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.
In this bundle you will find 8 form time resources which contain over 60 different form activities/resources.
This includes literacy and numeracy tasks, mindset and attitudes sessions as well learning to learn sessions, sessions on organisational skills and designing your own school as well as sessions on what makes a great learner.
Specifically this bundle includes:
A ‘what makes a great learner?’ which explores growth mindset and how to learn at your best
20 SPag activity tasks which can be used in form time
A successful school session exploring what makes a great school and expectations of learners
A form time numeracy challenge which includes 8 weeks of numeracy content
A pastoral form time booklet with 34 different form time tasks
A 20 page literacy booklet which can be used in form time
Sessions on learning to learn including a focus on memory and organisation
12 weekly spelling tests
a growth mindset form time
content for 10 literacy based sessions for form time including spelling tests
Perfect for form times!
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In this 5 page resource, I take you through things to consider when designing a successful ‘goldfish bowl’ activity to use on an interview for middle and senior leadership.
This resource outlines what a ‘goldfish bowl’ is, the potential challenges of using this type of assessment and provides a guide on how to design an effective activity for your interview.
This resource also includes an editable observation template for use during goldfish bowl interview activities.
This resource has been designed using thorough research and experience of gold fish bowls on interviews.
Please note: this is not an exhaustive list and all activities should be tailored to your school context.
In this video, I discuss the role of a form tutor and give my 8 top tips for being an awesome form tutor.
Perfect as a refresher for experienced tutors and to help support those who are just beginning the journey of being a form tutor themselves!
Find the video to accompany this powerpoint here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RJGMPdXEEA&t=2s
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In this 5 page document we cover an overview of 10 in-tray tasks you are likely to find on a Head of Year/Pastoral Role interview.
This document provides brief information about some of the tasks you might find on the interview day and some top tips for tackling tasks. However, this document does not provide detailed information on how to handle each task. This document is intended to provide an overview only.
Note: detailed documents on how to handle and prepare for some of the in-tray tasks can be found in my shop.
You can find a bundle of all of my in tray guides here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12472317
This bundle is an inspiration bundle and is made up of 12 resources designed to promote motivation and inspire students.
The bundle includes five ready to use assemblies focused on raising aspirations, exploring confidence and self esteem, kindness to others, charity and positive thinking.
There is also two form time sessions - one on being a great learner and the other on developing a growth mindset.
This bundle also includes three sets of Little Inspiration cards. These are small cards designed with inspirations quotes on. Each set is focused on a different part of wellbeing.
positive thinking and happiness
overcoming challenges
setting goals
These can be handed to students to remind them to focus and be positive throughout the day or could be used as a part of a session.
Finally, this bundle includes a coffee shop style reward stamp to inspire positive behaviour and a ‘self esteem’ check in board to inspire positivity and wellbeing.
£26 of resources
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In this bundle, you will find 13 resources designed to help inspire and motivate students.
This resource includes:
2 x sessions/form times on growth mindset and how tackle challenges
an anxiety worksheet
emotional worksheet
confidence worksheet
confidence and self esteem assembly
3 sets of inspiration cards
a set of positive thinking posters
random act of kindness assembly
positive thinking and mindset/new beginnings assembly
charity/kindness awareness assembly
This is a bundle of resources for a Head or Head of House.
This is the 2nd half of bundle 1.
Bundle 1 can be found: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/head-of-year-head-of-house-pastoral-bundle-1-12396619.
These are different bundles and contain different resources. This means you can buy both bundles for a complete set of resources or can buy which ever of the two is best suited for your needs.
This second bundle includes:
staff reflection activities for use at the end of terms/half terms
attendance tracking documents
attendance interview template for interviewing students with poor attendance
an informal and formal behaviour contract (2 resources)
anxiety and worry worksheet
behaviour reflection worksheet
behaviour improvement plan template for individual students
head of year certificates for use in assemblies
3 sets of positive thinking cards
venn diagrams to help understand your year group
student led reflection progress sheet to prepare for parents’ evenings
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In this bundle, you will find 11 resources centred around anti bullying, looking after each other, positivity and confidence.
This bundles includes:
**Assemblies/form time sessions:
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I recommend chosing the first as your whole year group assembly, then others can be used easily during form time or PSHE
Anti bullying assembly - ‘choose respect’
Charity awareness - ‘kindness to others’
Choice and Consequences
Confidence and self esteem
Random Acts of Kindness
**Form time resources:
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Emotional check in worksheet - reflection on worries/fears
Inspiration cards set 1-3
5 x positive thinking posters
Student Concern Log Cards - for staff to log concerns about students
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This PDF contains a set of 18 overcoming challenge or growth mindset cards. Each card contains a quote or message which relates challenging negatives thoughts and overcoming difficulties.
These have been designed to be used to support student thinking and wellbeing. They can be printed or given to students as a set, or used as part of a 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.
This bundle includes 5 assemblies centred around kindness, anti bullying and supporting others.
The assemblies included are:
anti bullying assembly
charity awareness assembly
random acts of kindness assembly
a rumours and gossiping assembly
confidence and self esteem assembly
These are perfect for anti bullying week or use spaced throughout the year.
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A collection of assemblies - perfect for all year groups. There are 15 assembly powerpoints in this bundle.
a back to school assembly - perfect for September or after a half term!
confidence and self esteem assembly
unplugging and technology assembly
physical violence assembly
random acts of kindness assembly
rumours and gossiping assembly
choices and consequences
a halloween themed assembly
LGBT love is love
new beginnings and positive attitude
raising aspirations
charity awareness
anti bullying assembly
Each assembly is ready to use and can be used without planning!
