What's In My Bag?

There are a few things that I always have in my bag ready to use! These are my personal necessities when going out anywhere! I have a bag from Miss Selfridge that I got last year, which they no longer stock! It's a light pink and matches my purse!!!

I always have my purse with me! This one is from River Island, and it is the perfect size! It has quite a few compartments and I can fit all my cards in it! You can find this purse here! It's a really nice quality and it's a really good price for what you get!

I get quite dry lips, especially in Winter, so I like to keep a lip balm in my bag. At the moment I've been loving the Baby Lips collection. I've really been loving the dr rescue range which you can get here! It gives loads of moisture, although, personally I don't find that it lasts that long, it lasts up to 3 hours personally, but it's different for everyone!!

I like to use my phone, a lot! So I always have my phone with me, I have an Iphone 5S, with a Gabriella phone case which you can't get anymore sadly!!

I also like to take my portable charger with me! It's so handy, especially for concerts I find! I have got this one! I almost always have my charger with me, and it gets used on a regular basis at the moment!!

I hope you enjoyed this little insight into what I keep in my bag!!

Love, Becky x

My Favourite....

I've decided to write this post so you can get to know me better and maybe discover some new things!!

Youtuber My favourite youtber has to be Zoella, especially her vlogs! I don't know what it is, but to me Zoe is very relatable, and I enjoy her videos!!!

Book I read lots of books, and my favourite is changing all the time! My favourite book currently is 'Girl Online' and 'Girl Online On Tour' by Zoe Sugg. I love these books! They are so relatable!! I also love 'Fangirl' by Rainbow Rowell!!

Film I'm not the kind of person who particularly watches films to be honest! But I do love 5SOS & so a 5SOS movie is a good one! 'How Did We End Up Here'.

TV Programme I do love a good TV programme. Right now I'm loving 90210!!

Food My favourite food would have to be donuts! There's no doubt about it!!!

Meal My favourite meal would have to be a roast dinner, cooked from scratch!!!

Band I have 2, either 5SOS or Union J!!

Sorry it's only a short one, I've got loads of work to do for college!!

Love Becky x

Applying For University

Applying for University can seem like a daunting prospect, but it's really not that bad! Just start early and keep on top of the process and you will be fine!!

Personal Statement
I'd say that you should have a first draft of your personal statement done by July, and get someone to check it and make improvements. I would then be working on it bit by bit over the summer holidays and constantly improve it and get other people's opinions and advice. Most of the time then, you will be back to college and have a member of staff willing to support you through the process and be able to check your personal statement. I think I did around 20 drafts of my personal statement! During the summer holidays I looked at it over and over again finding new ways to put things and new things to add in that would support my application!

Get Experience
No matter what course you're applying for, getting experience will help you massively. I applied for teaching and as part of my college course I get experience with children aged 0-8. Alongside this I volunteered at my local Brownies to support this further! Experience will also help you fully decide if this is the career path you actually want to go down, which can be a very valuable experience. You can also begin to develop skills that you will need when you gain this job, like communicating with your colleagues or carrying our routine tasks. It will also help you when you get a job in that field of work!

I hope you found this information helpful! If you have any questions leave them below and I will get back to you! Good luck with your application!!

Love, Becky!

Revision/QTS Skills Tests

This post is mainly only useful if you want to be a teacher in the future and have to take your professional skills tests! However, I will include some general revision tips!

I'm currently studying for my QTS Skills tests and I have realised how little there is online for support and tips etc for these tests, so I thought I'd share a little knowledge with you all. I'm only sharing what I have done for any test I've had so far in my life. 

1. Get a good revision guide. 

When taking exams revision guides become your new best friends! Not only do they include all the information you need to learn, but they often also include helpful advice and tips for the exam and preparing for it. For my GCSEs I used the CGP books, which I can highly recommend. For my QTS revision I have been using the 'Teachers' Skills Tests for Dummies' book. It has all the information you could need, from revision tips, to showing you how to work out different questions. 

2. Do practice papers.

Practice papers lets you see how much information you have taken in, and the areas that you need to improve on. I find these very useful as you can then work on the areas that you struggle with the most. You don't have to do a full paper at once, you could work through it slowly on a regular basis. However, I do recommend doing at least 1 timed paper before the exam to get used to the timing and prepare yourself better for the real exam!

3. Revision timetables.

Making timetables allows you to schedule what your doing. I found this especially useful for my GCSEs as there are so many subjects to revise for, I found myself revising for the subjects I enjoyed more than others. Timetables allow you to ensure that you revise for all of your exams regularly.

4. Find a way that suits you.

I personally find that mind maps, practice papers and reading materials helps me to learn best. However, everyone learns differently. Find a way to revise that helps you the most, this can take time but be patient, you will find a way.

5. DON'T LEAVE IT TILL LAST MINUTE!!

Make sure you start revising at least 2 months in advance. I find that starting early is best, you can then revise small amounts regularly. For my GCSEs I started revision the year before my exam. As soon as I got new notes in class I would review them at the end of the week.For my QTS skills tests I started revising in August and I am taking them February/March. 

6. Take time off!

Make sure that you give yourself some time to relax! I like to make sure I have at least 1 night off a week. I also stop working at around teatime at a weekend and around 7 on a week night! Don't work late into the night, get some well-earned rest!!

Hopefully you find these  tips useful! I hope that you pass whatever exam your taking!! Good luck!!

Love, Becky x