u/Disastrous_Book6791

Hi all. Starting my first year as an NQT for the upcoming school year and the idea of having a full timetable is starting to dawn on me.

Unfortunately, I didn't find the PME particularly helpful when it came to creating my own resources. I felt as if my lessons always had to be catered to the expectations of a potential inspector and so, I would not be rushing to use most of them again. This, accompanied with the fact that I was only given two year groups during the entirety of my PME has left me feeling under prepared in this regard; as I will be teaching all years bar sixth.

Just wanting to hear from any recently qualified teachers; how did you approach creating resources during your NQT year? All the staff I've worked with during my PME have been more than willing to share their resources with new staff, but I'm endeavouring to create an archive of my own where possible. Do you plan lessons in bulk? Or approach it from more of a week to week basis.

Thanks!

(EDIT; Just for clarification, I'm post-primary)

Hi all, at a bit of a loss as to what to do here.

I just completed my PME, and was advised by DCU to complete the fast track application form to change my registration to qualified, which I did.

However, I have been contacted by a representative of the Department of Education today alerting me that my application still falls under route three, and that my pay could be potentially impacted.

I don't understand why my application seemingly hasn't been fast tracked, and have received no correspondence about this from the teaching council, nor DCU since I completed the application last month.

I feel like I am now going in circles, being told to contact my university, the teaching council, and the department.

Is anybody in the same boat? At this stage is it quicker to just apply myself, and if so, how do I go about doing this?

Thanks

Hi all, I'm just wondering if anybody could help me clarify whether or not this is normal.

I've recently finished my PME, and have started the job hunt for work in September. I've applied to 15 jobs so far, from which I've heard back from one school, inviting me for an interview.

I understand that in May/June, a lot of the job listings are not necessarily genuine, but to contact 15 different schools and only hear back from one has been really disheartening.

I know from friends who graduated from the PME last year that most NQTs tend to get hired in August during the second wave of job postings, but I can't help but feel I'm doing something incorrect. I've had my CV and Cover Letter template proof read, and I've completed various CPD courses throughout my PME so I genuinely can't tell where I'm going wrong.

Is this the norm for this time of year?

Hi all, sorry if this has been posted on here already but I just had a quick question regarding jobseeker's allowance during the Summer.

I'm a PME2 so as of now, I will not be paid over the summer months. I submitted my application for jobseeker's allowance two weeks ago in person at my local intreo centre. I'm aware that you can track applications/receive updates via the MyWelfare website, so I've been checking that as well.

However, I still haven't received any update. I don't even know if my application has been processed because nothing has changed on the MyWelfare page. I have tried to call intreo to get a clearer idea of what stage my application is at, but they seem to just leave you on hold indefinitely.

I was just wondering from anyone who was in a similar situation, how long did it take you to hear back on your application? Thanks!

Hi all. So I've recently got back into road running after a few years of predominantly training on the treadmill. This was just for convenience sake but to say it's thrown me completely off in terms of how to pace myself would be an understatement.

For reference, I ran long distance pretty consistently from the ages of about 17-21 before switching to a treadmill, and my 5k pace time was always around 25 minutes (I usually ran significantly more than 5k, I just liked to use it as a benchmark time).

Now that I've gotten back into running outside, I'm really struggling to maintain my pace consistently. I'm doing about a 27-28 minute 5k which, whilst not seeming like massive drop off, is really grating on me. Admittedly, I haven't been back to running outside for very long (about three weeks at this stage), but I really want to know if there's anything I should be incorporating into my training to improve my pace (both in terms of consistency and speed).

The first three kilometers I run are usually pretty consistent in terms of pace, but after that, it seems to go a bit all over the place. I can't really give an estimate of my splits because my runs are a bit inconsistent at the moment. Some days I'm running closer to a 27 minute 5k, whereas others, it's tethering on 29.

Initially when I began running as a teenager with no prior athletic background, I found that just going out and running improved my pacing gradually. But reading up online, there's so much mixed information about incorporating interval training that I just don't know if my typical "strategy" of just getting out and running is applicable anymore.