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Duration at BRGS Sixth Form: 2000-2002 |
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school: BRGS Date of submitting these answers: February 2005 |
| University
you are at, why you chose this university,
and give one interesting fact about your university: |
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| Leeds
Met Carnegie, want to teach PE. Interesting fact: Brian Glover (the PE teacher in the film Kes) has the Carnegie emblem on his top. |
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| Best things about your university city: | Worst things about your university city: |
| Lively,
so much to do, cheap beer and every night
is a student night at so many places! |
Cost of Rent! |
Social
scene/nightlife in your |
Popular activities at your university/ in your university city?: |
| Awesome, don’t think anywhere else Ive been to can beat it. Kirkstall Brewery is the number one place to go. | If you can think of any sport, Leeds Met will have a club for you. All other usual Student Union societies as well. |
| How
much on average per week do a) Halls of Residence,
b) Renting a house, cost in your university town/city? |
What is the accommodation like in your university town/city? |
| Halls £50 – 70 per week, Houses £55 – 75 per week. | Plentiful,
but Headingley is expensive. Especially the
nicer houses. |
| How much on average do you spend on food shopping per week? | |
| Depends how much I've spent on beer and if pot noodles are on offer!!!!!!!!!! Bout 20 quid a week. | |
| What is the course you are studying? - Was it your original choice when applying for university? | How
many years does your course last? |
| Secondary PE teaching, it was my only choice. There are few exams, mainly assignments - subject to changes. | 4 years. |
| What you enjoy most about your course/ what impresses you about it?: | What you enjoy least about your course, and what could be improved : |
| Practical elements in uni, school placement is fantastic. | Work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ban Dissertations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| How
do you rate the teaching standards on your
course, and do your tutors/lecturers/the university give you the right support for your studies?: |
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| Top quality teaching standards, support is good. A number of staff are currently performing a wide range of research in the teaching field, involving input into the new PE NC. | |
| What A Level Grades/UCAS points did you have to achieve to be accepted onto your course? | Why did you choose the particular course you are studying? |
| 220 Ucas points. Think you need 260 now. | Loved PE, wanted to teach, there you go. |
| Other comments about course: | |
| Last year out of 44 student who achieved QTS only 5 did not get teaching jobs. Most of those went into supply teaching though I believe. Students who have dropped out of my course - usually been because it was due to changing their mind about teaching I suppose. Most dropouts have been during placement. | |
| Best thing about being at university: | Worst thing about being at university: |
| Freedom, Beer, dishwasher, sky, new mates. | Rent, Bills, Taking the bin out, doing own washing, mice in the garage, work. |
| What do you plan to do after you graduate? | If you were to recommend going to university, what would you say? |
| Teach either back home or in Yorkshire somewhere, depending on posts available. | Probably to have a gap year before you start to earn money. Living in your overdraft constantly aint much fun. Nor is living off Golden Grahams! |
| Do you get homesick? If so, how do you deal with it? | |
| No, never. Ive had too much of a laugh I think. | |
| Do you think you made the right choice? Or looking back, would you have gone to a different university/started a different course? | |
| Yes, its been good. Would have had a gap year looking back. | |
| What have you achieved whilst being at university? | |
| Academically – very little! Socially and as a person – independent living, learned to sort out everything I need to set up on my own for life. | |
| Any other comments about your university experience: | |
| Fantastic! | |