
Do You Want to Share That with the Class?
Honest Advice and Hilarious Anecdotes for Primary ECTs
James Pearce(Author)
Bloomsbury Education (Publisher)
Published on 9. November 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-80199-356-2 (ISBN)
Description
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"If there's one thing I can guarantee in your first year, it's that you will experience every emotion possible. Fear should never be the first... always start with excitement!" Those words were the best piece of advice I was given as I stepped into my first teaching role and I wrote this book to show you the same. While teaching is a rollercoaster, the rewarding career you are about to embark on will be filled with fun, challenge, success, satisfaction and much more.
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Each chapter in this funny book explores an element of the school year that any new primary teacher could encounter during their first year in the classroom. From assemblies to trips, observations to Ofsted, and Christmas performances to performance reviews, each topic is bursting with anecdotes (with all of the funny bits left in) and provides tips and techniques to help you navigate the Early Career Framework.
This book is here to be a companion and a guide as you approach your first teaching role and to support you both professionally and personally.
"If there's one thing I can guarantee in your first year, it's that you will experience every emotion possible. Fear should never be the first... always start with excitement!" Those words were the best piece of advice I was given as I stepped into my first teaching role and I wrote this book to show you the same. While teaching is a rollercoaster, the rewarding career you are about to embark on will be filled with fun, challenge, success, satisfaction and much more.
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Each chapter in this funny book explores an element of the school year that any new primary teacher could encounter during their first year in the classroom. From assemblies to trips, observations to Ofsted, and Christmas performances to performance reviews, each topic is bursting with anecdotes (with all of the funny bits left in) and provides tips and techniques to help you navigate the Early Career Framework.
This book is here to be a companion and a guide as you approach your first teaching role and to support you both professionally and personally.
Reviews / Votes
Starting to teach is a scary time. This book demystifies the process. It will hold your hand through the first year and beyond. * Haili Hughes, Principal Lecturer at the University of Sunderland @HughesHaili * This practical and informative book will be an inspiration for teachers who are beginning their career. I love the great tips and advice, such as 'be yourself'. * Dr Neil Hawkes, Founder of Values-based Education * Packed with excellent advice, James Pearce provides a survival blueprint for those at the start of their teaching career. [...] Hilarious and informative; an essential guide for new teachers. * Educate *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 129 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
302 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80199-356-2 (9781801993562)
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James Pearce
Do You Want to Share That with the Class?
Honest Advice and Hilarious Anecdotes for Primary Ects
E-Book
11/2023
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Education
€13.99
Available for download

James Pearce
Do You Want to Share That with the Class?
Honest Advice and Hilarious Anecdotes for Primary Ects
E-Book
11/2023
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Education
€13.99
Available for download
Person
James Pearce is a primary school teacher and the voice behind 'Life of an ECT'. He was inspired to write about his real-world experiences after not hearing from a single ECT during his studies and training, starting his blog in 2013. James uses his decade of primary teaching experience to shed a positive light on the early teaching experience as a guest lecturer, speaker and ECT mentor. Follow James at @LifeOfECT on Twitter.
Content
Introduction
The night before
Inset days
The first day with a new class
Marking
Questions
Staff meetings
Course days
Guess who?
The first observation
Break duty
School trips
Assemblies
Parents' evenings
Non-school uniform days
Performances
Staff nights out
The work-life balance
Running a club
Cake sales
Half terms
Exams
Residential trips
Class assemblies
Strike day
Ofsted
Governors
Bank holidays
Wet playtimes
The summer fair
Behaviour
Complaints
Sports day
The little things
Countdowns to everything
The final day of the year
Young versus old
Outside perceptions
Desk-chair days
Funny moments
The night before
Inset days
The first day with a new class
Marking
Questions
Staff meetings
Course days
Guess who?
The first observation
Break duty
School trips
Assemblies
Parents' evenings
Non-school uniform days
Performances
Staff nights out
The work-life balance
Running a club
Cake sales
Half terms
Exams
Residential trips
Class assemblies
Strike day
Ofsted
Governors
Bank holidays
Wet playtimes
The summer fair
Behaviour
Complaints
Sports day
The little things
Countdowns to everything
The final day of the year
Young versus old
Outside perceptions
Desk-chair days
Funny moments