Teaching at last!

I am finally into a teaching job after graduating last year (July 2011).  It took me nearly a year to  teach again and it isn't easy at all.  I graduated with a PGCE level 7 in further education teaching IT however when I graduated, colleges were making teachers redundant so FAT CHANCE of getting a job...I tried getting a job at the college where I did my 2 year placement however it wasn't possible and so I signed up to agencies and searched through the job centre website and colleges website however teaching was proving difficult.

The funny thing was I taught ECDL as a trainer about 7 years ago and it didn't require any teaching qualifications, now I have the correct qualification and I can't find any teaching jobs!

Last month, I had an opportunity to teach a class of foreign students as the teacher couldn't turn up....I was reluctant at first as the organisation didn't give me any details on what to teach- only that these adult foreign students wish to learn everyday English conversations but since an opportunity turned up I couldn't resist it.  I wanted to teach IT and not English but decided that it would give me a good experience as I have the TEFL qualification.

It was only when I arrived at the class that the head told me that the teacher who taught this English class doesn't want to teach any more and has left the country abruptly for the summer and she doesn't have any idea whether she would be back.

I decided to take the class and it is now my 7th lesson teaching English...Surprisingly there were a list of students who wanted to learn computers for beginners and so I took the opportunity to teach them as well.

I am currently teaching IT and English 2 hours per week for each subject and although I am enjoying it as it is giving me the experience, I am finding it pretty hard work.

I decided to write this blog as I want to share my experience and it gives me a chance to reflect on my teaching per lesson.