I was a high school teacher and now college.  but I have had 4 EETT grants in elementary schools.  In my last grant, I spent some time in the Kindergarten room occasionally. I remember thinking every time after about 10 minutes, it seemed like 2 hours.  Not sure I would survived 7 weeks!  This is really a great blog post and really made me think about teaching.

Reflections on Being A Foundation Teacher
by Tom Barrett edte.ch | Inspire Connect Engage Create

I have spent the last half term as a Foundation 2 (4 and 5 year olds) classteacher in my new school. Combined with a multitude of other factors, including finding my feet as a Deputy Headteacher, it has been the most challenging and intense seven weeks of my teaching career.

I thought I would take some time to reflect on what it was like to go from teaching Year 5 (9 and 10 year olds) to Foundation 2.

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Tom Barrett is the Deputy Head Teacher at John Davies Primary School, Nottingham, United Kingdom