21 ๐ธ Ex Trainee Teacher now working in Risk ๐ฉ๐ผโ๐ซโจ๐ค BA (Hons) Childhood and Youth Studies (first-class)
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19-22๐ฉ๐ผโ๐๐
Iโm not a regular 19 year old, Iโm a 19 year old with a degree! ๐ IโVE DONE IT! Now to await official classification ๐คช
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Gutted to be having to write this but I have decided not to continue with my teacher training this year. A lot has happened in this past week thatโs taken a toll on my well-being and I no longer feel I can continue, without compromising my own health.
Hey
@duolingo
! Thanks for following me back. It happens to be a year since this message. Itโs also the day my super Duo expires because I canโt afford to renew because thanks to some lil owl, I now gotta save for a house and a wedding with the guy Iโm engaged to because of you๐
Only slid into his dms to ask for his Duolingo username and now heโs got his passenger princess and Iโve got someone restoring my faith in men ๐ฅฐ
Decided to get a big box for my PGCE supplies and then Iโll buy bits as and when rather than getting it all in September and being skint with my shocking student loan ๐
And Iโm done ๐ฅน๐
@OpenUniversity
What Iโd give to go back 3 years and tell 16 year old Darcie who was taking her GCSEs, unsure of what the future held for her after dropping out of school, that in 3 years time sheโll have just submitted the last assignment for her degree ๐ฅบ
Any other
@OUstudents
staying up until midnight to choose their next modules?
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Still canโt believe that Iโm only 17 and about to choose my final year modules! Donโt want to blow my own trumpet but Iโm pretty proud of how far Iโve come ๐ค
Hold on a minuteโฆ I need to change/add to this tweet:
Iโm not a regular 19 year old. Iโm a 19 year old with a FIRST CLASS HONOURS degree! ๐๐
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@OUstudents
Iโm not a regular 19 year old, Iโm a 19 year old with a degree! ๐ IโVE DONE IT! Now to await official classification ๐คช
#OUResults
@OpenUniversity
5 months after ditching my teacher training, Iโm finally celebrating a job offer ๐ Soon to be a Risk Engineer. Women in STEM ๐ช๐ผโฆ
anddddd, my boyfriend also accepted a job down here this week and will be moving in next month ๐ buzzing doesnโt even cut it ๐คช
2 weeks today I start my teacher training. I am excited but the nerves have well and truly set in about the year ahead and whether Iโm cut out for teaching ๐ฌ๐ค๐ผ Anyone got any tips for getting through a PGCE year? ๐
@TraineeTwinkl
@MrTs_NQTs
Lunch made ready for tomorrow ๐ฅบ Summerโs gone too quickly and I canโt believe I start my training tomorrow (well, my nerves definitely can) ๐๐๐
Also, can we make sharing pics of our lunches a thing? ๐
Dropped my school laptop & lanyard back to school this morning. Needed cheering up so went to B&M with my mum (Christmas stuff instantly boosts my mood ๐). Then tried to find somewhere to eat but nowhere had any tables so went & got fish and chips instead. Missed our Fridays ๐ฅน
The elderly neighbourโs brother bought me flowers to say thank you for all the times Iโve helped her since she moved in. I donโt expect anything in return for helping anyone, but itโs nice that itโs appreciated ๐ฅน
Hate these posters. Remember how bad they made me feel as a 14/15/16 year old who was too ill to attend school. Think I attended maybe 2 days during the whole of year 11โฆ Iโm now 19 with a first-class honours degreeโฆ โlowest chance of successโ ๐
Posters like this can increase the worries and anxieties of those who struggle to attend school due to
#EBSA
and other
#MentalHealth
issues. They canโt just happen on the โ175 non-school daysโ. Itโs not a matter of wonโt, but canโt attend. A change of perspective is needed.
Got my TMA04 results today, thought Iโd failed but ended up with 85%! ๐ My tutor is just the loveliest and in my feedback said that Iโd been a pleasure to tutor ๐ฅบ Just the EMA to go and then first year is done ๐
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@OU_Childhood
When Kieran cooks on a Saturday night, I get steak, stuffed chicken, things like that. When I cook on a Saturday night, he gets the most childish dinner labelled as a โsnack boardโโฆ even heard him proudly announce to my dad that โshe did it all herself!โ ๐๐๐๐๐
Told someone I was looking at booking a spa break and they replied โhave you got a new man?โ. Sorry, do I need a man to go on a spa break? ๐ฅด 3 nights in a hotel room on my own eating chocolate covered strawberries in a fluffy robe sounds like the absolute dream to me ๐
The face of someone whoโs absolutely buzzing to be done with uni ๐๐
Giving myself a week off before starting the PGCE pre-course tasks ๐ฌ๐
Right, still undecided as to whether Iโm feeling my natural hair. Have to have a headband or something in with it because the frontโs just crazy ๐ Does it look like Iโve just rolled out of bed or can I go into school with it like this? Should I go back to straightening? Help๐ญ๐
My brother normally gets me a Starbucks if I pick him up for the gym (itโs about a 30 min walk). I didnโt pick him up because Iโm too spaced out to drive still but heโs just walked home and come upstairs to me with this going โyou need to drinkโ ๐ฅน
Has anyone been diagnosed with ADHD as an adult?
