Got a little manic today as I was a little under-planned for my first 4 lesson day. To add to the excitement the teacher I am swapping with for three weeks was in to meet everyone and observe my lessons. Part of our training is to go to a second school and experience something different.
In our case we have gone for something very different. She is coming to a large mixed comprehensive with class sizes of 30+, a strict behavioural policy and high academic standards. I am going to a small private boarding school for boys with learning difficulties who have failed in mainstream education and class sizes of 8-10. Teacher swap is coming to a TV station near you. Worth watching.
My first full day was exhausting and I barely made it through but I did. The lessons themselves went in a blur and I did not stop to eat, drink or pee. This is not healthy and to be avoided but I will need to find a way to manage this when I am on a full timetable. Everyone else seems so relaxed or else they've learnt to suck it all in from 8.45 to 3.15. It's only 6 and a half hours after all.
