Nearly 20 teaching and coaching staff have helped run the ReachOut! Summer Programme this year. The amazing team is made up of students, graduates, local residents and qualified teachers, some for the fourth year in a row!
Vaithergei Vijayathas is a Maths teacher on the ReachOut! Summer Programme this year, an experience which is helping her on her way to becoming a teacher.
'The Reachout! Summer School is an extremely beneficial and rewarding opportunity for those who wish to pursue teaching as a career. It helps one look out for aspects of teaching and practice in preparation to be able to lead and facilitate a class of students. Lesson planning involves looking at national curriculum requirements for a particular year group, and differentiation in order for children of all abilities to acquire knowledge from the classes.
It is fascinating when one listens to the children’s quirky ideas, and the joy of when they understand and excel in a task is indescribable. This is when a teacher knows that they have been successful in imparting and communicating knowledge to the pupils. Not a day passes when a teacher does not learn something new or realise that some techniques are less effective so they would have to modify their skills.
I personally feel far more confident about studying a PGCE after teaching on the Reachout! Program as it has made me realise that I do in fact have what it takes to be a successful teacher and I cannot wait to further my learning.'
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