So you've finished your teacher training and found yourself a job . . .
the hard bit is over right? But, hold on, how do you actually survive
your FIRST YEAR in teaching?!
The NQT year is notoriously difficult and hard work. Challenges include
meeting your new colleagues and making the right first impression,
preparing and planning your lessons, managing the mountain of marking
and most
scary of all . . . being in charge of a whole class by yourself for the
first time!
But don't panic - help is at hand from expert teacher and education
writer Sue Cowley. In this new edition of her bestselling book, she
supports new teachers through the stresses and strains, and the highs
and lows of their
first year in teaching.
She's there to guide you right from the start of day one, lesson one,
with the acknowledgement that "your stomach feels like lead and your
mouth feels as dry as the Sahara desert". She's there through each term
advising on time-saving lesson plans, easy to implement behavior
management tips and how to help children who have special educational
needs. She's there right until the end of the year when she ensures that
you feel triumphantly on top of report writing and your first parents'
evening. All of her methods are tried-and-tested and real life case
studies exemplify how (and how not) to put them in to practice.
This new edition has been fully updated with new diagrams and checklists
to boost your organisational and time management skills. It also
includes refreshed and up-to-date case studies and extra examples for
primary school teachers.
Written in Sue Cowley's honest, accessible and down to earth style, How
to Survive your First Year in Teaching is a must have for all new
teachers embarking on their NQT year.
