For me, helping children to achieve their potential is an exceptional thing. This is the critical reason for my choice of primary teaching as a career as I believe that educators fulfil an essential role in young people’s lives. Having benefited from a fulfilling education myself, I am well aware of the impact of an inspirational teacher in creating a desire to learn and instilling knowledge and skills which will be valuable throughout life. Hopefully, as an enthusiastic, empathetic, well organised person, I have the ability and qualities to learn to become this type of teacher. I am interested in understanding child development, particularly how children all have individual needs and require support socially and personally, not just academically. It is also extremely rewarding to see a pupil’s sense of achievement when they complete a piece of work or grasp a concept, and knowing that I have helped that to happen. I am excited by the prospect of playing a positive role in shaping children’s lives. Teaching is an extremely rewarding job, yet I understand the challenges involved and as an enthusiastic, hard-working student.