Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast
A weekly podcast to inspire and motivate teachers in the exciting first few years of their careers. Every week an expert guest will answer a central question to support new teachers to be the best version of themselves in the classroom. There is also a weekly 'Teacher Talk' which gives practical strategies for an aspect of teaching in fifteen minutes. Host Jamie Thom left the classroom in August of 2022 to run a new English PGDE at Napier University in Edinburgh. He is the author of four books on education, his latest come out in February 2023 and is called 'Talking To Teenagers: A guide to skillfull classroom communication.' He is passionate about supporting new teachers.
Beyond Survival: The New Teacher Podcast
How can new teachers plan for better behaviour and learning?
The guest on this week's episode of 'Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast' is Pete Foster. Pete leads secondary teacher development across a large multi-academy trust. He is also the author of a superb book called 'What do new teachers need to know?'.
For his second interview on the podcast, Peter answers the central question:
1. What does education mean to you?
2. What are some mistakes new teachers make in planning lessons?
3. What helps in planning for better behaviour?
4. What helps in planning for better learning?
5. What other tips have you got for new teachers to thrive in their classrooms?
The interview is also on the new YouTube channel (Beyond Survival: The New Teacher), so you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOzWFAhH8Qk. Pete was also a guest on the first series of the podcast, and explored what new teachers need to know about cognitive science: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-do-new-teachers-need-to-know-about-cognitive-science/id1643514835?i=1000609311411.
Thank you for listening - please do pass on the episode. If you would like to contact me I have a new website: https://jamiethom.co.uk