2019 continues to challenge educators who are looking to recruit staff. According to the National Statistics on recruitment and retention in the UK, education is facing a major shortfall in the supply of teachers year on year. Due to this shortage, schools, colleges and universities are in continuous competition with each other to recruit experienced quality employees. Therefore it is
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Marking is a large part of teaching, and at times it can be overwhelming. To avoid the panic of a Sunday night stress, or taking a week’s worth of marking home during school holidays, we have 7 ways you can increase your marking efficiency. 1. Mark Question by Question rather than student by student(best for short answers and paragraphs) This
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If you’re trying to keep to a budget in the school holidays or simply cannot afford to fill each day full of activities, check out some low-cost ways to relax and recuperate whilst you are off school. 1. Want to indulge in the latest page turner but want to remain tight with the purse strings? Visit your local library, they
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“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” — Dr Seuss Create a Reading Challenge with Rewards With little effort of a start chart, or a reading or rewards tracker, make reading a competition between your students. Use a time constraint to encourage readership and also an end date
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1. Create a List of all Things to do Today Prepare for the stress, before the stress begins, make a list of things to do for today, give them a realistic times scale, then list the most likely areas to cause you to stress, rate them in numerical order if it helps. Note how you will approach each situation. Sounds
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What signs should teachers look for when deciding if a students behaviour is friendly teasing or bullying? Most of us (teachers and students alike) have experienced good-natured teasing that is done in fun. Some sibling relationships and friendships are built on them! But how do we know when this behaviour has crossed the line? When are students no longer “just
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After 10 years of teaching, only one things is for certain when it comes to behaviour management…There is no one strategy that oneworks for everyone! In my career, I have used a multitude of techniques to deal with negative behaviours: shouting, discussion, losing time at lunch, losing golden time, classroom removal, break time detentions, planned ignoring, the list goes on.
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The last days of school can be chaotic, preparing to move classrooms, tidying up wall displays, taking down wall displays, moving and marking mountains of paperwork, managing your class whilst preparing for an entirely new class and basically working down a checklist that is as long as time itself! To end the school year on a high, here we have
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With newly releasedNHS Digitalstatistics showing that in England and Wales, 1 in 9 children aged 5-15 experience a mental illness, it has become even more essential that teachers are knowledgeable in the subject of mental health. For this reason, it is key that qualified teachers are aware of the symptoms of mental health disorders that a young person can experience
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Teachers are in high demand at the moment, but there is still tough competition as NQTs look to enter the job market at the same time every year. Finding your first teaching job may seem like a daunting task, but we have put some helpful information together on how to break down the when, where and how questions. When should
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