This resources contains 20 pages of literacy activities for KS3 - Year 8 and Year 9 students. Perfect for form times, or catch up literaxhsessions as well as homework. Complete and ready to use. Please make sure you leave a review if you like this resource and follow me: www.facebook.com/teachcoach

This resource includes over 3 pages of interview questions I have collated from various sources for pastoral assistant principal interviews. It covers every aspect of being a pastoral senior leader and includes spaces for you to print and write your answers to support preparation for interview. Please ensure you follow me: facebook.com/teachcoach

NEW FOR 2023! In this resource you will find a 14 slide ‘welcome back’ September assembly. This is a complete presentation, ready to be used! This assembly includes: an assembly entrance task including links to music to set an uplifting and positive mood a task focused on ‘new beginnings’ and what these might mean a space for staff introductions, including yourself if you are a new HOY a reflection activity for the previous academic year a slide for your expectations as HOY a slide which covers the ‘basics’ - uniform, equipment etc. a slide for school specific information on behaviour, equipment etc. a slide about what students can expect from their pastoral team a slide for any new projects you are launching with your year group a 5 minute clip on ‘study motivation’ a success contract for students to complete with their tutors This is the perfect assembly for starting back in September - either a new HOY or as one returning!

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 includes an hour long session (at least!) on how to stretch and challenge students as well as how to support them. This includes loads of ideas on how to differentiate for a variety of different learners and has plenty of quick strategies for staff to implement. Including: staff discussion about what diffentiation is staff reflecting on their current use of differentiation addressing misconceptions a video focused on supporting more able students 20 quick ways to support low ability 20 ways to stretch high ability suggestions for further reading ideas of for long term support and stretch This CPD also includes an editable booklet for staff to use during the CPD and I have included many of the templates referenced in the CPD which can be shared directly with staff to edit and use themselves. A complete CPD ready to use! Please follow me: facebook.com/teachcoach

In this resource, you will find a 4 page example teacher coach/teaching mentor/CPD lead application letter or supporting statement. These are usually roles which lead on coaching teachers and offering teaching and learning support for staff within school and are often internal positions. These may also be staff who lead on CPD, who audit CPD needs within school and work as a team with the SLT link for learning and teaching. This letter is useful if you are applying for any of these roles and should give you a great starting point. This resource is full of ideas for your own letter and is a great base for writing your own application. I always recommend making sure your own letter fits descriptions for roles and never send a blanket letter to schools or for internal positions. Please make sure you follow me on facebook: facebook.com/teachcoach

In this resource you will find a 2 page example letter of application careers lead role. This resource includes many ideas you could include your own letter as well as providing you a useful structure for organising your own application or supporting statement. This example application letter example provides a framework for writing your own letter. This is not intended to be a complete letter and will need editing and changing to make fit for your own role. I always recommend tailoring letters to specific job descriptions and ensure you tailor your letter to the school you’re applying to. You should always provide examples of the initiatives and programmes you have run as well as data to prove impact and your own learning.

This resource includes an assembly or form time on consequence and responsibility - actions and choices. This assembly includes a focus on: a linking image starter task to think about consequence situations in which there are actions and consequences a discussion of the meaning of consequence - explicitly drawing on Newton’s Third Law, Butterfly Effect Theory and looking a the concept of karma. the teenager brain and its understanding of consequences responsibilities of students within school Please make sure you follow me: facebook.com/teachcoach

This resource consists of a 33 page booklet of form time activities - the booklet itself contains 34 different form time style activities. Perfect for use in form time! The booklet includes sections on: literacy numeracy an introduction to careers (perfect for KS3!) mindfulness activities general activities like dingbats and creating a form coat of arms The activities include: maths colouring activities; requiring students to complete basic numeracy equations to colour using a key wordsearches using career words, positive attributes of learners, confidence associated words and more logo quizzes a career quiz to get students thinking about the future a career mind map for planning ideas on jobs dingbats for challenge and encouraging creative thinking word wheels for development of literacy skills sudukos and basic maths for development of numeracy skills gratitude activities to encourage mindfulness and calm mindfulness colouring to help focus and calm students positive quotes for boosting motivation and encouraging student wellbeing Please follow me on: facebook.com/teachcoach

This resource is an example improvement planning document for Heads of Year and Pastoral Leaders. It is designed to identify specific strategies for improvement and suggested methods of improving tracking. This document is designed for a focus on three key areas: behaviour attendance attainment + homework This would compliment well with my other improvement planning document on my shop The Teaching Coach. If you like the resource please consider leaving a review or liking my page: www.facebook.com/teachcoach

This resource is an assembly focused on ‘unplugging’. It was created for National Unplugging Day but could be used for any time you are concerned about the use of technology in your year groups. At the end of the assembly, students are asked to volunteer their phones for a set amount of time. I chose until the end of the school day. Students were given a plastic sandwich bag and label and their wrote their name on the bag, alongside sealing the bag with a knot. On the way out of the assembly, students hand their phone in - placing them in a box. This box is then safely stored in a locked office or safe. Students were then able to collect their phones at the end of the day. For participating, students got a reward of a text home and positive reward points. I tried this assembly twice with my year group and each time got over 60% participation. Students were always exceptionally reflective and were often surprised by how uncomfortable they felt without their phones. This is a great way to get students reflecting on their reliance on technology and their potential overuse of phones and other electronics. Please ALWAYS be responsible with student belongings - students handing phones in should be treated with respect and stored securely at all times. Please leave a review if find the assembly use and consider following my page: www.facebook.com/teachcoach

This resource is a PDF template for form time quality assurance. It includes a tick box column for key aspects of form time including: student behaviours literacy and numeracy + speaking skills behaviour and enviroment student stretch and support It also includes an area for strengths and areas for development as well as space for comments. Please follow me on: facebook.com/teachcoach

This 15-20 minutes assembly is centred on: the definition of self esteem and confidence how to identify low self esteem how we can affect other people’s self worth and confidence directly or indirectly how we can support someone to be more confident encourage students to be more confident in themselves Please follow my page: www.facebook.com/teachcoach

In this resource you will find guidance on prioritisation in tray task. This guidance goes through the purpose of an in tray like this, including why they’re used, how to ace them and things to avoid! This document also provides an example prioritisation task for you to practice prior to the interview. Please note: this resource does include a worked example of the answers but this order is without justification - this is because there is no set correct answers for a priorisation task - you only need to make informed and educated decisions and justify your answers clearly. Your answers may be different to the ones on the template - but this does not make them incorrect as long as you clearly and rationally justified your answers.

This resource is an attendance interview/action plan template. It includes space for student/parent and staff to discuss attendance issues and space to write up agreed short and long term strategies. It also includes space for three final targets and a space to review targets. It also contains space to write current attendance, previously used interventions and a space for parent/staff/student signatures. Great as a part of an intervention for poor attendance. Please make sure you follow me on: facebook.com/teachcoach

This resource is a ‘behaviour reflection board’. This worksheet can be used to encourage students to reflect on their behaviour and to consider influences on their behaviour, their dislikes and likes as well as their triggers and how the believe they are best motivated. This is designed to be completed by students individually or in groups and students be used to help plan a course of action. It can be paired with a behaviour action plan to share with staff as well as a behaviour contract. I’d love to know if you find this useful. Please follow me on: facebook.com/teachcoach

Almost 80 potential senior leadership interview questions - including main questions and likely follow up questions! Includes questions on: stress management curriculum and evaluation creativity communication partnerships personal and leadership technical skills human relations adaptability decision making securing results Make sure you follow me on: facebook.com/teachcoach