Even though many of our graduates will have progressed in their careers since completing a case study, they are still of interest to students who wish to gain an understanding of the world of work.

Planning lessons for all schools in the multi-academy trust for one year group as part of a scheme designed to reduce workload. Delivering lessons, managing the classroom, marking books and assessments and inputting data. Monitoring progress and taking steps to intervene where necessary when a child is not achieving their full potential.

Arrive at work before 8:00AM and set up lessons for the day. This could involve printing materials, preparing lessons/games/resources, etc... before I teach the students. Three times a week I have break duty outside. Otherwise break is a nice time to take a breather and catch up with other staff. Lunchtime is only short so I will either spend it in the staff room or preparing for my final lesson of the day. After school at 2:30 I run a film club once a week or have staff meetings twice a week and then usually get work ready for the following day or mark a set of books. This means I can usually have my evenings and weekends (mostly) free!

I love it when the pupils match your enthusiasm and are really engaged in the lesson, grasping a certain concept or if they are making visible progress.

Managing behaviour can be difficult and there's a lot of extra work involved outside of directed time. Lessons always need to be planned and there are always books to mark. You have to provide a lot of evidence for the things you're doing (especially as a newly qualified teacher) and are held to a high degree of responsibility, which can feel like a lot of pressure at times.

Offered the ability to make good use of my language skills in an environment where every day is different. It's definitely a job where you impact on people's lives and can make a meaningful difference.

I use GCSE, A-level and degree-level German and Spanish in every lesson, whether that's in the planning or the delivering. I also use Maths and English when inputting data, predicting grades, communication with colleagues or parents and correction of pupils' spelling and grammar. Furthermore, I call on my own school knowledge of RE, PE and geography for the other subjects I teach which are not my specialism.

I did a PGCE at the University of Cumbria from 2017-18 straight after graduating from Sheffield. I successfully interviewed for my job in January 2018 and started in September 2018.

I don't know if I will stay at my particular school or not, but I think I will stay in this sector for a good few years at least. There are of course opportunities for progression and the chance to take on extra teaching and learning responsibilities. I might look into becoming a Specialist Leader of Education for my subject, but for now at this early stage in my career, I'm happy just getting to grips with my workload and current responsibilities.

Get as much experience as possible either teaching or observing others teach. I used my year abroad and both summers surrounding it to do this. Firstly it will quickly help you realise if teaching is for you. Secondly, the more experience you have managing a classroom, the better. The confidence and experience of good practice will make the training year much easier.