#TE-02-07 How to Succeed as a Newly Qualified Teacher
About Course
Manchester Metropolitan UniversityDescription
Prepare yourself for the challenges and opportunities of life as a new teacher
Designed by educational experts at Manchester Metropolitan University’s Faculty of Education, this course will support you in the transition from teacher training to being a newly qualified teacher.
You’ll develop your abilities in independent critical reflective practice and learn ways to manage your workload to support yourself in your new role.
You’ll consider the potential issues you may face as a new teacher so that you feel ready to face the challenges of this rewarding career.
You’ll also create a teaching career-plan and learn the importance of celebrating your personal successes.
What topics will you cover?
- How to prepare for your first teaching post.
- How to develop professional self-reflection to continue securing your classroom practice.
- Mentors and new teachers discuss the potential problems new teachers face.
- Balancing workload, performative pressures and personal wellbeing.
- Sources of support.
- What if problems occur?
- Lifelong learning. Celebrating success.
Who will you learn with?
I’m a Senior Lecturer in Education and have been teaching more years than I care to remember!
I love all things in education technology and trying to predict how teaching will develop in the future.
I’m a Senior Lecturer in Education at Manchester Met. I love working with students of all ages and watching them learn new things. No day is the same and you never know what is going to happen next!
I’m a Senior Lecturer Education at Manchester Met. I love helping students develop their confidence and I have a particular interest in the emotional dimensions of teaching and learning.
Who developed the course?
Manchester Met University has a driving ambition to discover and disseminate knowledge and make higher education as accessible and beneficial to all those with the passion and ability to succeed.
What Will I Learn?
- Develop skills in personal reflection as a transition to becoming an independent, qualified teacher.
- Apply strategies to manage workload, performative pressures and gain support to survive as a new teacher.
- Explore ways of celebrating personal success and developing a teaching career plan.
Topics for this course
An introduction to new teachers
Welcome to the course00:02:25
Meet your educators
How new teachers feel00:02:27
How do you feel?
The teacher journey
Personal reflection
What are the main challenges?
Who can support you in your journey?
I really love all the phrases that lecturers provided in this lecture and the way they present information. I reckon it helps a lot. Thank you so much for your effort.
I really enjoyed taking this class because I love learning more about teaching especially learning more knowledge on how to balancing workload, performative pressures and personal wellbeing.
It was an excellent course. I learned that you must know your teaching post, before you decide to be a teacher. When in your classroom, always make your audience feel important.
Great course. The instructors are very knowledgeable on the subject matter, and are excellent speakers. They keep it interesting and engaging.