Journey so far...

What do you say after nearly one year of Teach First? Now I realise how English students feel when they can fit into the examination only about 1% of what they’ve learnt! There was a Roman playwright who said that it is when the gods hate a man that they drive him into the profession of Schoolmaster! I can’t speak with any authority for the 5th decade AD but, for today, I beg to disagree and, in particular, to disagree about teaching in a Teach First school. This has been one of the biggest challenges of my life but the most rewarding too. A lot has changed during my first year. Sunday afternoon is a day spent at the desk and I get a horrid sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach knowing just how much energy I will need come Monday morning. More than one night out a week (sober and in bed by 11pm) is one too many and I get up at a time which was, just a year ago, bed time!