Also included in this bundle:
editable weekly assembly slides
editable end of the term/half term reward slides
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This is a massive bundle of resources for a Head or Head of House.
This is bundle 1 of 2.
Bundle 2 can be found: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/head-of-year-head-of-house-pastoral-bundle-2-12396623.
Please note: these are different bundles and contain different resources. This means you can buy both bundles for a complete or can buy which ever of the two is best suited for your needs.
This first bundle includes:
7 form time sessions including on growth mindset, organisational skills, creating your own school, what a successful school and great learners might look like
2 literacy/numeracy tasks/challenges for form time and 1 30 page literacy booklet
8 assemblies ready to use assemblies on: charity, rumours and gossiping, random acts of kindness, raising aspiration, the danger of violence in schools, LGBT, technology awarness, confidence and self esteem
2 PDFs ‘40 Ideas for Heads of Year’ on attendance, rewards, behaviour, leading your team and working with external partners
Remember: you can find bundle 2 here: www.tes.com/teaching-resource/head-of-year-head-of-house-pastoral-bundle-2-12396623
UPDATED 2024
In this first BACK TO SCHOOL bundle, you will find resources perfect for return to lessons and the new academic year.
This includes:
10 positive postcards; back and front and using motivational and rewarding quotes
2 x sets of ‘little inspiration cards’ to motivate and inspire both yourself and students
1 x colourful weekly desk organiser page
a CPD tracker for tracking your professional development and learning
a lesson plan and evaluation pro forma
4 assessment for learning plenaries
a class tracker including sheets for class data,
detentions, assessment, interventions and homework
10 colourful classroom labels for your storage and trays
a set of ice breaker activities for meeting new groups on your timetable
a 6 page PDF of guidance for meeting a new group
a bank of 60 easy use plenaries
a reward stamper for positive student behaviour
a success lesson for setting expectations
a guide to making your own reward scratch cards to use in your lessons
3 x PDFs of collated links to free CPD opportunities ready to help you develop professionally!
1 x loyalty stamper to use with student attending interventions/extra support
In this resource, you will find:
a christmas form time activity booklet - perfect for the end of the year, final form times, or the lead up to holidays - packed with literacy and numeracy tasks linked to Christmas
a giant christmas quiz - 36 questions of christmas general knowledge, music, anagram and dingbats!
This is the MASSIVE form tutor bundle.
It includes loads resources (a total of 50+ activities) to help you manage form time and to reduce planning and workload.
It contains a range of resources which a great range of of form time foci!
1 x what makes a great learner? form time session
1 x 12 weekly spelling tests
20 x SPaG activities
1 x session on choices and consequencs
1 x christmas for time activities booklet
1 x numeracy maths course
1 x weekly rota for form time
1 x giant christmas quiz
1 x end of year/term giant quiz
1 x growth mindset psession
1 x pastoral form time activity booklet (KS3)
1 x learning to learn session
1 x new beginning and positive thinking session
1 x organisational skills session
1 x library/reading skills form time
1 x success lesson - setting expectations
10 x form time postcards to send home to your tutees!
3 x little inspiration cards to issue to you form for inspiration!
Head of Sixth Form | Head of Post 16 | Example Supporting Application Covering Letter
This resource is a 2 page application letter for the role of Head of Sixth Form.
The letter uses the STAR technique to help demonstrate the impact of work undertaken.
The letter covers lots of ideas which you may want to use in your own letter including:
Enthusiasum about Head of Sixth Form role
Improving academic outcomes and student well-being
Creating support programmes and guiding university applications
Leadership expertise in pastoral care and team development
Commitment to holistic student success and strategic school improvement
Please remember the letter is NOT exhaustive and is just an example of what you might include.
NOTE: This letter assumes some experience of the role of Head of Sixth form (perhaps having been in the role already/being a deputy or supporting the role). If you are looking for a letter which better supports an application without direct experience of the role - there is an example 2 letter in my shop which can be used instead.
Head of Sixth Form | Head of Post 16 | Supporting Application Covering Letter - Example 2
This resource is a 2 page application letter for the role of Head of Sixth Form. It is example 2.
The letter uses the STAR technique to help demonstrate the impact of work undertaken.
The letter covers lots of ideas which you may want to use in your own letter.
Please remember the letter is NOT exhaustive and is just an example of what you might include.
NOTE: This letter assumes no experience of the role of Head of Sixth form - this letter assumes you are looking to progress from a Head of Year role or similar. If you are looking for a letter which better supports an application with direct experience of the role - there is an another letter in my shop which can be used instead - https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13162124.
Head of Department | Head of Curriculum | Student Panel Support Guide | Middle Leadership Interview
In this resource I outline what to expect of a student panel as part of an interview process for Head of Department or Head of Curriculum.
This resource outlines what a student panel is, what you can expect them to be like as well as outline questions you can expect to be asked. This document also provides example answers to 8 of the questions to help you prepare for your own student panel!
Please note: this resource is not intended to be exhaustive and you should take into account the priorities of the school you are interviewing when considering which questions might be asked. You will also need to tailor questions to your own experience.
This New Year’s assembly includes the following:
Intro New Year’s music and Happy New Year slide
History about New Year and the meaning of New Year
A short video about New Year Celebrations around the world
A short ‘fill the blank’ activity to ask students to guess missing words from New Year traditions across the globe
The assembly ends with a chance for personal reflection with a link to form time and sharing these reflections the following day!
A great assembly to bring your students back from the Christmas break!