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education and mathematics. In terms of personal development this experience has allowed me to appreciate the benefits of working abroad and its rewarding nature. It has allowed me to begin to reflect on how this may impact on my
Zhen and increased my confidence of teaching within this area of education. Similarly, this trip has opened my eyes to the requirements of the mastery of mathematics initiative and I am now more aware of how this initiative must be implemented and sustained within English Primary schools in order to achieve optimum success. I believe this information will be incredibly beneficial when I hopefully begin to work in a primary school in September and will in turn increase my ability and confidence to teach effectively within this area of
future teaching and has caused me to strongly consider working abroad full time in the future. This trip also allowed me to forge close links with a Chinese school and its teachers and I hope to uphold these links for the future in order to teach English students within my classroom about Chinese culture. I also hope to use these links to continue to learn from experienced Chinese practitioners who are part of an exceptional education system. Georgia Skeen (BA Primary Education)