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.

  • Purposeful starters and plenaries for training teachers

    Purposeful starters and plenaries for training teachers

    Published: 05/08/2019

    Lorna Smith, Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Bristol, and Harry Dodds, a former subject tutor for the Buckingham Partnership SCITT, explain the role of starters and plenaries in effective lesson planning.

    By: Lorna Smith
  • Engaging disengaged students

    Engaging disengaged students

    Published: 01/10/2019

    Aly Spencer is Head of ITT for the Fylde Coast SCITT and teaching schools. Here she shares her ideas for how to engage with disengaged students during your training year.

    By: Aly Spencer
  • Magical mentoring: top tips

    Magical mentoring: top tips

    Published: 01/10/2019

    Aly Spencer is Head of ITT for a large SCITT. Here she shares her advice for mentors of trainee teachers.

    By: Aly Spencer
  • Planning with a purpose

    Planning with a purpose

    Published: 01/10/2019

    Sarah Longshaw leads the Cheshire and Stockport Science Learning Partnership. Here she shares her purposeful lesson planning ideas for training and new science teachers.

    By: Sarah Longshaw
  • Managing low-level disruption

    Managing low-level disruption

    Published: 21/10/2019

    Aly Spencer is Head of ITT for the Fylde Coast SCITT. Here she shares her creative approaches to managing low-level disruption successfully during your training year.

    By: Aly Spencer