It's New Years Eve. I'm sat in my loft room looking over a very grey Brighton and Hove skyline writing my first reflective journal entry for the Chartered Teacher Programme. It's been really difficult and also really interesting to reflect on key events of my career. There are just so many faces, places and people all of whom have shaped me as a teacher. I'm very much looking forward to getting started on the programme now. In particular, I'm hoping to meet colleagues from a wide variety of teaching backgrounds, disciplines and philosophies. The reading list we've been given is packed with interesting stuff and I'm halfway through 'What does this look like in the classroom already'. I'm planning to blog on my experiences of completing the programme while running a large Chemistry & Physics department and being actively involved in a local brass band. Somehow, I think 2018 is going to be a busy year!