This episode offers advice to early career teachers (ECTs) to help you thrive during your first year/s of teaching. The discussion features two ECTs (one first year & one second year) as well as an experienced mentor. We discuss common challenges for new teachers and offer advice for ECTs across key areas including SEND, work/life balance, workload, lesson-planning, differentiation, self-care and wellbeing. We look at coaching and mentoring – what are the essentials to make this support effective and how can ECTs to get the most from their mentors? We end the podcast with recommendations for further reading/support.