Had my last session with a therapist a couple months ago & she wrote to my GP suggesting an assessment but told me Iโd need to get in touch with them to get the ball rolling. Me being me,Iโm still putting it off๐
Is it worth it?
Having a mass clear out and have found a drawer full of sanitary towels which I no longer need. Do schools take donations of these? It seems a shame to just get rid.
One of my neighbours the other day was like โyouโre always going out to eat in nice restaurantsโโฆ so I took pics to show that sometimes our Saturday night is a ยฃ12 Tesco Finest meal deal with added halloumi to make it a โthree course dinnerโ ๐
CHRISTMAS DINNER THREAD
One of mine and my brotherโs favourite things to do is rate peopleโs Christmas dinners. So if yโall can leave your pics in the replies, itโd be much appreciated ๐
I actually love my tutor! She commented in a tutorial how quiet Iโd been so I said Iโd just been taking it all in, and her reply was โI know you take it all in Darcie, youโre amazingโ ๐ฅบ Iโve been so lucky with my
@OpenUniversity
tutors ๐
Some people might remember my posts about finding a graduation dress. Went for this oneโฆ not that you could really see it under the gown ๐ Lovely day at my graduation today ๐
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I have a problem - When I have a stressful day, I feel the need to reward myself with a takeaway for getting through itโฆ everyday is a stressful day at the moment. Helppp ๐ฉ๐
I had an interview yesterday. I didnโt get it but in the phone call today they said they were gutted to be turning me down due to someone with more experience pipping me to the post, because they all loved me and said the interview went really well ๐ฅบ
Just seen a Facebook post that was like โwho made it to 40 with no grandkids?โ.
My mumโs commented โIโm 52 with no grandchildren ๐ขโ and my nanโs commented โI am 73 and no great grandchildren, donโt think I will get anyโ
Can anyone help me find my violin? ๐๐
Mental healthโs taken a bit of a battering recently so Iโve had a declutter/tidy of my room and bought some flowers in the hope that tidy room = tidy mind? ๐
Iโve begun applying for jobs. I have my degree already, there are jobs out there other than teaching where I could use this. I intend on working for a bit, getting more experience of working with children and young people, getting some money behind me (because that student loanโฆ
right decision. I met some amazing people during my short time training and Iโm grateful for the support my fellow trainees gave me. Everything happens for a reason. Hereโs to a new chapter and prioritising wellbeing ๐ค
Being the only sister at Christmas is like a full time job. I get all my Christmas shopping done and then I have my dadโs and brothersโ to do. They have it so easy; I even wrap the presents for them! How much can I charge for this next year? ๐ค๐
Currently getting ready for a candlelit dinner in the kitchen - boyfriendโs got 3 courses planned (two of which I chose from the menu he made for me ๐ฅน and the otherโs a surprise). Honestly, this man ๐ฅฐ Dates donโt have to be expensive, or even out of the house, to mean a lot! ๐ค
If any non teacher Twitter pals are looking for a last min Orlando trip ๐ If I didnโt start training next week, Iโd be booking straight away ๐
was going to be a struggle) and then reassessing further down the line if teaching is still something I want to do. I need to remember that I am only 19 and there really is no rush. Although I do feel disappointed in myself, Iโm hopeful that in the long run this will be theโฆ
๐ฃ Teachers ๐ฃ
Please give this a read, by
@JGjanegreen
. I was diagnosed with EDS and POTS at 15, and none of my teachers knew anything about the conditions and therefore I didnโt always get the right support. Awareness is so important! ๐
Final food shopping done, presents to grandparents delivered and visited my brotherโs grave ๐ผ๐ผ Now to go home and not go out again until 27th Dec at the earliest. Merry Christmas everyone ๐๐
Iโm also thinking of returning to the
@OpenUniversity
. It doesnโt feel right the new academic year starting and me not being a part of it ๐ฅบ๐
Told myself Iโd start on the PGCE pre-course reading after Iโd had lunch, but Iโve had lunch and now have somehow ended up watching Dickinsonโs Real Deal ๐ญ I need help ๐
At 15, I dropped out of school after two years of poor attendance due to chronic illnesses. I sat my GCSEs from home, expecting to fail because Iโd missed so much learning. By some miracle, I passed.
Seeing all of
@londonteacher_
โs stationery posts are making me want to buy some bits ready for September. What are the stationery must haves as a trainee teacher? ๐
@MrTs_NQTs
Anyway, the point of this post is to say that thereโs no right/wrong path. You do you! And donโt let anyone tell you that you wonโt amount to anything. Sending lots of love to everyone getting results today ๐
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#OUfamily
Fridays are usually when I meet my nan for lunch or coffee. Today we went for an afternoon tea. Making the most of it before I start my teacher training and donโt have Fridays free ๐ฅบ Also, team jam first x
Not sure if Iโm just a bit oversensitive today, so does anyone else find this a bit rude?
Iโm a boss bitch having a degree at 19. If youโre gonna call me โthe teenage oneโ at least put โBA (Hons)โ after it ๐คท๐ผโโ๏ธ๐
I find out my uni results in the next 48 hours and honestly, Iโve never been more worried. This past year has been pretty awful for me and Iโm just hoping that doesnโt show in my EMAs ๐ซ Prayers appreciated ๐