Overview

With an emphasis on developing a reflective, resilient approach that will ensure both effective teaching and teacher well-being, Surviving and Thriving in the Secondary School covers key issues that may be encountered in the day-to-day practice of teaching in the secondary school. With evidence-based practice at the forefront, this volume allows new teachers to avoid common pitfalls of teaching and it will help provide a new-found confidence within the classroom. Including a wide range of tasks that will help guide and demonstrate successful practice, this book covers topics and concerns such as: Building relationships within teaching Managing and responding to change Becoming an inclusive educator Working to improve classroom climate and pupil behaviour Assessment, homework and marking Inclusion of digital technologies and ICT Looking after yourself and your professional development Surviving and Thriving in the Secondary School can be utilised to help support and provide ideas on specific areas of concern, or it can be read as a continuing professional development (CPD) companion, allowing practice to be developed and refined. Written by world-renown experts in the field, this volume provides support for all newly qualified teachers and is an essential resource for the first year of teaching and beyond.

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Author:   Susan Capel (Brunel University, UK) ,  Julia Lawrence (University of Hull.) ,  Marilyn Leask (University of Bedfordshire, UK) ,  Sarah Younie
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.642kg
ISBN:  

9781138489707

ISBN 10:   1138489700
Pages:   334
Publication Date:   23 October 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents List of illustrations List of tasks List of contributors INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 Beyond your initial teacher education: staying in teaching Kate Reynolds Culture and context; building relationships; building time for yourself; social media; subject associations; inspections Chapter 2 Managing constant change Lizana Oberholzer Why change; managing and responding to change; strategies for implementing change Chapter 3 Mentoring and being mentored Trevor Wright Some mentoring challenges; Competence, apprenticeship and reflection; The mentoring relationship Chapter 4 Thriving in your subject department Steve Puttick and Nick Gee What makes a subject department; Organiation; Culture; Psychological safety. Chapter 5 Working with teaching assistants and other adults in the classroom to support subject teaching Fiona Hall and Maxine Pountney Defining roles; Qualifications, Training experiences; Deployment, preparedness and practice; Classroom leadership and realtionships with other adults. Chapter 6 Role of the form tutor Alexandra Titchmarsh Grouping pupils for pastoral care; The role of a form tutor; What does a form tutor do?; Preparation and organisation for, and running of, your form time; attributes and skills of a good form tutor Chapter 7 Every teacher is a teacher of English Paul Gardner Text types; expectations at KS2; describing language; oral language; reading Chapter 8 Every student counts: learning mathematics across the curriculum Jennie Golding, Rosalyn Hyde and Alison Clark-Wilson Nature of mathematics; curriculum; conceptions and misconceptions; representing mathematics; concrete – visual – abstract pedagogy; digital technologies; language for mathematics Chapter 9 Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education (PSHE) Natasha Bye-Brookes Defining PSHE education; Programme of Study; Delivering PSHE education; Planning for PSHE education. Chapter 10 Becoming an inclusive educator: developing your practice as a mainstream teacher of pupils with SEND Mark Pulsford and Sana Rizvi Building your knowledge base; Development of SEND in the UK; Definitions and areas of SEND; Models of disability; Understanding self and others; Inclusive practice Chapter 11 Working to improve classroom climate and pupil behaviour Terry Haydn Learner behaviour; Classroom climate; Characteristics of teachers with excellence in behaviour management Chapter 12 Understanding learners’ primary experiences and transition Brian Matthews and Lyn Matthews Fundamentals of Primary Education; Transition; Teaching year 7; Implications for teaching Chapter 13 Learning beyond the classroom Mark Chidler and Elizabeth Plummer Defining learning beyond the classroom; LBtC and the curriculum; LBtC and developing everyday classroom practice; Museums to support teaching and learning; Planning for LBtC; Professional Development Chapter 14 Improving pupil progress through quality questioning and talk Nikki Booth Using formative assessment to enhance the quality of teacher-learner talk; Taxonomies for higher-level thinking and talking: Bloom’s and SOLO; Effective questioning; Chapter 15 Assessment, homework and marking Helen Cassady and Barry Harwood Accountability measures; Progress 8; Assessment 8; Marking; Homework Chapter 16 Making the curriculum your own Chris Shelton and Julia O’Kelly Understanding the school curriculum; How a subject curriculum is made; Designing the curriculum; The curriculum and your professional autonomy Chapter 17 Digital technologies: pedagogies and classroom practice Andrew Csizmadia and Jon Audain Digital technologies; Digital pedagogies; ICT competence framework; Flipped learning; Gamification; Professional Learning. Chapter 18 Leadership and management Rachel Peckover School structures; Types of Leadership; Preparing for leadership: Competencies; Leadership development Chapter 19 Researching your teaching Eira Wyn Patterson Developing your research design; Developing questions; Literature review; Research methodology; research methods and tools; ethics; data analysis Chapter 20 Looking after yourself and your professional development Derek Boyle Surviving; Wellbeing and the mentoring relationship; Self-realisation to actualisation; support networks; recognising your own indicators; coping strategies; mentoring moving to coaching; onwards and upwards Appendix 1 Glossary of terms Appendix 2 Subject associations and teaching councils Appendix 3 Useful websites

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Susan Capel is Emeritus Professor (Physical Education) at Brunel University, UK. Julia Lawrence is Senior Lecturer at the University of Hull, UK. Marilyn Leask is Chief Editor of the MESH Guides initiative and visiting professor at the University of Winchester and De Montfort University, UK. Sarah Younie is Professor of Education Innovation at De Montfort University, UK, and Co-Chair of the Education Futures Collaboration charity.

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