Teacher Training Myths
It can seem like there are many barriers which may prevent people from pursuing teacher training. Read through the common myths vs realities with our Secondary Lead, Mike Simmons.
The Whole School Training, The Department Meetings and The Staff Room
The Whole School Training, The Department Meetings and The Staff Room Applications for the John Taylor SCITT cohort of trainee teachers for 2023/24 opened this week and we were really pleased to receive a high number of quality applications on the very first day across a range of subjects and routes that we offer. As […]
Isostatic Rebound: Initial Teacher Education in the Post-Lockdown Landscape
Isostatic Rebound: Initial Teacher Education in the Post-Lockdown Landscape The world is constantly evolving and consequently the social and cultural challenges that education faces is forever changing. The delicate equilibrium of the Earth is dependent on many interlinking factors, the education system that the next generation deserve. Over the last 18 months the stability of […]
50* Not Out – Raising the bat and the bar
Interviewing for an initial teacher training (ITT) position is potentially a nerve-wracking experience for all.
Warp, Weft and the Golden Threads – Designing our ITE Curriculum
With changes to the ITE Core Content and Ofsted Inspection framework the John Taylor SCITT Central Team across both the primary and secondary routes set about re-designing our course.
Perceptions Vs. Reality
Perceptions Vs. Reality Teachers finish work at 3pm. Teachers are always on holiday. Teaching is easy and anyone can do it. How many of these have you heard? Well, I have only been teaching since September and to be honest I think I’ve lost count. Therefore, in this week’s blog post I will be busting […]
Getting to the Bottom of the Mountain
We all get to the bottom of the mountain at the end of the day, it doesn’t matter what route you’ve taken.
Resilience, Reflection & Perspective
Over the last couple of weeks in the National Forest Teaching School we set the trainees a task of writing a short 350+ word reflective blog on an area of their choice but closely aligned to their current emerging professional practice.
The Modelling, Mentoring and Coaching Paradigm
Within the National Forest Teaching School Initial Teacher Education (ITE) provision we want our trainee teachers to be supported by a range of practitioners that can utilise a wealth of experience and to move interchangeably between mentoring and coaching to aid in the development of their emerging professional practice.
NQT Conference December 2018
On the 7th December we were pleased to welcome over 40 NQTs from 17 schools across the National Forest Teaching School Alliance to our NQT Conference.
