A reception teacher has a very important job. You may be teaching a mix of children who have never been in any sort of learning environment outside the home and some children who have been in nursery full time for some years. You will need to be able to introduce children to school life and explain and ensure they understand all about behaviour and what is expected of them in school. Often children can get quite upset in reception as it may be the first time they are away from their parents for a long period of time or even if they are used to being at nursery, the change may shake them up a little. You need to be able to comfort the children to settle them into the... Read More »
As a teacher you may be required to cover another class from time to time. This may be due to illness or a course. Pupils often like to try and push their luck with a new teacher and will often act up to see how far they can push the boundaries. It is important to teach your new class how you would your own. Be sure to set the rules as soon as you go in and don’t stand for any messing. Always have worksheets at the ready, you may have to cover a class that has now work left for them but even if they have, you can keep your worksheets on standby should some pupils finish early. The important thing when covering a class is not to panic... Read More »
To a teacher, the idea of a National Education Service, independent of Government, probably sounds like music to the ears, and it’s certainly an idea on the table, a core of the Corbynite Labour policy. But what would it mean, actually, in practice? It’s all undeniably vague, but the hope would be an evidence, and teacher-lead service, designed to educate and develop rather than to train and instil corporate values. Essentially the biggest criticism of a Corbynite government is that it is huge on ideas, but lacking on detail and delivery, but honestly, to me – that remains the beauty of it. The detail can, and should, be worked out by the deliverers, not left to political whims, interferences and devices. I didn’t learn free thought from school, and to... Read More »
With many children now off school for six weeks, parents are thinking of ways they can keep their children entertained. It is also important to ensure that your child still does something that’s are educational and keeps their brain ticking over throughout the holidays. You may want to invest in some workbooks and put aside an amount of time each week when you ask your children to sit down and work through some of the exercises in them. These books are often quite fun but you may find that your child quickly gets bored especially if they know their friends are playing games of that the sun is shining and they want to be outside. There are plenty of ways to have fun in the holidays whilst it still has... Read More »
As a teacher, you will have gone through years of training showing you how to teach children the information they need to take with them through school and into their adult life. Many of the skills you teach them will be academic and linked to maths, science, history etc but there is another side to teaching that should not be overlooked. Teachers will often need to help manage pupils behaviour and also friendships. This is especially true for early years such as key stage one where some children may not have mixed with other children much prior to starting school. It is important to teach a child and give them confidence in how to make friends and start to explain to them what is important. Often teachers will do the... Read More »
With many children now off school for six weeks, parents are thinking of ways they can keep their children entertained. It is also important to ensure that your child still does something that’s are educational and keeps their brain ticking over throughout the holidays. You may want to invest in some workbooks and put aside an amount of time each week when you ask your children to sit down and work through some of the exercises in them. These books are often quite fun but you may find that your child quickly gets bored especially if they know their friends are playing games of that the sun is shining and they want to be outside. There are plenty of ways to have fun in the holidays whilst it still has... Read More »
As a teacher, you will have gone through years of training showing you how to teach children the information they need to take with them through school and into their adult life. Many of the skills you teach them will be academic and linked to maths, science, history etc but there is another side to teaching that should not be overlooked. Teachers will often need to help manage pupils behaviour and also friendships. This is especially true for early years such as key stage one where some children may not have mixed with other children much prior to starting school. It is important to teach a child and give them confidence in how to make friends and start to explain to them what is important. Often teachers will do the... Read More »
