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Teaching has always been a career I have been interested in. I remember looking at my Primary 4 teacher at the front of the room teaching a history lesson on the World Wars; I just sat there watching, wanting to be her. For many years I never really gave my profession much thought but when […]

I can’t remember the exact moment that I knew I wanted to become a teacher but it was always a career I have seriously considered. As a young child I was extremely shy but it was my primary school teachers’ that made me develop a passion for learning. These teachers’ where kind, caring, compassionate and […]

To me a good teacher – a great teacher- is a person who inspires their pupils to succeed, who provides fun and engaging lessons which makes the children want to learn, a teacher who explores their pupil’s imagination and curiosity through active and creative learning paths. Where would be in life without being taught something? … Continue reading why teaching?

Ever since I was a child I always dreamed of being a primary school teacher. I would set up all my teddy bears in a circle around me, hold up a sheet of paper and explain an imaginary worksheet. I wanted to be like my teachers in school. My teachers inspired me, they always motivated […]

Why Teaching? I ask myself… Why Teaching? This question of ‘Why Teaching?’ repeats over and over within my mind as I scramble to look for the answer. Why have I chosen this path in life? What do I aim to achieve by becoming a teacher? Firstly, I feel it’s necessary to start with a brief […]

Teaching to me is not just a career, it’s a chance to work with children and change their future for the better; to provide them with the essential skills they need in life to become confident individuals, successful learners, responsible citizens and effective contributors. From a young age I was surrounded by children of all different […]

Working with children has always been a passion of mine and the dedication shown by my teachers throughout my school life inspired me to follow in their footsteps. I first realised I wanted to be a teacher when I was seven years old. That may sound very young, but, it was in fact my primary three […]

For me, teaching has always been something I have seriously considered as a career. Both secondary and primary appealed to me, however, I realised that I prefer working with younger children. I enjoy interaction with children, gaining insight into how they view the world. The idea of playing an active role helping children develop their […]

Ever since I started Primary School, I looked up to my teachers. I loved the way that they taught and how lovely they were to me. Ever since then it’s all I’ve worked towards during my time in school. I chose subjects which would help me get into uni to study education. In my 3rd […]

For me, teaching has always been what I have wanted to do. From a young age, I have always wanted to be like my Primary School teachers and have a class of my own. However, along the way like any other teenager, I changed my mind so many times. I wanted to be a Radio […]

From a very young age I knew that I wanted to become a teacher. One of my own many inspirations to follow this through began with my own primary one teacher. I loved her enthusiasm for every lesson, her gentleness and kind approach to us anxious children and her unique style of teaching. As a […]

I cannot remember the exact moment where I realised that I wanted to be a teacher. But I know that children and learning have always been something that I’ve been passionate about. As the eldest of 8 grandchildren I’ve grown up looking after my younger siblings and cousins. This is where my love of children […]