The Teaching Coach is a platform to help teachers, leaders and support staff by providing a range of quality pastoral, teaching and career resources.
You will find a host of resources here from form times and assemblies through to interview prep, application letters, professional development and guidance. Not to mention, lessons, schemes of work and learning resources.
If you can't see what you need, you can email me at: theteachingcoach@hotmail.com.
The Teaching Coach is a platform to help teachers, leaders and support staff by providing a range of quality pastoral, teaching and career resources.
You will find a host of resources here from form times and assemblies through to interview prep, application letters, professional development and guidance. Not to mention, lessons, schemes of work and learning resources.
If you can't see what you need, you can email me at: theteachingcoach@hotmail.com.
This resource includes a two page formal behaviour contact which can be used in parental meetings with students to set targets for behaviour within school.
This resource includes space for 3 targets with success criteria and a review deadline. It also includes space for reflection on behaviour concerns, what good will look like and strengths.
There is also space for students, parents/carers and staff to sign and space for additional notes.
In word format to allow for editing.
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In this resource, you will find a PDF of 12 weekly spelling tests. This are aimed at students who’s spelling is below their chronological age or who have been identified for catch up.
These spelling lists are comprised using the KS2 spelling lists including
words from Years 3-4 and 5-6. The lists become progressively harder
as the weeks progress with 9 onwards being Year 5-6 words.
These can be distributed to students as a homework or used as part of a catch up programme.
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In this resource you will find my 7000 word NQPML (middle leadership qualification) write up. The focus for my project was an afterschool intervention which focused on developing growth mindset and resilience for Year 7.
The document references lots of great leadership research for NQPML and took a great deal of time to pull together. This particular pro forma is broken down into the ‘competencies’ assessed and the three parts of the project - planning, evaluation and leading the priority.
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This resource is a behaviour contract aimed to get student focusing on their strengths as well as their areas for development and their targets.
A great, more informal, way to get students reflect and owning their behaviour. This is perfect as an initial way of getting students to improve behaviour.
If you are looking for a more formal behaviour contract including parents/carers - you can find one here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/behaviour-contract-target-setting-success-contract-form-tutor-head-of-year-12454907
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This resource is a session which focuses on what makes a successful school including student exploring expectations of both themselves as learners and of teachers. It ends in students creating a ‘success contract’ which pupils at their ideal school would sign.
This resources pairs exceptionally well with the ‘what makes a great learner’ session which can be found on my shop.
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This resource is a form session or PSHE session which requires student to ‘design their own school’.
It explores gives suggestions for what you might include in the building of a school as well as a budgeting price list for students to make extras for their school building.
This session involves presenting to staff (of choice) at the end and those staff may judge the best school.
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This reflection sheet is a fun, light hearted way for tutors to reflect on the year just gone. It is perfect for the end of the year and to get tutors reflecting on their form tutor role, their highlights and their low lights.
I have had great success with this in the past a tutors generally appreciate the opportunity to feedback as well as the opportunity to reflect in a informal way on their year.
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This resource is a venn diagram which can be used to better understand your year group and which students may have multiple vulnerabilities - therefore which students may need more targetted support and intervention.
This sheet pairs well with my venn diagram template and they can be used together.
You can find the bundle of my 3 venn diagrams here: www.tes.com/teaching-resource/understanding-your-year-group-class-vulnerability-venn-diagram-bundle-12344429
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This resource is a venn diagram which can be used to better understand your year group and which students may have multiple vulnerabilities - therefore which students may need more targetted support and intervention. This venn looks at safeguarding, behaviour and PP.
This sheet pairs well with my venn diagram template and they can be used together.
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A bundle of my three venn diagrams can be found here: www.tes.com/teaching-resource/understanding-your-year-group-class-vulnerability-venn-diagram-bundle-12344429
This bundle includes 3 venn diagrams which can be used to better understand your year group and which students may have multiple vulnerabilities - therefore which students may need more targetted support and intervention.
