So You Want to Be a Teacher? : How to Launch Your Teaching Career

"Working in any institution is difficult. Add a few hundred teenagers to the equation and it becomes a near certainty that it will be virtually impossible to slide in smoothly and set up camp. This short, yet invaluable guide aims to dispel the many myths surrounding teaching and instead tells it like it is. Brimming with tricks and techniques to make you shine, Lucy Waide writes engagingly and accessibly. A must-read for all trainees and NQTs."--Jacket Why would you want to teach? Pathways into teaching Requirements Standards and evidence Your initial teacher's training placement Different mentors Housekeeping/your professional development folder (PDF) Precious NQT status requirements Mundane meetings Special educational needs (SEN)/behaviour and discipline School politics: how to survive in the staff room Sickness and stress Going for interviews. Offers insights into surviving as a trainee or newly qualified teacher. This book intends to dispel the many myths surrounding teaching. It is suitable for trainees and NQTs.