Teach Now! The Essentials of Teaching

Geoff Barton is Headteacher of King Edward VI School, a large comprehensive school in Suffolk, UK. He has written and edited more than 100 books on English and school leadership. He is a Founding Fellow of the English Association and a regular writer and speaker on education.

• Introduction. Who Are You? Who Am I? How to Read this Book Part 1: Before Training to Teach How to Know whether Teaching is the Career for You. So What are You Worrying About? How Important is Training to be a Teacher? How do Admissions Tutors View Prospective Applicants for Teacher Training? How to Secure a Place on a Teacher Training Course. What to Expect in the Interview for a Teacher Training Place. How to do Well at Interview for a Training Place. What to do if You are Offered a Training Place Part 2: Preparing for Teaching Practice How to Prepare for Visiting your Placement School. How to Dress for Teaching Practice. How to Refer to Yourself on Teaching Practice. How to Have Lunch. How to Use the Staffroom Part 3: Teacher Training How to use the Teachers’ Standards. Using Teacher’s Standard 1: How to Set High Expectations. Using Teacher’s Standard 2: How to Help Your Students to Achieve Good Progress. Using Teacher’s Standard 3: How to Demonstrate Good Knowledge of Your Subject. Using Teacher’s Standard 4: How to Plan and Teach Well-Structured Lessons. Using Teacher’s Standard 5: How to Adapt Your Teaching to Respond to the Strengths and Needs of all Students. Using Teacher’s Standard 6: How to Assess Students Accurately. Using Teachers’ Standard 7: How to Establish (and Maintain) Effective Classroom Discipline. Using Teachers’ Standard 8: Fulfil Wider Professional Responsibilities. Using Part 2 of the Teachers’ Standards: How to Conduct Yourself as a Teacher – Your Personal and Professional Conduct. How to Use Language. How to Establish (and Maintain) Effective Classroom Discipline. How to Use Classroom Routines to Establish Good Behaviour as the Norm. How to Emphasise Your Classroom Expectations. How to Use Your Body Language to Reinforce Your Expectations of Good Behaviour. How to Deal with Challenging Behaviour: Part A: Exploring the Issues. How to Deal with Challenging Behaviour: Part B: Some Possible Responses. How to Praise Students. How to be an Effective Tutor. How to Assess Whether You’re Any Good as a Tutor Part 4: Becoming a Teacher How to Apply for a Teaching Job. How to Write a Good Letter of Application. How Different Application Letters Compare. How to be Successful at Interview. How to Teach a Lesson on Interview. How to Manage Parents’ Evenings. How to Deal with Parental Complaints at Parents’ Evenings. How to Deal with a Complaint Against You Personally. How to Respond to a Parents’ Consultation Interview that goes Badly Wrong. How to Deal with the Most Challenging Parents at a Parents’ Evening. How to Write High Quality Reports. How to Avoid Common Errors When Writing Reports Part 5: Next Steps You’re a Teacher: What Were You Worrying About? What Next in Your Career. Afterword. Appendix.