Skype session (continuing students) 17.09.17

Yesterday was the first Skype session back after the summer break, and I found it to be extremely supportive. After a long break off, I felt slightly apprehensive as I was worried in case I had forgotten things, or in case there had been something I had not done. However, everyone was in the same boat, and it turned out I was exactly where I needed to be. In addition to this, I have just completed a student response form, which has allowed me to go over what my proposal entailed in order for me to progress with my inquiry for this module.

During the Skype session, we spoke about scheduling. A lot of the students were too extremely busy with work etc, so we all spoke about having set days and times in the week to which we would dedicate to our studies. For example, my set days are going to be Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings, and Sundays.

As I was the only student in the Skype session that was starting module 3, I gave advice to the other students which I think they found beneficial. I stated to read everything and anything, and not to just skim read texts in hope of finding your answer in black and white. Because there would be so much valuable information that would be missed, and that information may be crucial in research.

I now plan to get myself settled into the sway of studying again, and I shall do that by reading, to see if there is any new information that I have missed over the summer break.

First post back!

WOW! What a busy summer, and how times flies. Final module has approached, so its back to regular blog updates, literature reviews, tasks, comments, and of course, the inquiry. Since the proposal inquiry was sent, I have been extremely busy and a lot has changed. Firstly, I have a new full time job as a Learning Support Assistant at a local primary school, so I have been busy with assisting to get the classroom ready, lots of training courses, such as Phonics, and Autism, and meeting the 33 reception children who started their first day of school on Monday. I decided to be an assistant, because I do wish to go onto my teacher training after I have completed this course, and this job will give me so much experience and give me solid foundations in what a primary school teachers job entails first hand. I have also passed my Level 2 Exercise to Music qualification, so I am now ready to teach a whole range of fitness classes at local health clubs and gyms. Tomorrow also is the launch day of a new dance school opening which I am teaching at, so I have been busy planning with the other teachers, timetables, uniform, bookings, choreography, prices etc. I also have been teaching a Baby Ballet class too! But of course I have has some rest over the summer too, with a lovely Birthday trip to Barcelona, but for now, its time to get back into university work, ready to graduate after this final module, which I am extremely excited about.

I look forward to read about what everyone else has been getting up to over the summer break!