A Rough Guide To Being A Better PE Teacher
Top tips to help you succeed from worldwide PE professionals.
‘Don’t let students see you drinking a cup of tea.’
‘Take a ball and just play a game.”
‘Don’t even try to include those two, just pass it on to the Head of Year’
And my personal favourite…
‘Don’t smile until Christmas.’
I have received questionable advice throughout my teaching career; these are just a few genuine examples from more experienced teachers than me!
To help collate and share some seriously great advice, I asked several PE colleagues and teaching friends worldwide to share their top tips for teachers aside from teaching and learning strategies.
What is essential for teachers to do, say and understand to be effective educators and more importantly, good people to learn from and work with?
Whether embarking on your initial teacher training, starting your first full-time job, moving to a promoted post or just looking to be better, there’ll be something to help you improve your approach amongst these top tips from some great people.
- Relationships
Building relationships with your students and colleagues is one of the most valuable things you could do as a new teacher. Rita Pierson’s idea of “they don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care” couldn’t be more accurate. Taking the time to develop…
