Tag Archives: new teacher

The 5 best things about primary teaching
For those of us that are primary school teachers, we know there really isn’t anything quite like it. Are you considering taking on the challenge to…

How to set meaningful career goals as an NQT
In 3 years’ time I’d like to be a stone lighter and a million pounds wealthier. I feel that the latter is more likely than the…

New year, new start: behaviour management tips for NQTs
Happy New Year! Welcome to the spring term, usually the shortest of the year, but often the most productive. All the seeds sown in the autumn…

Is fist bumping students a no no?
My name is Tom Clarke, and I am a Computer Science & ICT teacher at a school in Leicestershire. It’s 8.23am. I’m walking up to the…

Get off the radiator, it’s not a toy!
As we move into another academic year, Jonny Walker reflects on the one piece of advice he’d give to new trainees this September. In case you…