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Meet Khadijah
Khadijah trained in teaching Psychology and will be working at a school in Fulham from September 2025.
Read the Q&A below!
What was your favourite thing about the Reach Teacher Training course?
The fact that by the end of the year, the ITT cohort was a genuine family.
What is the most surprising thing you learnt about yourself this year?
I am surprisingly good at multitasking and thinking about 100 different things at once, whilst balancing about 5 deadlines.
If you could go back and tell your 8-year-old self something you know now, what would it be?
You are clever and smart enough to be whatever you want!
If you could go back and tell your 17-year-old self something you know now, what would it be?
You are not scared of public speaking anymore you are literally the centre of attention. I would tell her that she is able to now make a difference to young adult’s lives and be someone for them to turn to, like i so desperately needed when I was struggling through sixth form.
What are you most looking forward to about next year?
Building new relationships!
Where do you want to be in 5 years time?
I want to be a school counsellor, or being a head of year – continuing to make an impact on children.
What are your long term career aspirations?
A school counsellor.
What was the funniest thing that happened this year?
Mary’s obsession with Shrek and her playing it during our graduation.
What was the strangest/most surprising thing that happened to you in a classroom this year?
How strong the relationships are that I have built with my people around me.
