results day

So today was the day to open up my DMU and see just what my 3 years of uni ammounted to.

It ammounted to a 2:2. Am I happy or not? I'm not really sure. everybody says it's good, but I'm not convinced. I was a measly 3% off a 2:1, but I think that's the wrong way to look at it. The way I should be looking at it is that either way it's still an achievement.

Considering I spent most of my uni time living at home and travelling back and forth, and without access to the library as and when I needed it, I don't think it's bad going. I've lost myself over the past three years, but I've still gone and got myself a degree anyway.

I'm not sure how much of an effect those numbers have on job applications...I suppose 2:1 or even 1st looks better on a CV or in an application, well it is, but being good in theory doesn't neccessarily mean that a person is good in practice. I suppose though that's the shallowness of the real world. It doesn't seem to care much for being good, you have to be able to hold up a piece of paper to say that you actually are good.

The job application process is difficult I will say. It's hard to get personality into a job application, and with so much competition about at the moment it's tough in general to look good amongst loads other who possibally haven't been out of full-time employment for an absolute age.

Oh well, try try and try again.

dissapointment

I didn't get the job.

Honestly I knew this morning. The other interviewees were all teaching assistants already, and had lots of experince in the schools they work in already, and I think for them, this was a more specialised position, and they already had teh skills neccessary to adapt.

The positives to take from this experience though, they liked my presentation and said that I came accross very well at interview, thay all liked me and the kids too. So I didn't get the job and it's back to the drawing board, but I got some very positive feedback. They did say that it was best, if that is something I would like to get into, to go for a teaching assistant job first to get the experience.

It's a shame, but I suupose in practice, theory doesn't make me good...and it is the experience at many things, in this environment that's going to make it difficult to get forward.

eeeeeeeeeek...........interview

I got a call today from a lady from the Thetford Education Partnership inviting me for an interview on Friday.

The jobs is a beahavioural learning assistant in the primary phase, and I think it would suit me down to a T! It's related to education, and that's where my degree is...I studied a module in the second year about childhood development, which basically went into the psycology of children, and secure and insecure environments, how they respond, and what the effects can be.

I think i could handle it, my degree is relevant, I'm not exactly keen on kids, but I do care about people, and I do want to do something, somewhere that makes a difference to someone....I probably shouldn't say that I'm not keen on kids...it's not that I'm not keen on kids, I just don't want my own. Give them back kids are absolutely fine. I've got loads of patience and I'm quite sure I'd be fine.

BUT....it's not going to be easy. The interview consists of a presentation on how and what a behavioural learning assistant is and can do for the children they are supporting. Being quizzed by a panel of pupils at one of the Thetford schools and also being quizzed by another panel of teachery people....eeeeek, and all this is happening on Friday. It's a bit deep end-ish, but I think I can cope with it!

exciting stuff, and it means i'll have a job in the pipeline, it doesn't start until September, but I am sure I can cope up until then :)