Early Start
I'm not actually an NQT yet, but I have a job for the next year. I will be visiting my new school in the next couple of weeks for various reasons, so I thought I would begin this blog with the end of the PGCE/QTS experience as it transitions into my first post.
The Government have now decided that Transition Point One for the induction year is the end of the training year. Over the next several days I will be completing extensive paperwork with my training manager. This will theoretically play a significant role in how my induction is managed and the goals I have to meet over the coming year.
In some ways the NQT year is harsher than the initial teacher training (ITT) year. If there are questions at the end of the IIT year, the placement can be extended until the training school and the awarding institution are satisfied that QTS standards have been met. If an NQT does not make expected progress during the induction year and they are "failed", they can never teach again. Full stop.
I am sure that this blog will be concerned, probably in no small part, with that pressure.
The Government have now decided that Transition Point One for the induction year is the end of the training year. Over the next several days I will be completing extensive paperwork with my training manager. This will theoretically play a significant role in how my induction is managed and the goals I have to meet over the coming year.
In some ways the NQT year is harsher than the initial teacher training (ITT) year. If there are questions at the end of the IIT year, the placement can be extended until the training school and the awarding institution are satisfied that QTS standards have been met. If an NQT does not make expected progress during the induction year and they are "failed", they can never teach again. Full stop.
I am sure that this blog will be concerned, probably in no small part, with that pressure.
