ABSTRACT
Christina Agabogo is a newly qualified teacher about to take up her first full-time post at Eastnor School. The school is in a rural area where income levels per head are significantly lower than the national average. The school’s catchment area serves a local air force base, a new-build owner-occupier estate and a local council residential home for children. Christina’s final University dissertation focused particularly on ‘The Importance of Being Different’. What will be Christina’s first tasks before she meets her new class of five-year-olds? How might her training influence her approach to (1) the children and (2) their parents? In which areas might Christina need (1) the support of her colleagues or (2) further training?
