Hi everyone, I have just completed the last of my specialist courses so all done. Took a long break after completing the main course and the grammar, and felt the panic begin to set in after looking at the remaining questions for a week and doing nothing. Took me a while to get back into it but I knuckled down for a week and got it all finished. The sun is shining and all looks...

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Just been through the weekend course in Dublin tutored by John, totally exhausting but equally informative. Had a great time and John was top notch, he never stopped pushing everyone forward with advice and encouragement, and I am sure we crammed 48 hours into 20. We were also lucky enough to spot the rarely sighted Polo Bear.

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The good thing is that i am counting up and not down. So in reality I have 76 days to go and that looks a long way away. Just put in my answers for Checkpoint 4, I was pretty happy with it although if I still am happy when I get the opinion of someone who knows what they are talking about is another matter. Took the weekend off and found it hard to start...

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Lot's of posts on this site but few replies. Can all of the over 50's and those of you teaching that have over 50's working with you add a quick comment giving me a few numbers. I fully realise that this is hardly a scientific experiment but it would give me some encouragement to know that there are some out there. Read through a lot of posts with people saying that age is not important,...

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Hi, I have been thinking of doing this course for a long time and now i am wandering if I have left it to late. I am aged 54, male and English. I have been working in computers for a few years now and recently got a few qualifications to back up my experience and then did my JEB (the name has changed recently but it is an ICT teacher training course) and found it...

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