Initial teacher education

Will Bailey-Watson is Subject Lead of PGCE History at the University of Reading. He shares his ideas for a best-practice approach to enquiry questions for training history teachers.

Use lesson observations and root cause analysis, the 'Five whys', to help you to become a more reflective practitioner during your training year. Lorna Smith, Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Bristol, shares her expert guidance.

Here’s our guide to help you to avoid some of the professional pitfalls of your training and ECT years. With nearly 125 years of experience in the classroom between them, Teachit’s editors share their experiences of coping with everything from sleep deprivation and keeping healthy to unexpected knickers and stolen mugs.

Lorna Smith is Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Bristol. She shares some fundamental tips for lesson planning to help with effective classroom management during your training year.

Parents' evenings can be a bit daunting or even stressful when you are a training or early career teacher. We share our top tips for effective feedback and communication with parents.

Lorna Smith, Senior Lecturer in Education, considers some of the ways training and newly qualified teachers can support students with their learning.