100 Ideas for Surviving your First Year in Teaching (Continuums One Hundreds)

Cover......Page 1
CONTENTS......Page 8
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS......Page 13
PREFACE......Page 14
SECTION 1 Finishing off your training......Page 16
1 Finding the right job......Page 17
2 Understanding job adverts......Page 19
3 The application......Page 20
4 The interview......Page 21
5 The lesson to impress......Page 22
6 Rejection......Page 23
7 Getting the job......Page 24
SECTION 2 Preparation......Page 26
8 The long summer......Page 27
9 What you should do in August (on top of sunbathing)......Page 29
10 Planning lessons over the summer: dos and don'ts......Page 30
11 Visiting the school......Page 31
SECTION 3 The first week......Page 32
12 The night before the first day......Page 33
13 The first day......Page 34
14 Getting there in one piece......Page 35
15 Finding your feet and making them go in the right direction......Page 36
16 First impressions......Page 37
17 All those papers......Page 38
18 Your little black book (mine's A4 actually)......Page 39
19 Using your position of power......Page 40
20 Revealing too much of yourself......Page 41
21 Professional boundaries......Page 42
SECTION 4 The support system......Page 44
22 Your mentor......Page 45
23 The head of new teachers......Page 46
24 Colleagues......Page 47
SECTION 5 Classroom management......Page 48
25 Resources......Page 49
26 Corridors......Page 50
27 The first telling off......Page 51
28 Consistency......Page 52
29 Sanctions and rewards......Page 53
30 Setting the boundaries......Page 54
31 Your classroom layout......Page 55
32 Five golden rules of behaviour management......Page 56
33 Personal safety......Page 57
34 Child protection......Page 58
35 The problem child......Page 59
36 The problem class......Page 60
37 Involving pupils......Page 61
38 From the parents' view......Page 62
39 Passing the buck......Page 63
40 Getting help......Page 64
41 Never let them see you cry......Page 65
SECTION 6 The new kid on the block......Page 66
42 Passing your first year......Page 67
43 That bad observation......Page 68
44 Making your mark......Page 69
45 Use your youth......Page 71
46 Remember your schooldays......Page 72
47 Beyond the call of duty......Page 73
48 Just because you're new doesn't mean you're wrong......Page 74
49 Be outrageous......Page 75
SECTION 7 The reality of being a teacher......Page 76
50 Meetings......Page 77
51 Reports......Page 78
52 Timing......Page 79
53 Timetable......Page 80
54 The difference between a tick and marking......Page 81
55 ICT can be your worst enemy......Page 83
56 Parents' evenings......Page 84
57 Your bag......Page 85
58 Your desk......Page 86
59 Your classroom......Page 87
60 Staff room gossip......Page 88
61 Your 'to do' pile......Page 89
62 Exam pressure......Page 90
63 A bit wacky......Page 91
64 Your memory......Page 92
65 Break time......Page 93
66 Bus duty......Page 94
67 The pay cheque......Page 95
68 Mid-week despair......Page 96
69 Fridays are sacred......Page 97
70 Sunday blues......Page 98
71 Time off......Page 99
SECTION 8 Life as a teacher......Page 100
72 Dealing with stress......Page 101
73 Having a life outside work......Page 102
74 Beauty sleep......Page 103
75 Start your day the right way......Page 104
76 Dressing like a teacher......Page 105
77 12 reports, 2 parents' evenings, 4 meetings, 70 books to mark and it's only Wednesday......Page 106
78 I've got a headache, I'm coughing and sneezing - I'll go to school......Page 107
79 A Mars bar and water make lunch......Page 108
80 Looking after yourself all day......Page 109
81 Making mistakes......Page 111
82 The day you want to give up......Page 112
83 Those days when you can't teach......Page 113
84 Sharing your day......Page 114
85 Talking shop......Page 115
SECTION 9 The eternal student......Page 116
86 Courses......Page 117
87 Your subject, your learning......Page 118
88 Videoing yourself......Page 119
89 Self-assessment......Page 120
90 Keep reading......Page 121
91 Other sources of information......Page 122
92 Admit your weaknesses......Page 123
93 Make your strengths clear......Page 124
SECTION 10 One year down, another 44 (at least) to go......Page 126
94 July......Page 127
95 Do you still want to be a teacher?......Page 128
96 Are you in the right school for you?......Page 129
97 Applying for your second post......Page 130
98 This time you know what's coming......Page 131
99 The rest of your life as a teacher......Page 132
100 And finally . . .......Page 133