Primary School People

ISBN-13: 9781138418547 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 186 str.

Opis

Beginning to teach in a primary school means establishing a whole new set of relationships - with your class of course, but also with the other adults who work in the school. These include teachers and teaching assistants, support staff of various kinds from the visiting educational psychologist to the essential school secretary and parents, both as helpers in the school and as the major influences on their children's lives outside school. This book is designed to give students and newly qualified teachers a taste of what they can expect and to help them to get the most out of these relationships both for themselves and for their children. Throughout, it draws upon the experiences of new teachers, often in their own words, but it also uses the voices of other `primary school people' to show students the view from the other side. Throughout, the text is supported by points for discussion, questionnaires and check lists to help new teachers to define and analyse their own situation.

This book gives new teachers an idea of how to get the most out of primary school work relationships. It uses actual experiences, questionnaires and check lists to help the inexperienced.

Spis treści

List of contributors Acknowledgements Introduction Part I New encounters 1 Getting to know you Section I: Adults Section II: Children 2 Help is at hand Section I: Views of newly qualified teachers Section II: A Headteacher's perspective Section III: Mentor to the rescue Appendix 1: Resources Appendix 2: A mentor-NQT agreement Appendix 3: Lunch-time supervisors Part II Other teachers as colleagues 3 The role of a post holder Section I: An overview Section II: In the hot seat Appendix 1: How important are they? Appendix 2: Maths, a number of roles 4 Special needs Section I: The teacher Section II: The educational psychologist Appendix 1: Establishing a profile Appendix 2: Making a statement Appendix 3: Identification and assessment of special needs 5 The work of a home-school liaison teacher Part III Other adults as colleagues 6 A classroom assistant Appendix 1: Guidelines for working with a classroom assistant Appendix 2: Job description: classroom assistant 7 A school secretary Appendix 1: Marking the register Appendix 2: Educational visits 8 Good health to a school nurse Appendix 1: Some responsibilities 9 Meet a governor Appendix 1: Job description for a newly qualified teacher Appendix 2: Job description for a Headteacher Index

O autorze

Jean Mills, Richard W. Mills