Since my previous blog post I have been continuing to try and arrange my work experience placement at Dunblane High School. However, unfortunately, I have encountered some challenges which have hindered my progress so far. Prior to my previous post I had arranged to meet with Hazel Dean, the active schools coordinator for Dunblane High School, at the school on the afternoon of the 6th of February. I was looking forward to this meeting as it presented an opportunity for me to meet the PE staff, who I would be looking to work alongside. However, before this meeting could take place, I was informed by Hazel that regrettably she would be off work from the 3rd to the 7th of February, and so would not be able to attend the meeting. Hazel informed me that she had contacted Graeme Watson, the head of the PE department at Dunblane High School, on my behalf and was hopeful that I might be able to meet with him despite her absence. Unfortunately, the meeting with Graeme did not go ahead and so I re-contacted Hazel the following week to try and arrange another date. Due to school holidays and conflicting work schedules the earliest date we have been able to arrange for me to attend my work experience placement is the 27th of February.
So far, I have found this process slightly frustrating as I am excited to get started on my placement and also concerned about having to complete my hours later in the semester when I also have my dissertation to focus on. My concerns were alleviated, however, after attending my mid semester review with Romie. Despite not having had an opportunity to complete the placement tracker with my mentor, Romie was very encouraging and assured me that I should not worry about not having started my placement at this point.
Irrespective of the fact I have not yet begun my work experience I still feel like the module has been beneficial for me. The 3rd seminar class encouraged me to consider my career and my life beyond university. While the hurdles I’ve encountered trying to organise the placement have given me a real insight into the potential difficulties of working with busy professionals who have other responsibilities to attend to beyond what I am seeking to achieve. I feel this will stand me in good stead going forward to set and successfully achieve positive goals in my life.
good to see that youve adressed the problems and are taking positives from it! hopefully all gets sorted and you can get underway.