How to Manage Behaviour
Now this is by no means a be-all-and-end-all list and I would hugely recommend purchasing Sue Cowley's Getting the Buggers to Behave but I do hope...
Top Teaching Interview Tips
Job interviews of any kind are nerve-wracking and we’ve all had interview experiences we would be happy to forget. Interviews for teaching posts can...
How to Be Organised!
Organisation is a funny thing. We all know what it is and we all know the benefits of it, but as term-time madness takes...
How to Survive Student Panel Interviews
So you’ve applied for a promising teaching job and the school are impressed with your application. You’ve been invited to an interview with the...
How Schools Can Write Effective Job Descriptions and Attract the Right Staff
We are all aware of the current difficulties in teacher recruitment. We’re in the midst of a teacher shortage with less new trainee teachers...
The Free Jobs Board Saving Schools Thousands on Recruitment Costs
Schools are spending record numbers on job vacancy advertising. The Guardian reported in 2016 that secondary schools spent £56 million a year on teaching...
NQTs: How to Handle Criticism
This one is really tough. You're going to devote so many hours to planning lessons, making resources and working hard to establish yourself and...
3 Go-Home-Happy Strategies When You’ve Had a Bad Day
Bad days happen. I wish I could promise you that you won’t have a bad day, but I can’t. There will be those days...
Part 3: What I’ll Take With Me
While I’m not teaching anymore, there are certain lessons from my experiences in the classroom that have helped me in my new pursuits. Indeed,...
How to Ace Your Teaching Assistant Interview
So you’ve been invited to an interview for a job as a teaching assistant- congratulations! Working as a teaching assistant can be very rewarding...