Classroom Tips

Supply teaching

Brandon
Supply teaching is when you are asked to cover a classroom as a teacher. Supply teaching can be done for a short period i.e a day or even half a day or it may be required for a longer terms, such as to cover maternity or long term sick leave for example. A supply teacher will often find that their role varies from school to school and often even from class to class meaning that sometimes they will be working off lesson plans that have already been given to them and other times they will be responsible for planning the... Read More »

Requirements for Substitute Teachers Cambridge

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If you have just completed your studies in the education field in Cambridge, it is time to start looking for a job now. There are many vacancies available in the modern times, but at the same time there are also many graduates who have flooded the market too. One of the ways that you can enhance your chances of getting a permanent teaching job is by working as a substitute teacher. However, it is worth noting that there are requirements that you need to meet in order to work as a substitute teacher. Here are some of the requirements substitute... Read More »

Support for teachers

Brandon
Teaching is a very stressful job and stress is the number one cause of many teachers leaving the profession within their first year. Stress can be caused by a disruptive class. Teacher not having control and therefore not dealing with situations as they should, too much workload and not enough support from head teachers or colleagues. If you are a teacher and are feeling under pressure in your current job then there are places you can go and people you can speak to, to get support and advice. The NUT _Nation Union for Teachers have recently set up a helpline... Read More »

Tailoring your lessons to multiple skill sets

Brandon
When working as a teacher, you may find that you have a large variety of skill levels within one class. This can especially true for small schools that may require different year groups to be taught as one class. If this is the case, then you need to consider your lesson and how you can tailor it to all the pupils. It may be that you need to split the class down in to smaller groups and give each one a separate task but remember that you may only have one TA or at times no one else to assist... Read More »

How to make your lesson outstanding

Brandon
In the world of teaching the one thing most teachers dread is lesson observations, these are sometimes carried out by senior members of teaching staff or by outside inspectors such as Ofsted. The lesson is then graded from either of the following categories: Inadequate, Satisfactory, Good or Outstanding. Now obviously most are aiming for the highest level, outstanding, and so the question is what makes an outstanding lesson? Here are some key points that an inspector will be looking for:- Clear planning and a good route through the lesson to the main objective. High levels of student engagement. Good progress... Read More »