TEACHER TRAINING UK (What your MENTOR is looking for)

Teacher training is tough! In this video I share my advice for your teaching placements based on my experience of being a mentor for student teachers. I discuss time management tips, ways to work effectively alongside your mentor, information on lesson planning, how to turn lesson feedback into a positive experience, how to organise your evidence file (teacher standards) how to prepare effective lesson resources and even share my own experience as being a mentor. I hope this video will be useful for anyone who is starting their teacher training soon, or is about to start a teaching placement.

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Welcome to ForTeachers! I use this channel to share teaching tips, tricks and the occasional vlog of life as a Primary School Teacher. My name is Katie and I have been teaching both in the UK and internationally for the last 6 years. The ForTeachers channel is positive, informative and (hopefully) helpful for anyone who is linked with education. In order to join the ForTeachers community, please subscribe to the channel! No matter what stage you are at on your Teaching journey, I hope there will be a video here that will help to support you.

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Are you starting a placement soon? Let me know here in the comments!
I hope this video has been useful :)

[lizzypreece]

This is so helpful, I start my teacher training in September and I’m definitely going to use these tips! ❤️x

[cheongka-munkatka]

I just finished student teaching - my first placement (Year 1; 6 year olds) and I had the BEST mentor ever. She helped me so much and was so kind (I already miss my practicum/placement, my mentor, my TA the kids so much)

[emilyhllmn]

after watching this video and reading the comments I feel like my University is a lot tougher than most.. we have tick lists which include what we have to achieve each week, observations in other classes, observations in your base class, pupil profile children (6), intervention groups, a % each week of whole class teaching, school based tasks on top of all the paperwork and the marking and the planning and the meetings etc. I have just completed my final year of my degree and have been to 5 different placements, each with different experiences with mentors. This video (and channel) is an amazing resource for those starting their teacher training! I am kicking myself for not finding it sooner and using the advice! Good luck to all those watching that are starting on this journey, it’s the hardest but most rewarding degree! And I am excited to move forward onto my NQT year😇🥰

[holsmith]

Wow you’re channel is amazing! I’m a first year undergrad (BA History) but I’ve always known I want to a primary school teacher. You’re channel is definitely keeping me motivated to work hard and look forward to experiencing all this!

[ghostlykiddoo]

This is perfect timing, I start placement tomorrow and this is so helpful! Thank you 💖

[olgasevi]

Thank you so much, Katie, for all of your tips and advice. I find them really helpful.

[fahimali]

Great video, I start my PGCE course in PE Secondary this September and after watching this video I found the advice given very helpful. 👍

[beigelover]

I start my last block placement tomorrow. my first teaching placement was in year 3 and I did a 3 week 'alternative setting' placement in a secondary school. However, i'll be teaching Year 1s for the next 9 weeks and i'm so nervous because I've realised my strengths in teaching are with older children. thanks for this video

[reinadecastro]

How timely you posted this video! I’m staring my placement with year 1 tomorrow. Your video was very helpful and encouraging. I think it’s so true it’s important to focus on improving ourselves rather than striving for perfection:) x

[zaynab]

Thanks for this. Good chance to reflect

[mehreenhanif]

Thankyou for this video! im starting my first placement in 3 weeks and i am super nervous xx

[ellieee_louiseee]

Thank you so much! I literally start my last block of placement for this year tomorrow

[tinkss]

I'm starting a School Direct PGCE in September in Primary Education. I don't know which school i'll be at, or which year I will be teaching first, but I'm really excited to start. I am also extremely nervous about it/worried that I won't do very well, but I have lots of classroom experience so I'm hoping it'll work out okay!

[zenab]

Amazing advice, thank you! if only we’re all blessed with a mentor like you lol

[georgiaellis]

Hi Katie. This video has been very helpful, as I am starting a teacher training course in September. Is there any way you could make a video about tips for preparing yourself for this type of course? I have planned to go back on work experience for college in around a months time, so I just wondered if there are any ways I can improve myself to prepare for the course. Thank you! x

[ChiTime]

Hello, Thanks for sharing. I've teaching for 5 years, and i'll like to take a step futher to begin my teacher training.

I'm from Nigeria and I'm currently in Nigeria. Please help.

[sineadclancy]

This makes me super nervous 😂 I start a scitt program in August 🙈🙈🙈

[zoebodie]

Hi Katie, I have commented on your videos before I am currently at college studying a childcare course, and I am hoping to go to University next year for teacher training. I am hoping for some advice on the skills test you have to take, I have practiced a few maths test and I have found them extremely hard. Do you have any advice for taking these tests? Xx

[princessrockz]

Could you make a personal statement video please? I’m currently applying for primary teaching jobs. ❤️