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.

  • 20 tips for managing parents' evenings

    20 tips for managing parents' evenings

    Published: 17/08/2020

    Parents' evenings can be a bit daunting or even stressful when you are a training or early career teacher. We share our top tips for effective feedback and communication with parents.

    By: Teachit's editorial team
  • 20 tips for supporting students' learning

    20 tips for supporting students' learning

    Published: 17/08/2020

    Lorna Smith, Senior Lecturer in Education, considers some of the ways training and newly qualified teachers can support students with their learning.

    By: Lorna Smith
  • Mentoring a training teacher

    Mentoring a training teacher

    Published: 17/08/2020

    Mentoring a training teacher can be extremely rewarding and will help you to grow as a practitioner too. Lorna Smith, Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Bristol, shares her advice on how to get the most out of the relationship for both mentor and mentee.

    By: Lorna Smith
  • Behaviour for learning: key principles

    Behaviour for learning: key principles

    Published: 17/08/2020

    Lorna Smith is Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Bristol. Here she shares 20 principles of behaviour for learning for training and new teachers.

    By: Lorna Smith
  • Strategies for remembering students' names

    Strategies for remembering students' names

    Published: 21/10/2019

    Aly Spencer is Head of ITT for the Fylde Coast SCITT. Here she shares her suggestions for fail-safe ways to get to know your students if you are a new teacher.

    By: Aly Spencer