The New Teachers Times - Flipbook - Page 14
Be Somebody's
Hero
Amanda Picillo,
Chief Executive Officer
National Learning Trust
I first saw this quote in a classroom
on my first teacher training
placement. At the time, I hardly
gave it a second thought. My mind
was elsewhere, worrying about how
I was going to deliver a maths
lesson to 30 very energetic Year 5
pupils and how exactly I was going
to convince my tutor that I was a
brilliant teacher!
After 4 long years of training I finally
qualified as a teacher, secured a job
and at last I had my very own class.
I vividly remember my first day;
walking confidently into the
classroom and having 30 pairs of
bright, shiny Year 3 pupils eyes’
staring at me. The nerves kicked in
and I had the feeling that I really had
no idea what I was doing.