The Trainee Teacher's Survival Guide

by Hazel Bennett

Hazel Bennett writes engagingly and informatively about the things that really matter when you're training to be a teacher. Covering all the practicalities - from choosing the right course and getting into your first-choice college, through to finding the right teaching post for you and juggling a life with your new career - her advice is realistic and down-to-earth. Creative suggestions for planning mock lessons at college and strategies for surviving the dreaded Teaching Practice are included, as are tips for passing the obligatory literacy, numeracy and ICT tests. Quite simply the ultimate survival manual for trainees everywhere! >

176 pages, Paperback

First published June 7, 2006

Reviews

[Anne Hathaway · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was a little disappointed with this book as I was expecting more of an insight into the PGCE course. Having worked in a school as a teaching assistant for 5 years, it didn't really tell me anything new. However as the last part of the book details suggestions to fulfil the professional attributes section of the training, it may prove more useful then. Worth a read if you have little experience of working in a school.

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this guide incredibly helpful. It is written in a very friendly, down-to-earth style and provides some very useful examples of how to fulfil professional standards. I can see me referring back to this book a lot within the next year and beyond.

[Carmel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Perfect book for an extra terrestrial being who has never heard of college, the verb “teach,” or a classroom before. I mean, simplicity at its finest (granted, written by a teacher who is very likely a master teacher and probably used to making things Very Clear For Everyone). :)

Also of note: this book is for British/Irish teachers, so US teachers are likely better off with a different read.

There is an interview section near the end that spells out a lot of teacher interview questions and 4-5 acceptable answers for each, so that may be worth checking out for some.