Before you set foot in school
What to do in the summer before your PGCE — and what to stop worrying about.
You cannot pre-plan your way out of the PGCE. But you can start it in a much better place than most people do.
The year, decoded.
A twelve-week coaching programme for trainee English teachers. Everything the university doesn't teach: how to survive placement, work with mentors, and come out of the year with a job you actually want.

What to do in the summer before your PGCE — and what to stop worrying about.
You cannot pre-plan your way out of the PGCE. But you can start it in a much better place than most people do.
The mentor relationship is the single biggest predictor of a good year. Here's how to make it a good one.
You get one mentor. This lesson is worth ten of the ones your provider will give you on 'reflective practice'.
Interview lessons, letters of application, and how to spot the schools that will actually look after you.
The job you take in July shapes the teacher you become by Christmas. Choose deliberately.
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