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 guidance on a Senior Leadership 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. This is a great way to prepare for a very popular in tray task on an assistant principal/SLT interview. Please note: this resource DOES NOT include a worked example of the answers - this is because there is no correct answers for a priorisation task - you only need to make informed and educated decisions and justify your answers clearly.

In this resource, you will find a PDF which includes several pages of guidance on student panels in teaching interviews. This is not limited to any specific job role and is intended to be good guidance for any post. It contains top tips, guidance as well 60 questions which you might get asked on a student panel on interview. Please make sure you follow me: 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 spreadsheet is designed to be used to track attendance for a year group. It is set up into three sheets. The first is for tracking attendance year to date and tracking weekly attendance as well. The second is set up to track the multiple interventions which you may use to try and raise attendance. The final is for tracking attendance rewards to ensure your rewards are well distributed. The first sheet is conditionally formatted - this means that the sheet will change colour depending on the % of attendance inputted. This will give you a visual overview of any students who are concern. All of the sheets have been set up to filter - so you can easily find a student name or see who has had rewards etc. Please leave a review if you find this useful. Please make sure follow me at: facebook.com/teachcoach

This resource includes a five page example application letter for the role of Assistant/Deputy Head of Year. This mentions a variety of ideas including attendance, behaviour, data and parental relationships and can be used to create your own letter. Please follow me on: facebook.com/teachcoach

This scheme contains approximately 20 lessons which cover writing skills and reading skills. Good for intervention as well as for form times and catch up. Lesson 1-2: Baseline Assessment Lesson 3-4: Spelling Rules Lesson 5: Homophones Lesson 6-7: Using commas, full stops and capital letters Lesson 8: Reviewing language features and word types Lesson 9-10: Inference and literal meaning Lesson 11: Paragraphing Lesson 12-13: Using past tense – is/am and was/were Lesson 14: Sentence types Lesson 15: Using punctuation for effect Lesson 16-17: Writing assessment Lesson 18-19: Re-complete baseline You must also allow for additional time in lessons to complete spelling tests. This unit also contains a reading baseline assessment using Roald Dahl’s Boy as well as a writing baseline focused on GCSE AQA skills and writing from an image. This resource also includes 6 sets of spelling tests to use weekly as homework. This unit is ready to use and has been delivered with success before. Follow me on: www.facebook.com/teachcoach

This assembly is ready to be used and consists of sections on: why we should give to charity the history of charities how we can support charities celebrity links with charities It also includes 3 powerful videos which are designed to get students to reflect on their own views of charity and how they can move forward to support charities more or how they can be more giving themselves. The assembly also contains a choice of slides for the opening - you can chose from a slide set up for ‘International Charity Day’ or you can chose a slide set up with ‘The Importance of Charity’. This means the assembly can be used for either occasion. Please follow me on facebook: facebook.com/teachcoach Please leave a review if this is useful.

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!

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

This resource is a 2nd practice data task for Heads of Year/Pastoral Leaders preparing for interview. The resource provides a fictionalised set of data from a fictionalised year group, space to analyse the data yourself and to come up with your three priorities. This is the great way to practice your data analysis skills for interview from a pastoral perspective. This resource goes well with my other resources on raising attainment and analysing data as a pastoral leader. How to analyse data as Head of Year: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/how-to-analyse-data-pastoral-leader-interview-cpd-data-analysis-and-progress-achievement-12436735 How to raise attainment as Head of Year: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/how-to-raise-attainment-secure-progress-head-of-year-house-pastoral-role-interview-cpd-12425572 Please consider following me facebook.com/teachcoach

NEW AND UPDATED! This resource is an 26 slide rewards assembly template. This is fully editable and is intended to be used a base for Heads of Year to complete, save and use. This is intended to be a time saving resource and is ready to use once filled in! I advise downloading ahead of time in order to request nominations from staff to use the assembly effectively. This assembly includes sections on: favourite moments and space for photos year group nominations for mindset, effort, behaviour and more form tutor nominations for mindset, effort, and supportive peers etc. attendance rewards positive point awards including a year group competition year group attendance competition You will need to also organise rewards for the various slides which will need to be done in advance. Please follow me on facebook: facebook.com/teachcoach

NEW FOR 2024: Head of Department Application Letter Template Pack This resource pack includes: a two page outline of the role of Head of Department a three page Head of Department application example letter three pages of suggested sentences to help write/improve your own letter for the role This is NOT an exhaustive letter or overview of the role of Head of Department You should never copy a template, but should always write your own letter when applying to a position. Remember to research the policies of the school if necessary and include examples of your own experience.

This resource is a questionnaire/quiz designed to be used to get to know a new or existing team. For example, a department team or tutor team. It consists of 20 questions - ranging from about questions about staff interests and hobbies to questions which help gather feedback on strengths, preferred methods and ideas for the focus of the student group. This is a fantastic way to connect with your team and a great way to begin involving your team in discussion and decision making. Please follow me on: facebook.com/teachcoach

This resource is a complete form time on ‘organisational skills’. The purpose of this session is to improve the organisational skills of students through focusing on time management and how students spend their time and energy. It also gives students tasks to organise into priority order to help them develop skills to manage multiple deadlines at once. It includes: 1 x session PPT 1 x to do list templates 1 x organisational skills survey 1 x time energy questionnaire Please follow me on page: https://www.facebook.com/teachcoach/

In this 2 page resource, I cover the goldfish bowl activity. This is an activity you may come across in a leadership interview. Specifically, the resource explores what a goldfish bowl activity is, why interviewers use this activity, what types of questions you might see come up and top tips on how to succeed at this activity in an interview situation. Make sure to follow me: facebook.com/teachcoach