Making it as a teacher : how to survive and thrive in the first five years / Victoria Hewett.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What it means to be a teacher -- Meeting the standards -- The challenges of the career -- Staying in the profession -- Setting up your classroom -- Lesson planning -- Differentiation and scaffolding -- Behaviour and classroom management -- Marking and feedback -- Work life balance : less is more -- Subject knowledge -- Progression -- CPD -- Networking.

"Teaching is a delightfully rewarding, wonderfully enlightening and diverse career. Yet, at present, teacher recruitment and retention are in crisis, with some of the most at risk of leaving the profession being those in their early years of teaching. Making it as a Teacher offers a variety of tips, anecdotes, real-life examples and good practice to help new teachers survive and thrive through the first 5 years of teaching, from the first-hand experiences of a teacher and middle leader. Divided into thematic sections, Making It, Surviving, and Thriving, the book explores the issues and challenges teachers may face, including: Lesson planning, marking and feedback; Behaviour and classroom management; Work life balance; Progression, CPD and networking. With the voices of teaching professionals woven throughout, this comprehensive book is aimed at new teachers, those undertaking initial teacher training, QT mentors and other teaching staff that support new teachers in the early stages of their career"-- Provided by publisher.