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Initial teacher education

 

If you are just starting your teaching career, you’ll find guidance from PGCE and SCITT tutors, along with advice and support from experienced teachers and mentors on how to survive and thrive in your training and NQT years.

  • How to observe lessons: advice for training teachers

    How to observe lessons: advice for training teachers

    Published: 05/08/2019

    Lorna Smith, Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Bristol, shares her ideas for making lesson observations meaningful.

    By: Lorna Smith
    Other at Upper Shirley High
  • Purposeful starters and plenaries for training teachers

    Purposeful starters and plenaries for training teachers

    Published: 05/08/2019

    Lorna Smith, Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Bristol, and Harry Dodds, a former subject tutor for the Buckingham Partnership SCITT, explain the role of starters and plenaries in effective lesson planning.

    By: Lorna Smith
    Other at Upper Shirley High
  • What I wish I'd known about MFL teaching when I was training...

    What I wish I'd known about MFL teaching when I was training...

    Published: 23/09/2019

    Rebecca Nobes is Head of Spanish and a Chartered Teacher. Here she shares her reflections on MFL teaching for new teachers starting out...

    By: Rebecca Nobes
    Other at Upper Shirley High
  • Engaging disengaged students

    Engaging disengaged students

    Published: 01/10/2019

    Aly Spencer is Head of ITT for the Fylde Coast SCITT and teaching schools. Here she shares her ideas for how to engage with disengaged students during your training year.

    By: Aly Spencer
    Other at Upper Shirley High
  • Getting your first job in teaching

    Getting your first job in teaching

    Published: 01/10/2019

    Aly Spencer is Head of ITT for a large SCITT. Here she shares her tips for getting your first job in teaching.

    By: Aly Spencer
    Other at Upper Shirley High
  • Judging timings in a lesson

    Judging timings in a lesson

    Published: 01/10/2019

    Aly Spencer is Head of ITT for the Fylde Coast SCITT and teaching schools, and co-chair of a network of ITT providers across Lancashire. She has a special interest in the progress and wellbeing of early career teachers. Here she shares her ideas for how to manage lesson timings during your training year.

    By: Aly Spencer
    Other at Upper Shirley High