I wouldn't swap a single thing about my life as each experience that I have helps me to decide what I truly value and helps me to walk away from things that I do not relate to.
Sometimes I feel I have taken a wrong turning or I feel backed into a corner or led in a certain direction I did not exactly choose and then I find as I move through the experience that I had something specific I needed to learn or experience and so now I conclude that that we are given exactly what we need at the time.
An example of this would be that I gave up teaching last summer to start a new life and thought I would never teach again but then I found that in order to establish my new life I needed some extra money to fall back on and ensure I could pay the bills and so I did some supply teaching.
This was certainly not planned and I was sent to a school that is almost an hours drive from where I live so when I first drove there I had my doubts but then when I got there I realised I had a lot to offer the school and that working there would teach me a lot too.
I have worked with a year 11 class since Christmas as their form tutor and I must admit I enjoy it.
I find working with teenagers incredibly rewarding. I like their directness. They tell you what they think without sparing you so when you get positive feedback it is great!
We are coming to the end of the academic year and I am glad that I have been able to offer this group some guidance and support in their last year at school.
The main thing I have realised is that I hadn't quite exhausted my love of teaching. I left as I felt burnt out but in fact after a short break I realised that I do get a lot out of teaching.
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