Status: currently waiting for an email to tell me what classes I'll be teaching in September, which is apparently also known as 'the time when we all try not to kill each other' according to one of the admin folks.
At least I have passed my probation, with comments being made about how much better I was than they expected a new tutor to be and how their feedback was to help me be even better, rather than just 'good enough'. Hopefully that bodes well for what will be offered from the pickings of the carcass of classes left by the permanent contract tutors (and yes, I am one of the hyenas in this scenario, but meat is meat). I could do with the same hours again as I have been teaching, to be honest, but I'll take what I can get.
I need a minimum number anyway, as I plan to get qualified starting in September - my tuition fees loan application came through very quickly and I won't have to pay it back till I'm earning at least £21K, which could take a while. ;)
The main craziness of exam season is over too, though there are still the August resits to cover - I fully expect I'll see a few of the folks I did exams with these past few weeks again, like the lass who came to a foundation science exam but forgot to bring a calculator. *headdesk*
In other news, I went to the GP because I've been feeling lethargic and cold - though as I'm getting older, it's becoming increasingly difficult to separate 'feeling tired' and 'getting older' - and the blood test says I'm on the borderline for hypothyroidism. So, back in a few more weeks for another test to see if that's what is going on. In the meantime, I've been really glad I'm not working full time, because I can drag myself off to work to teach for a couple of hours (perform, really, because that's what it is - a performance) and that's perfectly doable.
At least I have passed my probation, with comments being made about how much better I was than they expected a new tutor to be and how their feedback was to help me be even better, rather than just 'good enough'. Hopefully that bodes well for what will be offered from the pickings of the carcass of classes left by the permanent contract tutors (and yes, I am one of the hyenas in this scenario, but meat is meat). I could do with the same hours again as I have been teaching, to be honest, but I'll take what I can get.
I need a minimum number anyway, as I plan to get qualified starting in September - my tuition fees loan application came through very quickly and I won't have to pay it back till I'm earning at least £21K, which could take a while. ;)
The main craziness of exam season is over too, though there are still the August resits to cover - I fully expect I'll see a few of the folks I did exams with these past few weeks again, like the lass who came to a foundation science exam but forgot to bring a calculator. *headdesk*
In other news, I went to the GP because I've been feeling lethargic and cold - though as I'm getting older, it's becoming increasingly difficult to separate 'feeling tired' and 'getting older' - and the blood test says I'm on the borderline for hypothyroidism. So, back in a few more weeks for another test to see if that's what is going on. In the meantime, I've been really glad I'm not working full time, because I can drag myself off to work to teach for a couple of hours (perform, really, because that's what it is - a performance) and that's perfectly doable.
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