Tes Institute Blog
Welcome to the Tes Institute blog where you can find teaching tips, advice and guidance for teachers and those thinking of joining the classroom.
Prepare yourself for teacher training - from anywhere in the world!
A Subject Knowledge Enhancement course (SKE), is a pre-initial teacher training programme that provides you with the skills to fill gaps in your knowledge and get a head start before your teacher training. With online resources that can be accessed at any time, from anywhere in the world, a Tes Institute SKE course is ideal for those looking to balance their training with their current professional and personal commitments. Harry Straughan is a key example of someone who made the most of the flexibility that SKE courses offer - managing to complete his Physics SKE while finishing his time in the Royal Navy!
Straight to Teaching: from Music to HTML
Oliver Moore – Unqualified Music teacher to Computer teacher: “I hadn’t even considered becoming a fully qualified teacher until Straight to Teaching.”
Tips for developing pupil comprehension
Does the thought of becoming an early years teacher appeal to you? Our guide has everything you need to start your journey.
How to become an early years teacher
Does the thought of becoming an early years teacher appeal to you? Our guide has everything you need to start your journey.
What makes an outstanding lesson?
Author Mike Gershon explains how to be an Outstanding Teacher.
The life of a primary teacher: what is a typical day like?
There’s rarely a dull moment in the life of a teacher. Primary teacher Niall Robinson explains why there is no such thing as a ‘typical’ day for him.
Ask Tes Institute: how to prepare your QTS portfolio of evidence
Meeting the Teachers’ Standards is something that every trainee teacher will have to work towards in their journey towards Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and in order to be recommended for QTS assessment these standards must be succinctly and clearly evidenced and uploaded onto Tes Institute’s online learning platform.
Ask Tes Institute: what are the new SKE checkpoint reports?
What makes a good teacher?
Four tips for those starting a Subject Knowledge Enhancement course
Ask Tes Institute: Am I eligible for a Subject Knowledge Enhancement bursary?
What's the difference between primary and secondary teaching?
Which qualification do I need to teach abroad?
