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My school teaching placement is over... my goodness the relief is palpable and the exhaustion is all-consuming. I am so tired. My head is spinning and every part of me aches - running around after 5/6 year olds has been both physically and mentally exhausting!

Now it is time to rest and re-couperate: I have a few small university commitments and general other things over the next six weeks, and next week I shall be back at work for my usual 4 shifts a week, but there will be time for me to sleep and rest. To tidy my neglected room. To also tidy my neglected mind! To draw and to write and most importantly to relax and I suppose find myself again.

Next week I should get my final outstanding grades from university too so I am very much looking forward to them! Roll on Tuesday!

Although I'm tired and glad to have finished due to all the stresses of this particular teaching practice, I was very sad to leave! I have grown to love and adore all the little children in my class; it's wonderful to see each of their personalities blossoming as they grow. It gives me such satisfaction to teach, to know that I can help positively shape their lives. Even if they were little terrors in my classes sometimes, and just would NOT sit nicely on the carpet no matter what, I'm happy that at least they have the spirit and vibrant personalities that children should!

I was very touched today to have loads of the children coming up to hug me and tell me they'll miss me and don't want me to go. It's really special to know that they care. They made me a beautiful card, and I was also given some lovely white flowers and a pencil case full of stationary that will be very useful to a student teacher!

I feel so very tired but also so very fulfilled. I think I have made the right choice in which career to pursue.