Wow…I may have neglected the blog slightly. Apologies! We were told back in September that if we could make it through the first term, then we’ll definitely make it through the year. It is only now that I’m starting to realise that I might actually make it. We’re a third of the way through!! Go … More Merry PGCE-mas! | MissJM

When people tell you that your PGCE year is the busiest year ever, they are not lying. Not that I doubted any of them, of course, but you can’t really imagine how busy until you start… Three weeks ago tomorrow I started my university seminars and two weeks ago Tuesday I stepped into my school … More Blur. | MissJM

I survived. I lived to tell the tale. The first week, that is. From Monday the real work starts! So, as stated in my previous post, I was pretty terrified at the prospect of going into a primary school for three days, and my first day mostly lived up to my expectations. First of all … More Tiny Humans vs the Hormonal Masses – The Result | MissJM

It’s here. Well, almost here. At 8.30am tomorrow I will be walking into school to begin the first placement of my PGCE. Now, this is just technically a pre-PGCE placement lasting just for a week. Three days in a primary, two in a secondary. No time to get too attached to the kids, no time … More Tiny Humans vs. the Hormonal Masses – pre-placement. | MissJM

I made a promise to myself, along with the things I’ve promised myself I won’t let slip/forget about during the busy PGCE year. I made a promise that I would put myself “out there” a bit more during this year. Moving to a new city is helping with this an insane amount and has only … More Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes! | MissJM

So tomorrow is the day I up and move 90 miles away from ‘home’. Three weeks before I start my PGCE. The past week has been filled with ‘goodbyes’ (I think we all preferred just saying ‘see you later’ to be honest), and it wasn’t until yesterday that I actually felt sad about leaving. As … More ‘Goodbyes’ | MissJM

Ages ago I had my reading list sent through from my university. Now, whenever I’ve read forums people who have already done their teacher training advise you not to bother reading the books before you start as they believe it is a pointless exercise, however, my university requires that you have read a certain amount … More Starting the reading list… | MissJM

The official countdown is on – 33 days until I move to my new home and 53 days until I begin my course! I feel like I should be doing something – anything! – to prepare myself for September, but so far I have just been relaxing and reading a bit about the curriculum for … More Countdown! | MissJM

So, looking at the dates on the overview I have of my course, this time next year I will have completed my PGCE in Secondary RE. That is a scary thought. After reading a few PGCE blogs from a couple of years ago I thought it would be a good idea to start my own … More A year from now… | MissJM