They focus on the different vulnerabilities a student may face including: behaviour, PP, male, safeguarding and attendance.
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This PDF contains a set of 18 positive thinking cards. Each card contains a quote or message which relates to positive thinking or happiness/attitude.
These have been designed to be used to support student positive thinking and wellbeing. They can be printed or given to students as a set, or used as part of a self-esteem, positivity or wellbeing session. These could also be used during tutor time or PSHE lessons if appropriate.
There are lots of potential uses. :)
These are not a replacement for counselling or other mental health services and are not intended to be reductionist.
Instructions for use are included also.
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In this resource you will find ready to use ‘concern cards’. These are cards which can be used by staff and by students to ‘log’ concerns with form tutors or heads of year.
Cards can be kept in a space outside an office alongside a lockable box or safe space.
Students or staff can then complete the cards to refer a concern.
These are then picked up by head of year and they decide who can deal with the concern.
These can be used by staff or students to refer other pupils or by pupils to self refer.
These have been used successfully and with impact.
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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.
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This is a perfect session to set out expectations with new groups, your form group or to start a new year. Great for lessons or for form time.
It includes tasks on:
meeting everyone in the group
introduction of expectations
an activity using positive quotes to discuss student goals
creating your own positive quote to inspire others
Perfect for new teachers and experienced alike!
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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.
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In this resource you will find a blank knowledge organiser. This can be used for any topic and can be photocopied onto A4 or A3 for revision purposes.
It includes a section for the title of the text, as well as sections for sub topics/sub headings.
In this resource you will find a blank literary text review knowledge organiser. This can be used for any literature text and can be photocopied onto A4 or A3 for revision purposes. It also has a section to summarise the topic in less than 10 words and to create visual representations of the topic.
Getting students to complete this for homework or after studying a topic is a great idea and it can be used in a real variety of ways.
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In this resource you will find:
a full 5000 word write up of an NPQSL project including references to assessment criteria which scored 24/26
a business case example from the same project
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This resource includes 60 different plenaries for use in a lesson – they are generic and can be used in any subject. Plus, in the accompanying document you will find the templates I reference also.
This is a great resource to dip into and to find useful and generic plenaries which you can tailor to your lessons to check learning and understanding.
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In this resource you will find a two page lesson plan template and evaluation template.
The lesson plan is detailed and thorough and includes space for lesson context, class context, a starter activity, 4 main activities and 2 plenaries - both mid and end point.
This also includes space for you to consider differentiation, stretch and challenge, resourcing and how the lesson will ‘stick’ in student minds.
In the evaluation section, there is space for comments on 7 questions to help you assess the lesson and plan for next time.
This resource includes both the PDF file which cannot be edited and the original PPT file, in case you’d like to edit for your own use.
This lesson plan is not subject specific and can be used by any teacher. However, it is ideal for NQTs and RQTs to become familar with assessing and planning lessons in detail. It is also great for use in interview!
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This resource contains a 28 page summer workpack! This includes a real range of activities which are meant to be enjoyable and fun whilst also helping students to stay connected to learning and maintain study skills over the holiday period.
The booklet includes:
a cover front page
an introduction page which explains the concept of the booklet and the research around learning over summer
3 brain workouts
a summer crossword
2 summer wordsearches
4 extended summer descriptive writing tasks
a short summer comprehension task
a design your own t-shirt task
a reflection activity on the previous academic year
a letter to your future self
5 relaxing summer colouring pages
a ‘summer favourites’ activity
a ‘this summer I will…’ activity
a summer snapshots activity which asks students to draw 4 experiences from their summer break
2 summer book review templates
1 summer spot the difference
Perfect for form tutors and Heads of Year to issue as well as departments and individual teachers.
This is a perfect booklet to give students over the summer to help them capture their summer, relax and stay connected to learning and retaining memory.
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