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 resource you will find Set 1 of potential interview questions for newly qualified teachers - staff who have just qualified and finished their PGCE or have done 1 year teaching and will be applying and interviewing for their first or second posts as teachers.
You can also find set 2 and set 3 in my shop as well as in a bundle.
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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
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This resource includes three sessions on learning to learn skills including:
-Memory and planning skills
-Organisational skills
-Growth mindset and resilience skills
This is great for use during form time or PSHE skills.
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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.
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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
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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.
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In this resource, you will 11 editable slides which can be used for your weekly assemblies.
The slides include:
attendance competition
positive points competition
star of the week slide
bulletin slide
thought of the week slide
This is designed to be used and edited by heads of year or heads of house for assemblies weekly and is to provide a easy to edit template to work from.
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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
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In this resource, you will find an assembly or form time on mindset and attitude.
This session begins with a discussion about new beginnings and the importance of getting a new beginning every day.
This then slides into the discussion around mindset changing outcomes and includes a link to a youtube clip which demonstrates the power of a positive mindset.
This follows into 6 steps or actions you can take to create or move toward a positive mindset.
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This resource contains 4 pdfs of desk planners - each with a different motivational quote.
This are designed to be printed in A3 - but can be used in A4 also.
These have been created with the role of Head of Year in mind and using my experience of the role.
There is space for:
a to do list - urgent and for later
a phone call list s
space to quick plan lessons for the current day and the following
space for weekly planning
a ‘remember to print section’
Please let me know if you find these useful.
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This resource contains 4 pdfs of desk planners - each with a different motivational quote.
This are designed to be printed in A3 - but can be used in A4 also.
These have been created with the role of Head of Year in mind and using my experience of the role.
There is space for:
a to do list - urgent and for later
a phone call list
space to quick plan lessons for the current day and the following
space for weekly planning
a ‘remember to print section’
Please let me know if you find these useful.
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This resource is an assembly on Halloween - including sections on the following:
a spooky entrance video with ambient alloween music
Halloween keyword task
a video about the history of halloween
a true or false halloween quiz
halloween multiple choice quiz
safety tips for halloween
links to exit music
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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 resources includes the 5000 word write up for my NQPSL project which focused on an improvement plan for the numeracy and literacy catch up provision within my school.
It scored 26/28.
I spent a long time ensuring I effectively referenced all of the assessment strands as well as including lots of good research for leadership through the write up.
Ultimately, this took many hours to pull together!!
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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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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
This brand new resource is a booklet which contains 40 ideas for Heads of Year on leading your tutor team, working across school and working outside of school.
It contains 49 pages and lots of great ideas.
This is booklet 2 of a series.
You can find booklet 1: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/40-ideas-for-heads-of-year-rewards-behaviour-attendance-booklet-resource-development-12393889
There will also be more booklets coming out over the next few months.
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In this bundle, you will find resources for helping improve and monitor the behaviour of your year group, form or class.
This includes:
my PDF ‘40 Ideas for Heads of Year’ for behaviour and rewards and attendance
a behaviour contract for students
a behaviour contract for students and parents
a behaviour intervention tracking grid to track your interventions with students
a behaviour reflection worksheet to encourage students to reflect on their own behaviour
a multiple vulnerability venn diagram to help you explore multiple disadvantages with your year group
individual behaviour improvement plan to identify triggers, and set targets for improvement
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In this bundle, you will find 9 resources which would be useful for new or training teachers. These include a range of specific training teacher CPDs as well as generals CPDs and documentation or guidance which would be helpful to new staff.
effective seating plans CPD - how to use seating plans effectively in classrooms
the importance of routines CPD - how to establish and maintain routines for behaviour management and learning
differentiation CPD - how to differentiate for students of various abilities
stretching high ability students CPD - how best to stretch your more able students
a CPD on how students learn and revise including covering top tips on improving learning and creating new pathways in the brain
a video on how to be an awesome form tutor - tops tips on how to be a form tutor effectively
3 compiled lists of CPD courses - free from Future Learn and Open university and other websites - great to direct staff to for free training
1 compiled list of improving vocabulary development and resources - great boosting literacy in your lessons, which is key to access great grades and learning in any subjects
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