Initial Thoughts

When I complete my degree in Illustration, my aspirations are to further my studies and do a PGCE. This is because my end career goal is to become a primary school teacher. With this module being on professional practice, I will be using this module to research and gain further experience in this field of work. However, because this is an illustration course I will be looking at how the two cross over and how illustrations are used within a school environment.

From this module, I also hope to gain a further insight into the working world especially within a school environment. To achieve this, I will be emailing local schools and nurseries in the hope to volunteer to gain much needed experience and insight into the working world of a teacher. However, before any of this, I will need to fill out a DBS check as without this, I will not be able to volunteer and therefore not gain the experience I need. 


I think there are going to be some challenges with this module and trying to find a placement. I only think this because up in till now, I wont have had that much experience with working in a school. Because of this I feel that potential volunteer employers would rather take some one on how had some kind of experience working in a school. But I am determined and willing to learn so I hope that this falls in my favour when looking for possible placement opportunities. 

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