Deciding to apply to teaching was a pretty simple decision. I was very lucky to receive the best support from all my teachers from nursery through to my last year at high school. One particular teacher inspired me to follow the teaching career path.

Mrs H (as we knew her) was both my primary one and primary seven teacher. I can honestly say that my memories of Mrs H are some of the greatest memories in my school career. Learning was always fun in the classroom and it was very nice to feel as though She was not only there to teach but to be your friend and confidante. ‘I’ve seen your class grow fantastically in the last seven years’ I always remember her saying at the primary seven leavers assembly. It was then that I knew for sure that I wanted to be a teacher. To be able to feel so proud and really make a difference to a child’s school career is amazing to me.

I am really looking forward to beginning my journey through university and can’t quite believe that in four years time I will be a fully qualified primary school teacher. The idea of making such a great impact on a child’s life is unbelievably exciting and I hope that one day I can be just as good as Mrs H and possibly even influence another child to follow the amazing career that is teaching!