I've got a job!!

I was asked to do an afternoon in year a year four class in a school in Halifax.  

I googled it and found that it was an Outstanding school.  Nervous I turned up and was shown to my fellow year four teacher who gave me all of the planning. 

The first lesson, maths, went off without a hitch. The second was a bit of a muddle, half of the class had done the lesson before the others knew nothing about it.  

We muddled through and made it to home time, "you know miss you are very familiar". Said one of the boys, he thought about it and then said "I know you sound like Nanny Plum from Ben and Holly's Magic Kingdom.  

With a giggle I waved them all off and began marking.  I had to work out all of the answers before I could mark the books.  With a sense of achievement I went back to Tod.  

My teaching career "Oop North" had begun. I liked the school it seemed nice.  I thought nothing more of it.  

A few days passed and I received a phone call, the school needed a year one teacher to cover a mat leave until July, would I plan a maths lesson and have a bit of a chat?  I agreed.  

I was very, very nervous.  

I went online and asked the supply teachers network for suggestions, I had a plan, I only hoped it would be enough.  I carried out the lesson and had a chat, I wasn't confident.   "We'll have a chat and get In touch later, either way". Where have I heard that before?  I drove back to Tod and fifteen minutes later I got a call telling me that they loved me and wanted me to start that Thursday.   What a relief, just when I was convinced I would never get a job.