This book is a direct, useful and practical guide with advice about everything from parent interviews, seeking promotion, to taking assembly and surviving Ofsted. Hazel Bennett writes engagingly and informatively about the things that really matter when you're training to be a teacher. Covering all the practicalities - from choosing the right course and getting into your first-choice college, through to finding the right teaching post for you and juggling a life with your new career - her advice is realistic and down-to-earth. Creative suggestions for planning mock lessons at college and strategies for surviving the dreaded teaching practice are included, as are tips for passing the literacy, numeracy and ICT tests. Quite simply the ultimate survival manual for trainees everywhere! This new edition is more accessible than ever and contains the latest professional standards.

A direct, useful and practical trainee teacher guide with advice about everything from meeting parents and taking assembly, to seeking promotion and surviving inspection.

About the Author
Hazel Bennett is a teacher with over 30 years experience in primary, secondary, special, inner-city and suburban schools. She is the author of the best-selling 'Ultimate Teacher's Guide'.

Reviews
Title mention in the Writers' News, 2007 * The Writers' News *
Having worked as a primary school teacher for more than 35 years, Hazel has seen many changes in the profession and is well-placed to share her experiences with those entering teaching for the first time * Writers Forum, 1 June 2009 *
...offers a down-to-earth, practical advice about all aspects of teacher training - from choosing the right course to surviving teaching practice and applying for jobs. * Child Education Plus, November 2009 *
It's filled with very direct, useful and practical advice about everything from parent interviews, through seeking promotion, to taking assembly and surviving Ofsted. Unlike most books of its type, it recognises that teachers have a home life - which may include their own children - to deal with. * TES, First Appointments *
This is a brilliant book and it seriously got me through my teaching practice. It is full of really useful and practical information and unlike most teaching books it is an enjoyable read. It deals with preparation for training, getting onto the course, getting through the course and finding your first job. If you are about to start your teacher training then you should add this to your bookshelf. * Amazon reader's review *



Book Information
ISBN 9781847060563
Author Hazel Bennett
Format Paperback
Page Count 184
Imprint Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC