What makes a good nqt

Belgrave St. Timekeeping Be on time for lessons getting there before the children really helps classroom management as you are there from the outset to eliminate any issues. Learn their names as quickly as possible Pupils appreciate it and it helps your classroom management if you need to address them. Use photos in your planning file to help when marking books. Start as you mean to go on In all areas but particularly your mastery of the classroom — use seating plans from the outset and stick to them.

Follow up by asking them to choose 3 of the cards to be their targets. Be familiar with the school behaviour policy You need to follow this through in your practice. B e territorial Remember it is your room and your lesson, walk around the room, talk to as many children as you can and let them know that no area of the room is out of bounds to you. Insist on silence before you speak Wait for it. Make sure you have presence and confidence Even if it is an act!

Children prefer this and will feel safer knowing that you are in charge. Be the biggest personality in the room. It helps you not to forget things and children feel safer when they know the routine. Make sure you are professional in every way Refer to Part 2 of the Teacher Standards. Expect to spend a lot of time working outside of school hours, but you must learn when to stop.

Prioritise your life over anything else. Get to know the school community. Get involved with students' events outside your subject and get to know your colleagues well. Ask colleagues about their plans and if there is a staff football team, gym or routine visits to the pub then ask if you can pop along.

Another way to get to know colleagues is to ask them for a favour. For example, ask art for colouring pens or PE for stop clocks. Although these contacts might start as emails, you get your name known and can say hello and thank you in the corridor.

Ensure you prepare exciting, engaging and challenging lessons. Forget formal observations, you're being observed by up to 30 pupils every lesson. It's your chance to put into practice all that you've learnt. But it's also the time to experiment and take risk with a strategy or technique. Be your own teacher. Try to make your subject relevant to your pupils. Think back to your own school days and how the teachers who inspired you made you love your subject.

That said, be guided by whoever has curriculum responsibility for the subjects you teach. Don't be afraid to ask for help. If you need help then ask. Your mentor and professional mentor are there for support.

Ask to go and observe other colleagues. Be enthusiastic, professional and keen to learn. You won't be the finished article — no teacher ever is. Speak to colleagues and tap into their wisdom; we have a wealth of skills and knowledge in our own schools and you don't always need to go out to external courses. Don't get caught in the staff room moaning about a particular class or pupil. Be honest with your mentor and ask them to be honest with you. As a new teacher, it sometimes feels like there is a lot that is out of your control.

You can start to drive the agenda of your own development needs as the year goes on though. Feel empowered to take risks and remember that the impact you have on your pupils is within your own control. Use the protected time you have this year to help YOU become a better teacher. Turn to your support network, whether that be friends you went through your ITT with or family and friends who are not involved in education.

Leave early one day a week. Have interests outside of school. If you need some external support, The Education Support Partnership is a charity providing round-the-clock mental health and wellbeing support services to all education staff. Maybe you have a passion for your subject, or you enjoy working with young people, or maybe you want to do something that really feels like you are making a difference.

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