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
New starts
Welcome back to Beyond Survival: the new teacher podcast! Colin McGill, my wonderful new co-host and I, are delighted to welcome you to season three.
This episode looks at new starts, exploring the following:
1. What are some of the aims of the podcast in series 3?
2. How can teachers make the best start to a new academic year?
3. What are some important routines to introduce at the start of the academic year?
4. What are some of the intentions you can set at the start of the year to support your well-being and work-life balance.
We hope you really enjoy the episode. Jamie's new running coaching business, Run With Company, that he mentions in the episode can be accessed here: https://www.runwithcompany.com.
Thank you for listening!