Julia Kelly is a teacher at Dryden School in Newcastle.
How many students are in the school?
There are 51 students in my school their ages are 13 – 19 years.
What sports do you have in the school?
Sport is extremly important in our schoolHere are the sports that we play:
The students in Key Stage 3 go swimming once a week at the local pool.
We have a special pool in our school called the Hydro pool. The water is kept at a certain temperature and it is very important for students who need to build strength in ther legs, also to relax thier muscles.We play a game called Boccia. Students in key stage four have karate once a week.We play table top cricket; which is great fun
We have athletics, table tennis, rugby, trampoline.
Did you always want to be a teacher you were small?
Since the age of 3 I have always wanted to be a teacher. I love children and teaching is very important to me. My Dad was a Head teacher in a primary school. My Mam is a retired Primary teacher and my sister is Head of Science in a secondary school (even though she said she would never be a teacher). So I have come being in a teaching environment. I have taught in Primary schools. I was a supply teacher for a while and now I work In a Special Needs Secondary school. I have links with a school in Uganda and have been out to teach in the school during my holidays which is very different – no computers, very few books and paper.
