I was able to work with members of my immediate department and the students to help develop and carry out actions that would increase the department’s results in the forthcoming GCSE and BTEC examinations. As we worked together we started to see things which were challenges before being solved, and solved more quickly. This leads me into step five. The final step in my five step strategy is SUCCESS.
What does the word success mean to you? The word success will mean different things to different people according to their own personal experiences. For me the word success is a verb and not a noun. Success for me describes a journey rather than a destination. It is a process of events that have happened in my life and the subsequent choices that I have made. There have also been specific achievements in my life where I will say that I have been successful, like when I passed my NPQH and also my MA Education.
If you were to reflect on your past, you will be able to list several things that you have done that you were successful in. By the end of this chapter I am hoping that you will be able to add other things to your list you have been able to achieve because you have become motivated to take