Why hello there! We’ve hand-picked a selection of trainee teacher essentials that we think Trainee Teachers will enjoy! Including insights from veteran teachers, tips and tricks for the classroom, and a cheeky bit of self-promotion from the Beyond catalogue…why not, ey? Below, you’ll find three of our most essential Trainee Teacher essentials, helping you to deliver exceptional lessons that offer you the headspace to be outstanding…something we could all do with, right? Further down the page, you’ll find our wider Trainee Teacher catalogue, with blogs on behaviour management, Beyond resources and more.
Trainee Teacher essentials ✨
- 10 Inspirational Teaching Quotes To Remind You Why You Chose To Teach
Beyond explores 10 inspirational teaching quotes to remind you why you chose to teach and to provide a dash of encouragement to teachers. - 3 Ways to Create an Inclusive Classroom
Inclusion has become a buzzword in education but what exactly is it? Beyond explores 3 ways to create an inclusive classroom at Secondary. - 5 Tips for Building LGBTQ+ Inclusivity in the Classroom
We’ve come a long way in supporting the LGBTQ+ community but there’s still room for improvement – starting with inclusivity in the classroom. - 5 Tips for Tackling Toxic Masculinity in the Classroom
Here, we offer 5 tips for tackling toxic masculinity in the classroom, with reference to everyday sexist phrases and gender stereotypes. - Holocaust Memorial Day
Welcome back to Beyond’s Revision Blog. This entry focuses on Holocaust Memorial Day and explores genocide and discrimination. ‘Ordinary People’ is the theme for Holocaust Memorial Day 2023. We’ll be looking at what happened in the years 1940-45. Considering Pastor … - A Level Online Resources with Beyond: Advanced
Beyond does not stop at KS4, we go further! Support your KS5 students’ academic success with Beyond: Advanced and our A Level online resources. - Active Listening Techniques for Teachers
Beyond explores some active listening techniques to help Secondary teachers become better listeners in and out of the classroom. - Alternative Provisions: The Clover Learning Community
Beyond explores an altogether different type of learning environment, paying a visit to an alternative provision, the Clover Learning Community. - Back to School Activities: 5 Getting-To-Know-You Games
Learning names, faces and classes. Being a teacher in September is tough: here are some fun activities to make learning about new students easy. - Beyond Secondary YouTube Playlists
Beyond Secondary’s YouTube playlists consist of short, informative videos that are perfect to use as part of classroom learning and revision. - Blurting Revision: The Technique that Actually Works
With the cancellation of the 2021 GCSE exams confirmed many schools are opting to replace them with mock exams. Exam revision is just as important as it was in former years. So why not add blurting revision to your teacher tool box? - Building Your Teacher Network
If connecting with like-minded professionals sounds good to you, here is an online teacher network or two that you should check out! - Code Switching: What Teachers Need to Know
The national curriculum aims for every pupil to learn how to use Standard English in writing and verbal communication. Teachers need to know that treating the features of non-standard dialects as if they are “errors” does not guarantee that pupils will suddenly start speaking or writing in standard English. - ECT Teaching – Induction Guidance and Support
With early career teacher (ECT) status having replaced newly qualified teacher (NQT) status, a new induction period awaits teachers starting their careers. - Effective Classroom Management: Ways to Take Your Classroom From Chaotic to Calm
Effective classroom management: the most elusive of concepts. This blog aims to provide techniques to help bring calm back to the classroom. - How Can You Tackle Teacher Observation Nerves?
I always hated lesson observations – not because I wasn’t a confident teacher, far from it in fact. I simply couldn’t stomach the nerves that came before them, even when I felt ready, prepared and everything was in order. So, what can you do to beat teacher observation nerves? - KS3 Baseline Assessment with Beyond
The quickest and simplest way to find out where your pupils are in their learning is to have them complete a KS3 baseline assessment! - KS3 Curriculum Maps with Beyond
Every school is required to follow the National Curriculum’s guidelines but creating a full KS3 curriculum map can be very daunting! - KS3 Reading Books: 📚 Fiction for Reluctant Readers 📖
Finding KS3 reading books that appeal to your class or form can seem like a daunting task. To save you time searching, here are five KS3 reading books for reluctant readers, from the Beyond English Team. - Marking Hacks: 5 Quick Marking Tips
Marking can easily become the blight of your teaching life! To avoid this, here’s our handy marking hacks that readdress teacher work-life balance. Pens at the ready… - Reading Aloud Benefits: 5 Reasons Why You Should Definitely Read Aloud in Class
There are numerous reading aloud benefits that give your pupils the opportunity to listen to others read, become confident public readers and build their stamina for reading and enjoying texts. You should definitely encourage reading aloud in your classroom! - Secondary Classroom Display Ideas with Beyond
The school environment can have a massive influence on your mood and motivation. This means your classroom displays directly affect how your students feel in your lessons. We all know that young people aren’t always the easiest to motivate but … - Setting the Tone in the Classroom
Setting the tone in the classroom is not what some might lead us to believe. These 7 tips should help you in creating your ideal environment. - Student-Teacher Relationship: 7 Ways Teachers Are Exactly Like Their Pupils
We teachers spend a lot of time moaning at our pupils for doing these things but can we admit we can be just as bad! Teachers and pupils are way more similar than we’d like to admit. Here are some examples of the teacher-student relationship and ways we are exactly like our pupils… - Teacher Collaboration: 6 Reasons Teachers Need to Stick Together
Embrace your fellow teaching friends and their supportive ways. Here are some of the top reasons for teacher collaboration! - Teacher Friends: Why Fellow Teachers Are Best Friends
Teaching is a profession that has so many misconceptions. A lot of people who conveniently aren’t teachers believe the career is stress free and easy peasy. But those of us who are living the teaching life everyday know that’s a complete lie. There’s no way we could cope on our own that’s exactly why we need our fellow teacher friends. - Teacher Standards Evidence
This blog explores what you can use to show that you meet the teacher standards evidence, ensuring you make the most of your training year. - The 90s School: Things Teachers Will Remember from Their School Days
Ahhhh the 90s school…so many memories! The TV on wheels, hideously clunky 90s school shoes, sugar-injected 90s school meals. Honestly? We miss it all. - The Ultimate Guide for Using Beyond Teaching Resources
Whether you’re stocking up on a unit’s worth of teaching resources or looking for a single worksheet, we hope this guide to Beyond will help! - Workload Reduction Toolkit: 5 Ways to Reduce Marking Workload For Teachers
GL Assessment’s survey of more than 800 school staff, found that “marking and data collation continues to be a major source of concern and stress for teachers in England”. Bearing that in mind, Beyond shares our workload reduction toolkit for teachers!