| Personal details |
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| Degree: | MTheol |
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| School(s): | School of Divinity |
| Year of Graduation: | Jul-2012 |
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| National of: | United Kingdom |
| Employment details |
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| Organisation: | Downe House School |
| Job title: | Teacher of Religious Studies |
| Occupational Sector: | Teaching |
| What has been your route to getting your current position? |
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| Resident assistant in boarding house, Resident Matron, Assistant Housemistress, PGDE at Strathclyde Uni, placements in Glasgow and then in Aberdeen, Teacher and Resident Tutor at Downe House School. |
| What does your job involve ? |
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| Teaching 11-18 yrs old, Religious Studies, Morality, Philosophy, Theology, Pastoral work, guidance teaching, etc. |
| What are the best bits of your job ? |
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| Amazing dialogues with young people. Getting to play a part in their education. Inspiring them to be their best selves. |
| Why were you successful? |
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| Went with what I loved and had a crack at every opportunity. |
| What skills/ knowledge from your degree have you found particularly helpful in this role? |
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| Everything! My pupils thrive on all of it, even the Biblical Hebrew! |
| What advice would you give to students wishing to follow the same path? |
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| What was it like? Uncertain at times and as a result worrying. But perseverance wins the prize. Hours are pretty hefty- you take your work home with you. If you find the right school then it makes all the work and hours worth it. |
