Updated This resource is a Head of Year application covering letter. It has been created using knowledge of the role and experience of previous pastoral applications. This includes sections on: attendance behaviour progress using experience of being a form tutor and teacher parent-carer partnerships high expectations and behaviour management student development/extra curricular/pastoral development working with a team of tutors reading data working with external agencies celebrating student achievement This template is over 4 pages long and packed full of ideas to use! Please consider following my page at: www.facebook.com/teachcoach

This resource is Set 3 of potential Head of Year interview questions. This includes 12 key questions you are likely to be asked on a Head of Year or pastoral Middle Leader interview. The list is, of course, not definitive, but the questions are based on experiences in 3 successful interviews for Head of Year posts. Please leave a review if you find them useful or would like more questions. Please also consider following my page: https://www.facebook.com/teachcoach/

Updated This resource is a second example of a Head of Year or Head of House application covering letter which I have collated using my knowledge of the role and my experience of previous pastoral applications. This template is 3 pages long as is full of ideas which you could use including: attendance behaviour progress parent-carer partnerships building positive ethos leading a team of tutors reading data working with external agencies celebrating student achievement being a strong teacher Please consider following my page at: www.facebook.com/teachcoach

This resource consists of 15 questions you may expect to be asked on an interview for head of department/faculty/curriculum area etc. Set 2 and Set 3 can also be purchased from my shop. Please ensure you follow me on: facebook.com/teachcoach

This resource consists of an additional 15 questions you may expect to be asked on an interview for head of department/faculty/curriculum area etc. Set 1 and Set 2 can also be purchased from my shop. Please ensure you follow me on: facebook.com/teachcoach

This resource includes a 14 slide powerpoint on the effective use of seating plans. It includes research on seating plans, a workable class example for staff to have a go at planning for, top tips on using seating plans and further reading. Perfect for NQTs or RQTs. It can be used as part of a CPD, a CPD by itself or can be used by RQTs and NQTs as part of their own professional development. Please ensure you follow me at: facebook.com/teachcoach

This resource includes a 13 slide powerpoint on the effective use of routines in your lessons. It includes lots of advice and suggestions for using routines in your lessons as well as top tips about what routines to implement. Perfect for NQTs or RQTs. This can be used as a CPD, part of a CPD or simply as professional development. Make sure you follow me on: facebook.com/teachcoach

This resource is designed to support pre-application and interview visits to schools, specifically the questions you may ask of a school during your visit. For this, I have compiled a list of 20 questions which you can ask on during and after your tour to get the most from your visit and to stand out from the crowd of other candidates! I also explain what you might find out about a school from some of these questions and what benefit of asking them might be for you. As part of this resource, I also make suggestions for ‘top tips’ to get a feel for the school during your visit and how to make sure you school is a good fit for you. This is a great resource for new and experienced staff considering applications to new schools or those who have secured interviews and want to find out more about their prospective new employer. Please make sure you follow me: facebook.com/teachcoach

In this 4 page resource, I cover guidance for making your first application to a school as an NQT or training teacher. This includes lots of great tips on what your personal statement should include as well as answers to questions about how it should look and what makes an effective statement. The resource also includes an example letter template for writing your statement. This resource is designed to give training teachers the confidence to make their application and complete their personal statement comfortably! Make sure you follow me: facebook.com/teachcoach

This resource contains 3 pages of guidance on planning and resourcing your teaching interview lesson. This includes: a pre-planning checklist to help guide you through everything you should think about before planning your lesson including what information to ask the school for before you begin! 5 detailed planning top tips including details about how to make sure your interview lesson goes to plan perfectly! a frequently asked questions section including answers to: ‘will I have time to do a starter?’ ‘should I use name tags?’ and ‘What about a seating plan?’ Finally this resource includes an extended pre-interview checklist of things to help you make sure you have everything sorted for your interview! Please make sure you follow me on facebook.com/teachcoach

This resource is a 15 sheet tracker designed to be used for up to three classes. It includes: a sheet to track data for each group, including SEN information, PP and ability info, as well as having a space for your teaching notes about students, gender and student name a sheet to track assessment data including baseline data and up to 6 assessments which (you can add more as needed) a homework tracker for you to track the title of each piece, who has completed each piece and space for you to record sanctions a detention tracker for you to accurately record detentions and who has turned up for them an intervention tracker - for you to log interventions with students making tracking of actions you’ve taken easier, including for apprasials and line management discussions. The spreadsheet is brightly coloured and visual pleasing as well as being pre-filtered and ready to use! Please follow me on facebook - facebook.com/teachcoach

In this resource, you will find a 31 questions for a CPD/Teacher Coach role. These questions as designed to used by anyone who looking at a supportive teaching and learning role, for examples, mentoring teachers, leading on CPD in school or working closely with the lead on teaching and learning. A great range of questions to help you prepare for interview. Please make sure you follow me: facebook.com/teachcoach

In this resource you will find an application supporting statement/covering letter example for an newly qualified teacher applying for the first job. This framework is designed to give you a good base to start your own letter. Make sure to follow me: facebook.com/teachcoach

In this resource, I cover all the things a Pastoral Leader may need to know about how to support high achieving students. This is aimed specifically at pastoral staff and intends to describe how best these staff can help students. The 6 page resource includes: who are HA students? the different types of HA students (6 types) the characteristics or traits HA students are likely to demonstrate mental health and high ability students 20 detailed strategies/suggestions for you to support a HA student as a pastoral leader Please follow me on facebook - facebook.com/teachcoach

This resource is intended to take your through a prioritisation task which you may find on a SENCo interview. This resource includes information about what this kind of task looks like, why interviewers include this kind of task, the skills they are looking for you to demonstrate, common pitfalls and how to avoid them. It also includes top tips on answering prioritisation questions on interview and an example prioritisation task for you to practice prior to interview day On the PDF, there is a blank chart for you to practice 12 provided priorities and 5 of these have been put into a worked example also. Please make sure you follow me: facebook.com/teachcoach

In this resource, you will find a PDF of a CPD professional development tracker for staff. Within the PDF, there are three different styles to chose from! Each of them provides space to: list the title of the CPD who delivered the CPD the date it was completed key learning takeaways how the CPD links with the teaching standards Perfect for new and experienced teachers alike! Please make sure you follow me: facebook.com/teachcoach

In this 6 page PDF, I cover the responsibilities that an assistant Head of Year might take on to support a Head of Year. We also cover top tips and guidance for how to be most effective in this role and advice for using this role to gain the experience needed to step up the role of Head of Year full time. It also contains answers to frequently asked questions which you may be thinking about and lists the things you should do to learn the most from your experience. This is a great resource for new and existing Deputy/Assistant Heads of Year. facebook.com/teachcoach