When you get to the stage in your training where you are leading whole lessons, you may become acutely aware that you are in lieu of the real teacher, that you are sat in someone else’s chair, taking the register on someone else’s SIMS and wandering around someone else’s classroom. The host teacher, often well … Continue reading Owning The Room
Finding a balance
Although you may enter the world of teaching bright eyed and bushy tailed, be warned that this feeling will not last long. Not in the slightest. You will learn very quickly that an infinite to do list is real and teaching is a never-ending pursuit. Soon after starting, you will almost definitely find yourself feeling … Continue reading Finding a balance
Introduction
I am Kiara Laher, or Mrs Laher if you please. I’m currently a trainee teacher in West Yorkshire. Originally from South London, I moved to Yorkshire in 2014 in search of the quiet life. The daughter of a completely dedicated but overworked head of English, I decided early on that I would do anything but … Continue reading Introduction
Learning To Teach 