fellow students who are complaining about "how tired" they are and "how much work there is to do" 
. It is great to hear from other LPs who did the training and survived.
changeforthebetter ·
25/09/2011 12:55
Is it worth making a note of her comments (dates, what seemed to prompt them) and then approaching your uni tutor in another couple of weeks? Something along the lines of "I have some concerns that I would like to share with you". That way it won't seem as if you are just making a snap judgment. How long do you have to stay with her? Poor you and poor kids
. Any way you can wangle out of other staff what they think of her?I got a rather frosty reception on my primary placement from the teacher I was assigned to. However, she was great with the kids so it was presumably just me who was a useless lump of lard
makemineapinot ·
23/09/2011 22:56
Oh God!! Nightmare stressy night from hell kidsacting up and I exploded -3rd week into nursery (3-5) placement and gottecher from HELL - Curriculum for Excellence is all a load of crap apparently... she man handles children and is horrific. she is awful and has to do my crit next week!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH... sorry x
changeforthebetter ·
23/09/2011 16:04
Hi everyone - I met a couple of fellow PGCE-students last night, very nice people but they were about 12................ Oh god, I feel rather old!!
changeforthebetter ·
20/09/2011 19:28
The TDA website gives lots of info. You need some voluntary classroom experience - 2 weeks secondary, I think it's much more for primary.
Did a bit of teaching today with the teacher's say-so - I was utterly crap which has dented my confidence a bit. Still, I was only in for half an hour, at short notice etc. I wish it had gone better but I suppose the only way is up, eh?
changeforthebetter ·
18/09/2011 11:42
Eeek Haunted 
I don't have an essay to write and uni have been vague about what we are getting out of this. I am writing copious notes on each day and have drawn together some overall observations. I have also bought wine as a thank you for the Y6 teacher whose class I am shadowing - teachers seem to like wine I had to get it today as no time for the rest of the week so if the week is truly dreadful, I can drink it myself I'm sure it will be fine as I am good at judicious crawling winning people round.
Sorry to hear that Saggy but well done on the Chemistry test
changeforthebetter ·
17/09/2011 08:01
Hi everyone - one week of primary placement finished. Most teachers have been lovely but a couple are a bit wary and defensive including the main teacher I am shadowing . Am being extra nice and will take in some biscuits next week in the hope it will curry favour. I am actually am rather in awe of people who can get 25 small kids into order. I struggle to marshal my two at home
changeforthebetter ·
12/09/2011 20:20
Have got a great primary placement. The teaching staff are really helpful and positive and the kids are sooo sweet - however, it does make me glad that I have gone for secondary as a career
makemineapinot ·
10/09/2011 20:14
that's a good idea newbaby - it did cross my mind the other day when i was out on placement! First week in of a 4 week placement in nursery -really nice school and I'm back in their for my Primary 1 placement too 
! It was good fun but absolutely exhausting - and I spent 3 1/2 hours today typing up learning experinces records, doing planning etc. good news on the bursary front though - I'm getting £3000 from the uni!!! so gonna actually be better off as student!!!
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changeforthebetter ·
09/09/2011 07:09
Are you both looking forward to the weekend haunted and ninah?? Your placement sounds great ninah.
I think I am going to demand about 10 credits from uni just for sorting out a myriad of childcare arrangements and forecasting the exact cost, bearing in mind variations in hours and price increases ..... awake at 5 after dreaming about a placement which didn't go well..........................
Need to chill out a bit. I am hoping it will be less daunting when I am actually up and running on the course.
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