Can't speak for myself, but I hear the PGCE is actually suprisingly difficult.
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Had 2 copies of mine bound on Thursday. £8.50 and it looks pretty smart
During the periods I spent hammering my project, I set myself a target of 500 words a day to make myself feel like the day had been worthwhile, anymore was a bonus. Ended up with 35000 words (20k report + 15k appendices).
Interesting point about the PGCE above though, i'll be starting a PGCE in September, whats your opinion of the work load compared to a final year of a degree?
Erm, well my PGCE course was uniquely heavy on the paperwork. To be honest, It was a very different lifestyle and had different demands. Both years were stressful, but in their own way.
Lots riding on final year of uni, but you had time to take a break etc. During PGCE, you have deadlines every hour
. Placement meant working till very late in the evening either writing up reflections on lessons from that day, or planning lessons for the next 
.Was good fun when the work load was low though... To be honest a lot will depend on where you are doing it and what schools you have placements in. The staff in each of those cases will either help you out a ton, or **** you off a treat! I was so lucky in my first placement that my Principle Subject Tutor was awesome, and now I'm working there with him as my head of department
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Let's hope
. My report is due on the 29th and I have to demo it on the 30th talk about not wasting any time. I'm currently up to 25,000 words (without appendixes) and still have the actual software development section to write 
.How's everyone else's going?
bumppppp.
Just writing my work up now and Iv decided i want to use the [1] [2] reference format, is there a way I can make word automatically make the reference section after each section so i can easily just paste the things in?? I hate using word etc tbh.
Just writing my work up now and Iv decided i want to use the [1] [2] reference format, is there a way I can make word automatically make the reference section after each section so i can easily just paste the things in?? I hate using word etc tbh.
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Is 8000 the max for the whole thing or just the main stuff? I.e. can you put stuff in references and appendices that don't count towards the word count?
Taken from the guidance notes:
A main account of up to about 7000 words (but no more that 8,000). The content of the main account will depend upon the nature of the project, but unless clearly not necessary it should include the main chapter headings and, as applicable, section headings shown in the list below.
Section headings start from 1.0 and finish at 10.
7 recommendations
8 references
9 bibliography
10 appendices
Does that mean it will include them all?
A main account of up to about 7000 words (but no more that 8,000). The content of the main account will depend upon the nature of the project, but unless clearly not necessary it should include the main chapter headings and, as applicable, section headings shown in the list below.
Section headings start from 1.0 and finish at 10.
7 recommendations
8 references
9 bibliography
10 appendices
Does that mean it will include them all?
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I see it as the main account is up to 8000. So anything else has to be in references/bibliography/appendices.
Just my interpretation.
Just my interpretation.
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But does it make sense?
Where / what do you study?