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NQT
The beginning teacher's guide to outstanding practice
Edited by:
- Wendy Jolliffe - University of Hull, UK
- David Waugh - University of Durham, UK
July 2017 | 248 pages | Learning Matters
Don’t smile until Christmas. "Never be afraid to ask for help." "Always accept a cup of tea when it’s offered to you."
There’s no shortage of tips, tricks and friendly advice for newly qualified teachers, but how can they separate the wheat from the chaff? What is recommended, reliable, and backed by expertise and evidence?
The NQT book is written by experienced teachers and teacher training experts—sources you can trust to provide pragmatic and evidence-based support. Here are top five reasons why you should recommend it to your trainees:
There’s no shortage of tips, tricks and friendly advice for newly qualified teachers, but how can they separate the wheat from the chaff? What is recommended, reliable, and backed by expertise and evidence?
The NQT book is written by experienced teachers and teacher training experts—sources you can trust to provide pragmatic and evidence-based support. Here are top five reasons why you should recommend it to your trainees:
- Provides guidance that is a natural extension of their teacher training
- Avoids quick fixes and shortcuts that will prove unhelpful in the long-term
- Covers areas NQTs say they need more support including communicating with parents and carers and teaching EAL pupils
- A focus on mindfulness and teacher wellbeing to guide NQTs in maintaining a healthy work-life balance
- Case studies and research summaries provide evidence of the impact of particular approaches and why
Wendy Jolliffe and David Waugh
Introduction
Wendy Jolliffe
Becoming an accredited teacher
Yasmin Valli
The Teachers’ Standards
Wendy Jolliffe
Effective learning
Wendy Delf
Effective teaching
Hilary Smith
Behaviour for learning
Julia Lawrence
Reflecting on your teaching
Paul Hopkins
Using evidence to inform teaching
Paul Hopkins
Technology and the new teacher
Clare Head
Speech, language and communication needs
Kamil Trzebiatowski
Building Academic Language in Learners of English as an Additional Language
John Bennett
Grammar, punctuation and spelling
Wendy Jolliffe
Supporting struggling readers and the role of phonics
David Waugh
The wider role of the teacher
Alison McManus
Being mindful of teacher wellbeing
Really informative, lots of practical advice for trainee teachers
Teacher Education, Accrington And Rossendale College
June 19, 2017
This will be beneficial for our trainees to dip into as we are always looking for ways to help trainees improve their practice.
Much of what is mentioned will form the foundation of some of the seminar sessions
Very good
Faculty of Education & Health, Greenwich University
August 25, 2018
