The 10th Scottish Learning Festival is taking place on 23-24 September, at the SECC and Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow.
This year's conference theme is Curriculum for Excellence: Making the Change.
Kirstin Parker remembers the initial worry of living away from home during her probation period.
Maree Innes tells us about her experience of games-based learning with her primary 2/3 class.
Sarah Brough looks back at a year of changes as she searched for a permanent teaching post.