Pete Foster
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Secondary Teacher Development Lead for BTC Trust / Author - What do new teachers need to know? / The Long Game
South West, England
Joined March 2017
If you’re looking for a present for the new teacher in your life, do consider What do new teachers need to know? Lots in there to support the development of new teachers Reviews here
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If you’re looking for a present for the new teacher in your life, do consider What do new teachers need to know? Lots in there to support the development of new teachers Reviews here
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To what extent is creating an inclusive classroom about the design of the physical space (furniture, layout etc)?
bbc.co.uk
Scoill Yn Jubilee is taking part in a pilot scheme which has seen the redesign of a classroom.
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This is a difficult read, but one that should be compulsory reading for everyone running Scottish education. I met the teacher that wrote this and every word of it is true. Worse, it’s happening in countless schools in Scotland. Behaviour in Scottish schools is in crisis,
scotsman.com
A senior secondary teacher at a Glasgow school has written a diary laying bare the difficulties they deal with in their classroom. Here is their account of a typical Monday to Friday
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If you're in the SouthWest - or striking distance from Somerset come and join me for fab interactive Big Classroom PD day on 18th November. Details here.
Tom Sherrington and his Big Classroom are in Somerset on 18th November! High impact, evidence-informed WalkThru approaches to effective teaching and learning - all modelled by Tom in person! Tickets here: https://t.co/grNALeLIQA
@teacherhead @WALKTHRUs_5 @CharteredColl
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How can you improve behaviour if things haven’t started well? https://t.co/bJPSQmZ1yr
curriculumteamleader.wordpress.com
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Welcome to a short series of posts for new teachers, looking at some practical ways that new and training teachers can make their first weeks on the job a success.&nb…
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Occasionally I see a job advertised and I like to imagine how badly I would do in the job interview…
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🧵Tips for New Teachers 🧵 If you're a new teacher, finishing ECT, starting training or somewhere inbetween this is for you. Focus: Setting up strong classroom and planning routines 9 tips for new teachers in the thread with links to reading
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Advice here for teaching first lessons if that’s you today https://t.co/PRkNxlNy9o
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Photo by Christina Morillo on Pexels.com Written with new teachers in mind Some people like to spend most of their first lesson going through routines and expectations. Others like to get straight …
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Exciting roles available if you’re looking for a change this year…
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What are our priorities in the classroom in the first week? https://t.co/hVd5Usz9Ot
curriculumteamleader.wordpress.com
Photo by Diana u2728 on Pexels.com Welcome to a short series of posts for new teachers, looking at some practical ways that new and training teachers can make their first weeks on the job a success…
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Things I haven't done/used in YEARS in the classroom: - Card sorts - Glue sticks - Copying learning objectives - Writing a scheme of work - Posters around the room - Post it notes in lessons (progress!) - Written comments for marking - Displaying Bloom's What have you stopped? 👇
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What are our priorities in the classroom in the first week? https://t.co/hVd5Usz9Ot
curriculumteamleader.wordpress.com
Photo by Diana u2728 on Pexels.com Welcome to a short series of posts for new teachers, looking at some practical ways that new and training teachers can make their first weeks on the job a success…
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This September, if you are looking to improve your classroom practice, one of the highest-leverage but underused strategies to try is HIGH-FREQUENCY questioning. Not note-taking, not copying definitions, not retrieval starters. What do I mean? 1/
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