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On Lesson Planning
How do you plan lessons? Where do you start? In The New Teacher Guide, we help you to get started.
Types of knowledge: Procedural and Conceptual knowledge 2.
What do you want students to learn today? Is it: Writing a PEAK paragraph? What an adjective is? The limestone cycle? Finding volume of a...
Managing your workload
Finally, most new teachers are having their first half-term break. Hooray! You made it this far. You probably are now beginning to...
On The role of Deliberate and reflective practice in acquiring new teaching skills.
K. Anders Ericsson et al (1993) define deliberate practice as acquisition of expert performance through prolonged efforts to improve...
On scaffolding 2
Scaffolding is one of the most popular aspects of a constructivist pedagogy. It is in ‘common talk’ in classrooms and staffrooms. Jerome...
On behaviour management…2
I hope you guys are‘finding your feet’ as teachers in the classroom by now. Are you still fussing about behaviour and expectations? The...
Managing relationships and working with your mentor
As a new teacher, it may be challenging to fit into a new work environment, establishing relationships with colleagues, working with your...
Behaviour and safety in the classroom
Today, reading posts on #headteacherchat, I noticed a concern about 'above normal' behaviour and safeguarding issues at this time of the...
The role of Theories in education
It's a new week for new teachers. By now you will be grappling with these questions as you try to get your feet on the ground in the...
How do you learn how to teach? Can anyone teach?
The 2022-2023 school year has started and as a new teacher, you may be asking yourself the above questions. In the New Teacher Guide, we...
Is there still no pedagogy in England?
'...in a Japanese classroom, there are students and there is knowledge, and the teacher serves as the mediator between them. In a German...
On behaviour management…
I hope you guys are‘finding your feet’ as teachers in the classroom by now. Are you still fussing about behaviour and expectations? The...
The role of Deliberate and reflective practice in acquiring new teaching skills.
K. Anders Ericsson et al (1993) define a deliberate practice as acquisition of expert performance through prolonged efforts to improve...
Types of knowledge: Procedural and Conceptual knowledge.
What do you want students to learn today? Is it: Writing a PEAK paragraph? What an adjective is? The limestone cycle? Finding volume of a...
Differentiation
Most of us will be familiar with the diversity of our schools and classrooms. While things like Ethnic backgrounds, Special Education...
On scaffolding
Scaffolding is one of the most popular aspects of a constructivist pedagogy. It is in ‘common talk’ in classrooms and staffrooms. Jerome...
Lesson planning
This week we are going to look at the keys to lesson planning. Where do you start planning a lesson? This diagram from the New Teacher...
Get your New Teacher Guide now!
The new teacher guide is a goldmine of knowledge and advice for all those who are new to teaching and want to excel right from the start...
Welcome to Class of 2021
We welcome the New Teacher class of 2021. As you begin your career teaching, we will be here to support you in all ways possible. We will...