We have had a lot of NQT's some excellent, some not so good. I'm sure you'll be great.
I just want to say some things from a mum's point of view:
1)We are giving you our babies (yes they are big children now, but to us they will always be babies) be kind to us, they have been our world for 4 years, and now we have to share them with you
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2)You have all their time, when they come home to us it is for dinner, sleep, mad-getting-dressed time and breakfast, with a child who is too tired to think, see, or do anything but cry.
3)They don't tell us anything, (ever, even in yr6!) if it's not on a letter/text/email (whatever your school does) Then it DOES NOT EXIST and WILL NOT HAPPEN!
4)Family life is mad, we need notice of events, (at least 2 weeks for date, you can finalise details nearer the time) And don't expect us to go near a shop unless it's the weekend. (And remember how long it takes for fancy dress bought online to arrive)
5)We expect kids to come home wet, muddy, drawn on in marker pen, painted on etc. but if it happens too often then we may struggle to keep up with clean correct uniform. Remember not everyone has facilities to clean and dry shoes, PE kit, blazers etc overnight.
6)Don't blame our babies for stuff which isn't their fault. They have no control over what time they arrive at school, what uniform/coat/kit etc they arrive with on a morning, whether their stuff is named, or other things we parents should have done. in those cases always tell us off and not the children.
7)Most of us haven't been near a school since we were pupils, what makes obvious sense to you, may seem very weird to us!
I hope you have a wonderful time and a fulfilling career.