Khansa Asakar

My work experience allowed me to experience life in a primary school setting from a teacher's perspective. I enjoyed the way that every day is different and that each child is unique. have been able to provide extra support for individual pupils who are underachieving in literacy and numeracy, and encourage them to learn. My interpersonal skills have improved immensely as I have to communicate with children from Primary 1 to Primary 7 with different abilities, religions and cultures. It is both challenging and extremely enjoyable. The most enjoyable aspect for me is helping with small group work and projects with Primary 3 to 7 classes, assisting the pupils in lessons such as Mathematics and is very rewarding as I see pupils who struggled in these areas improve.I would hope to turn my personal commitment into a disciplined and informed body of knowledge and skills. I believe that I already have a deep respect for children, but I need to learn about the different needs of individual learners. I realise that cultural and linguistic diversity have implications for working in a school, and that learning is always an active process. Primary age children need very particular sorts of understanding, and the teacher must be aware of what makes for effective teaching. I shall need to develop specialist skills and knowledge relevant to early age pupils, and discover the ways in which preparation, planning, assessment and recording contribute to my effectiveness as a teacher.