I’m half way through the summer break and still can’t bring myself to ‘go that extra mile’.
A letter arrived from the GTCs soon after I received the news of my success (still smiling!) asking for another essay – well, an ‘application’ actually (only 800 words – thank goodness!).
I need to explain how I’ve demonstrated that I’ve achieved and maintained the Standard for Chartered Teacher. I also need to explain why I believe that I should be presented with the ‘Professional Award of chartered Teacher’.
There’s a lot more that has to be included in the 800 word report.
Tomorrow …. or the next day …. or the next
Meanwhile I’m so impressed with Miss L’s recent post. Here’s a wee bit:
I think keeping a blog throughout my final placement allowed me for the first time to reflect naturally as opposed to the structured way in which I had previously. This helped me a great deal whilst writing my final assignments. For this reason I intend to keep writing on this blog throughout the course of next year and this, along with my learning journal, will hopefully help me to inform my practice and therefore complete the induction year successfully! ![]()
She’s inspired me to keep going with this blog. You can read the rest of her post by visiting her blog

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I like your new blog title! It must be such a weight off your mind to know your finished!
I’ll keep up the blogging if you do too and we can definitely compare notes!
3 weeks to go!
Where did the time go?
As for the blogging …. it’s a deal
hey mrs vass i am stuck on what to write about am i the only one not writing much?
Hi Monica! Thanks for visiting
I think you should just write about what you’ve been doing …… but i really hope that you find plenty to write about next week. We’re both going somewhere new – I’m going to write about my new job