Pgce hell

[BoundForFreedom]

I'm training to be a primary teacher and I have recently finished the placement from hell. I recently received feedback from my first placement and although I've passed with a good grade, my teacher has made some very personal and completely fabricated comments about me. I'm in my second placement now and it's going brilliant however the feedback from the first placement is really playing on my mind and affecting my confidence. I'm not really sure why I'm posting to be honest. I guess I just feel like my university haven't backed me up at all and I've been denied the opportunity to defend myself.

To be honest, you'll all sorts of people saying all sorts of unfounded things about/to you throughout your teaching career. Use this as an opportunity to learn how to put hurtful personal comments behind you and move on. Prove your first placement wrong. Take this as a challenge to show what you can do and how wrong your first school was. I know it's easier said than done, but once you've finished this placement no one will care what was said on your end of first placement report. (And once you start work no one will care what was said on your report from this placement.)

My dh did the pgce and really struggled to find a job. We later found out that a big contributing factor was that his reference from his second teaching practice was untrue and unfairly negative. His mentor had had very severe health problems, both physical and mental and didn't support dh at all, barely observed any lessons, didn't fulfil his side of the deal at all. He should never have been allowed to have a student teacher once he'd had his diagnosis.
Dh took a massive knock to his confidence and it took a while to recover. He left teaching and has now gone on to be very successful elsewhere. Do not use the horrid person as a referee, and try not to let it colour your enjoyment of your current placement. At least you know where you stand with them-dh didn't know until a school took pity on him and rang and said 'we think you look great on paper-why is your reference so bad?' Dh thought he and his mentor were friends...