September 13, 2018
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When did I decide I wanted to become a teacher? I volunteered weekly at a primary school in an area of deprivation. Part of this involved working with some vulnerable refugee children. As I attended Arabic school on weekends for nine years, I was taught to speak, read and write in Arabic. This helped me […] Continue reading
September 12, 2018
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For a few years I have really enjoyed working with and helping children as well as building relationships with them. I want to make school fun for them and help to change some of the negativity that surrounds education. I personally loved primary school and always had great relationships with my teachers and loved turning up […] Continue reading
September 12, 2018
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Throughout my years in Primary School I looked up to teachers that introduced new ideas, taking risks to engage and inspire the class. I remember my primary seven teacher would often take us outside for outdoor learning, we would take part in drama and act out news reports and use technology to make short videos, […] Continue reading
September 12, 2018
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I have many different reasons for pursuing a career in primary education. First of all, I have always wanted to do something that could make a genuine difference in people’s lives. For years my definition of this was to pursue a career in medicine (specifically as a paediatrician). However when it came to my work […] Continue reading
September 12, 2018
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For many years, I have held a strong passion to pursue a career within the teaching field. Yet, it was from work experience that gave me my first real insight into the world of education and, for me, truly ignited my drive to become a future Primary school teacher. During my time at Oaklands school, […] Continue reading
September 12, 2018
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I believe that being a teacher is more than just a job, it is also a vital part to society. I want to be a teacher as I want to help make a difference to the lives of many children and their families by giving them as much support and help as I possibly can. […] Continue reading
September 12, 2018
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When I look back on my own experience throughout school, I was very lucky to enjoy every year of it. I think about the teachers who inspired me and helped me find confidence within myself, and I think about the lessons that have continued to stay with me even after leaving. I’ve always wanted to […] Continue reading
September 12, 2018
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From a very early age, I have always had the passion to learn new things about the world. In childhood, I was often found engrossed in a book or reading an article that allowed me to continue learning about the wonders of everything around me. I would often relay this back to those around me […] Continue reading
September 12, 2018
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I look back on my primary experience and realise that there are some teachers that I can still remember exactly what they taught and how they taught it. I soon realised that I wanted to be able to have that same affect on someone. To be able to teach children key skills that they will use throughout […] Continue reading
September 12, 2018
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When I was young, my teacher asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. I told her I would be a builder. She smiled and asked “why?”. Now all these years later I am faced with the same question. I want to work in education because I was inspired by my teachers growing […] Continue reading
September 12, 2018
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From a young age, I was inspired by my primary teachers to pursue a career in education and since then, teaching has become a profession I am immensely passionate about. I have always believed primary teaching to be the correct career choice for me, and this has been confirmed during the various work experience opportunities […] Continue reading
September 12, 2018
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There are many experiences I’ve had that have inspired me to be a teacher. I knew that I loved teaching after doing my work experience as I got to see the children develop new skills, build their confidence and learn new things – I found it very rewarding. I was able to observe teaching strategies and […] Continue reading
September 4, 2018
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The Primary Years Programme (PYP) of the IB has a lot of similarities in terms of encouraging self-reliant learning as CfE. There are some slight differences in curricular areas however. The PYP curricular areas are as follows: Language Mathematics Science Social Studies Arts Personal, Social, and Physical Education These curricular areas seem to be a […] Continue reading
September 3, 2018
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Comments Off on Which of the IB’s progressive educational trends align with CfE?
Trends in education and they way in which children and young people are taught in schools is constantly evolving, and has changed a fair bit in recent years. Teaching and learning used to be centred around test scores and strict academic ability, with very little flexibility within learning methods to allow children to achieve to […] Continue reading
September 3, 2018
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Comments Off on The IB Learner Profile attributes and the four capacities of CfE
The Scottish Curriculum for Excellence (CfE) has four main capacities, which are as follows: Successful Learners – encouraging students to reach their highest possible standards of personal achievement by being open to new ways of thinking/learning, and to be motivated and enthusiastic about their own learning. Successful Learners are able to use communication, literacy, numeracy […] Continue reading
September 2, 2018
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Upon initial research into the International Baccalaureate (IB), it seems very clear to me that the main mission of the programme is to help shape children and young people into caring, respectful, and knowledgeable individuals who will be able to work seamlessly with people from all over the world without barriers such as language or […] Continue reading
June 10, 2018
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I always knew I wanted to teach. This, I now know, is due to the pleasure I get from seeing others succeed and the knowledge that I helped them achieve their best. After transferring from MA Education to MA English lit. I decided to use the skills I had gained through the MA Education program […] Continue reading
June 7, 2018
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I felt I would leave this post slightly later than I had originally thought; back at the end of November I posted “Writing my thesis and co-fighting cancer”. At the beginning of fourth year, I made the decision, with the support of my 6 best friends and my year convenor to continue with university despite …
May 9, 2018
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Comments Off on “So long, it’s been good to know ya!” – Week 8 in Stuttgart Reflection
Wednesday was my last day at ISS and it has been an emotional rollercoaster this final week. Monday and Tuesday were the last full days in school where the students could work on their exhibition because Wednesday would be the night where they showcased all the learning they have conducted over the 7 weeks that […] Continue reading
May 8, 2018
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