How to obtain classroom experience over summer holidays?

geek84 · 23 Jan 2017

Hi Folks

My son , who is in year 11, wants to become a teacher, and was thinking of there is any way he can get classroom work experience over the summer holidays?

Can you advice?

Thanks

Ian H · 23 Jan 2017

Probably not but any officy type work would get him some experience and a reference.

blightymam · 23 Jan 2017

geek84 said:
Hi Folks

My son , who is in year 11, wants to become a teacher, and was thinking of there is any way he can get classroom work experience over the summer holidays?

Can you advice?

Thanks

Doubt it - least of all because the schools will be shut over the summer holidays.
He will probably have to wait until he's older when they do work experience in term time.

EFLImpudence · 23 Jan 2017

You'd think the schools would have thought of the situation.

^woody^ · 23 Jan 2017

An 11 year old getting classroom experience? Today's lesson is irony.

Burnerman · 23 Jan 2017

I used to take Yr 11 kids in for their work experience week.....not from the same school of course and they were with me when I was teaching years 7 & 8.
They had a ball.
John

HERTS P&D · 23 Jan 2017

Forget your son looking for a job, have you found one yet?

Andy

DaveHerns · 23 Jan 2017

What about school holiday clubs ? I suppose you need CRB clearance etc etc

Deleted member 63160 · 23 Jan 2017

^woody^ said:
An 11 year old getting classroom experience? Today's lesson is irony.

Year 11 mate. Not 11 years old

the irony

^woody^ · 23 Jan 2017

What's year 11? I don't understand the irony

Judy in the sky · 24 Jan 2017

^woody^ said:
What's year 11? I don't understand the irony

Probably what you would call 5th year in secondary school.

securespark · 28 Jan 2017

^woody^ said:
What's year 11? I don't understand the irony

You ain't had sproglets....!

Primary:

Reception (age 4-5)
Year 1 (age 5-6)
Year 2 (age 6-7)
Year 3 (age 7-8)
Year 4 (age 8-9)
Year 5 (age 9-10)
Year 6 (age 10-11)

Secondary

Year 7 (1st Year, age 11-12)
Year 8 (2nd Year, age 12-13)
Year 9 (3rd Year, age 13-14)
Year 10 (4th Year, age 14-15)
Year 11 (5th Year, age 15-16)
Year 12 (Lower 6th, age 16-17)
Year 13 (Upper 6th, age 17-18)

In my day, it was 1st year, 2nd year, etc... even in Primary.

Some secondary schools today still use the "old" 1st year, 2nd year, etc...

charliegolf · 31 Jan 2017

Playgroups and creches will be running all through the summer. Whilst not a school, playgroups are closely monitored and good ones are well structured. Whilst working with very small kids might not be what he's planning, what he will gain in child development knowledge; peer interaction; language development and more, will stand him in good stead. As a former headteacher and selector of PGCE students, I always want to see some real experience and some real 'go' about them which means they go looking for experience.

colinM50 · 31 Jan 2017

A young lad I know locally was in the same situation, desperately wants to be a PE Teacher and not overly bright, may even be classed as dyslexic, so the academic stuff passes him by a bit. He was advised that to get into Teacher Training college he needs to do something to help his lack of academic quals. Every half term and holidays for the last 4 years (he's twenty one now), he's gone to a campsite in the South of France working for the likes of Eurocamp running sports clubs and activities for holidaying children. First year he went with an older relative as a helper and worked for free but since he proved himself he gets paid, albeit poorly, but what anice way to sopend the summer? Last year they asked him if he could do some more formal lessons. With this experience under his belt, he's now got a job as a TA in a local primary school running their PE and organising football and hockey matches. Even got his FA referee quals. Local college has offered him a teacher training course place as soon as he can get A level Maths and English (I think). He's struggling with those but all the teachers are helping him as much as they can.

Shows you can achieve with dedication and getting off your b*m.

Brigadier · 31 Jan 2017

securespark said:
You ain't had sproglets....!

Primary:

Reception (age 4-5)
Year 1 (age 5-6)
Year 2 (age 6-7)
Year 3 (age 7-8)
Year 4 (age 8-9)
Year 5 (age 9-10)
Year 6 (age 10-11)

Secondary

Year 7 (1st Year, age 11-12)
Year 8 (2nd Year, age 12-13)
Year 9 (3rd Year, age 13-14)
Year 10 (4th Year, age 14-15)
Year 11 (5th Year, age 15-16)
Year 12 (Lower 6th, age 16-17)
Year 13 (Upper 6th, age 17-18)

In my day, it was 1st year, 2nd year, etc... even in Primary.

Some secondary schools today still use the "old" 1st year, 2nd year, etc...

I've got two kids in school, and still can never remember which year is which.
1st yr, 3rd yr etc- that's what I was brought up with.

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