Letter to My NQT Self
- 1 online resource (101 pages)
Description based upon print version of record. Written by the Academy Transformation Trust family and friends, this book is a collection of letters by teachers to their 'NQT self.' In their letters, teachers recount tales of successes and challenges in their first year of teaching, offering practical tips to support new teachers to thrive in your early years of teaching.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- A poem to my NQT self -- Behaviour and boundaries -- Better a witty fool -- Bring yourself to the classroom -- Confidence, confidence, confidence -- Different class -- Done is better than perfect! -- Don't sit in the wrong staffroom chair -- Don't smile before Christmas? -- Family should always come first -- Friends -- Harvesting positivity -- Highs and lows -- How to be the Great Storyteller -- In an MMMBop, it's over -- In the name of improvement -- Just keep learning -- North Star -- Not all that glitters is gold Oberon -- King of Fairies -- Panic! At the Disco, in High Hopes -- Patience -- Plant the seed andallow it to grow -- Reflective thinking -- experience into insight -- Start with the end in mind -- Stay curious -- Surviving and thriving -- The bare necessities -- The cog -- The glow -- 'The important thing is to not stop questioning' -- 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself' -- 'They are all right for me' -- Tomorrow is a new day -- Unashamedly love your subject -- Welcome home -- Without solid foundations, you'll have trouble creating anything of value