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Video requests (original: September) ; 5-6
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You don't get on with your mentor ; You're returning to work after maternity leave ; You're managing challenging relationships ; Professional conduct dilemmas for teachers ; You're new to middle leadership ; You're running an open evening ; You're taking a class you don't know ; Transition from KS1 to KS2. |
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An expert gives trainee teachers straightforward advice on how they can build good relationships with their mentors. Trevor Wright, author and senior lecturer in education at the University of Worcester, says the relationship is not an equal one; but there are steps trainee teachers can take to re-balance the relationship. This involves the trainee teacher taking responsibility for managing the processes involved, and learning how to respond to criticism of their teaching in order to take charge of their own development as professionals. |
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Expert advice on the challenges faced by new middle leaders in this video which supports CPD. The role of a new middle leader can include new responsibilities--from observing colleagues and feeding back, to implementing top-down change, or helping the senior team bring about change. The Head of Leadership at London's Institute of Education, Mary Dawe, and middle leaders from The Crest Girls Academy in north London offer practical advice for those initial days. |
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For teachers returning to work after maternity leave, there are many questions and concerns - like when to contact school, the working arrangements and demands on parental time. New mum Clare Smith is head of history at St James Catholic High School in London. Now that baby Abigail is six months old, she's beginning to plan her return to work. Clare needs to know when she should confirm her date of return and what new arrangements she can put in place. She's also thinking about workload - how can she plan for parent/teacher evenings, for childcare and career progression. And if she decides not to go back to work at all, what happens? Head of employment, rights and conditions at the NUT, Amanda Brown, answers each of Clare's concerns in turn. This programme was created by the Video Request Service in direct response to a request from the Teachers TV audience. |
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Open evenings offer parents a window into schools, helping them reach a decision about their child's future. How can schools make the best of the opportunity? Patricia Wright, Deputy Headteacher at Stoke Newington High School & Sixth Form in north London, shares her experience of inviting hundreds of potential new pupils to school.Patricia reveals when she starts the planning process, shares tips on publicity and explains how she organises school life to showcase the school. This programme was created by the Video Request Service in direct response to a request from the Teachers TV audience. If you d like to make a suggestion, follow the Request a Video link. |
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Practical advice from experts at the Institute of Education and current school leaders to help middle leaders manage challenging situations with their staff. From subject leader to curriculum co-ordinator and head of department, the nature of the role puts staff relationships centre-stage. Experts from the Institute of Education work with new middle-leaders to offer advice on how to manage challenging relationships. This includes ways of resolving conflict and building your own emotional intelligence. Current school leaders also offer practical tips. |
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Taking a class you don't know can prompt fear in the most experienced teacher. But Headteacher Geoff Barton recommends drawing from what he calls the micro-skills of the effective teacher. These are key skills effective teachers appear to have, he explains to trainee teachers at his school, King Edward VI School in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk.Taking ownership of the classroom from the moment you enter, is key to a successful learning experience. Even the smallest symbols such as asking pupils to flick on a light switch, show authority lies with the teacher from the first minutes of the lesson. Geoff looks at where the effective teacher stands, the use of silence and how using body language can influence a class you don?t know. This programme was created by the Video Request Service in direct response to a request from the Teachers TV audience. If you'd like to make a suggestion, follow the Request a Video link. |
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The balance shifts for pupils in Year 2 as they move to a more formal curriculum in preparation for Year 3 and beyond. But for some children, there's an extra complication of moving schools, as they transfer from infant to junior school. The headteachers from Carlisle Infant School and Hampton Hill Junior Schools in south west London explain how they manage the transition for their pupils - looking at when the process begins, how they help parents adjust, how the learning changes and key elements that make for a smoother journey. This programme was created by the Video Request Service in direct response to a request from the Teachers TV audience. If you'd like to make a suggestion, follow the Request a Video link. |
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This short video features NQTs discussing potential dilemmas for professional conduct. Alan Newland from the GTC introduces NQTs from the University of Hertfordshire to topics which may crop up in their careers. Discussion topics cover: online social media networks, extreme political views, flirtatious banter and life outside school. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012). |
| Other forms | Previously released as DVD. |
| Language | This edition in English. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction television programs. |
| Genre/form | Instructional television programs. |
