My ECT Experience! | Am I returning to teaching?

[@Linda-dc7rl]

Thank you for sharing Cher 🙏🏾 just had my transition day yesterday, this video has given me a realistic picture of what to expect for my ECT1 in September. 🙏🏾

[@cherscoolbeans]

I'm glad I could help! ✨

[@Linda-dc7rl]

@@cherscoolbeans thank you as always 🙏🏾

[@LessonWorldTV]

Hi Cher. Haven't finished watching this video and felt I really needed to say this to you. Thank you SO much for your channel. I watched you from last year as I thought of going for training. Thanks to your honesty, detailed videos and inspirational self, I got my PGCE SCITT training place and I am starting this September. I feel so excited and nervous now. I cannot thank you enough for how you were part of my journey.

[@cherscoolbeans]

Wow thank you for the lovely message and continued support over the years! I wish you all the best with your teacher journey

[@LessonWorldTV]

You are mighty welcome. I wish you all the best on your journey too. I am a career changer as I was an NHS Nurse & Midwife. I shall be sharing my journey on my channel, and I just uploaded my going back to school video.

[@sholacharles9167]

Hi, I’m starting my PGCE in September - it would be really useful if you could share the other aspects of teaching that you mentioned are also quite demanding - only if you are able to. Thank you!

[@cherscoolbeans]

Will do! :) ✨

[@IndusbeautyMUA]

News! Schools are not hiring ECTs and I am saying from experience. No matter how much you put, no matter how much you help to close attainment gap, you are not hired!

[@cherscoolbeans]

Where is this news coming from?

[@tobes_x]

@@cherscoolbeanshonestly? Please don’t let anyone come and put their own struggles on you. You’re doing great. The first year and term is always the hardest. It’ll never be this hard again! Keep going xx

[@cherscoolbeans]

Thank you! ❤

[@carlij755]

Great video Cher! I found myself nodding along to a lot of what you said. I am at the end of ECT1 in Year 6. Moving to Year 5 next year. I have made a whole list of things I’ll do the same/differently next year to try and reduce burn out/workload. Staying in my class when I don’t feel up to socialising on breaks/after school is #1. Luckily my partner teacher is quite introverted too so we have a silent understanding 😂 Here’s to ECT2 for both of us!

[@cherscoolbeans]

Definitely going to carry on doing this next year! Congrats for completing ECT1. ✨🔥

[@usamayasin5918]

How can you ensure that you don't take work home?

[@cherscoolbeans]

It may not suit everyone but try to get bits of planning/admin done during your breaks, language/music lessons (where another teacher is leading) or independent working/reading sessions!

[@nabilkhan1667]

Do you need pgce to teach? Or can you gain QTS without pgce? As my SCITT program gave us an option whether we want to opt out of the PGCE and do NON-PGCE route to QTS, (Partnership London)

[@cherscoolbeans]

You need a QTS to teach in this country but if you would like to teach abroad someday you would need the PGCE too