This is me, or rather it was 7 years ago, before I was a teacher. File:Glenthumb.jpg
Back then (in the day, as is vogue to say) I part owned / ran / did the techie stuff for a small internet business selling flash memory — this was when a 16Mb Compact Flash card was the business. I did the web stuff and took care of the techincal side of things.
But I had a secret. When I did my degree (1999), I did a concurrent PGCE – I wanted to be a teacher so badly – (probably something to do with my Physics teacher – Wendy Kidd, hello) – but I was sponsored by AvON Rubber, so took the easy option after graduation and went to work for them.
I returned to teaching in 2004, and am currently Head of Science at Newport High School – a position and school that I thououghly love. The position, as it allows me to directly influcence the educational direction of a whole institution, plus enjoying the learners in the classroom AND the school / senior leadership for providing an inspriational and supportive place to work. Personally, I want to cut through all the layers of junk that we are obliged to teach these days and to find a way of connecting with our young people that actually makes a long term difference to their lives.
Sounds like a mission statement or a manifesto promise doesn’t it?
GlenGilchrist (talk) 16:14, 27 March 2011 (UTC)