Teaching tips to trainee teachers
This year, two of my Theology department colleagues have completed their PGCE with Buckingham University, and it made me think about when I did my PGCE 8 years ago. So, I thought I would revisit the notes I made and write some tips for trainee teachers. 5 top tips for all teachers: Reappraise planning & resources throughout the year What has worked, what hasn’t? How can you improve it? This is something we can all get lazy at... and end up using the same resources with the same flaws the following year! My top tip is to colour it in red as you go along and write what didn't work in red to remind you to update it next year Feedback: provide time in lessons for feedback. Build it into planning. Provide time to reflect on marking, make corrections and write targets for next time to allow them to grow and understand your feedback. This is particularly important for me as most of the pupils can't read my writing! Ask for feedback on your teaching. You can read feedback I r