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Diary of a trainee Early Years Teacher

Part 9: In the final instalment of her diary, newly qualified EYT Emma Davis jumps the final hurdles to achieve her qualification

It seems incredible that I am writing this final diary entry of my experiences as I train to be an Early Years Teacher.  Although at the start of the course, I was feeling unsure about spending another year studying, the time has flown by.  The impact on my time has been considerable as compiling my file of evidence was no mean feat.  Perhaps I had not fully appreciated the change in my role at my setting either.  As the manager, I do not get to spend as much time with the children as I would like due to administrative tasks and meetings.  This had to change in order to gain the necessary evidence and complete the required observations of my practice by my mentor and tutor. 

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