In today’s episode, we return to our series supporting new and aspirational tutors and are joined by Rebecca Cracknell, who is an established tutor and who has written a number of courses for Thirsty Scholars to support new and existing tutors. Previously we chatted through getting started as a tutor, day-to-day working, and the importance […]
Top tools for tutors Read More »
We are delighted to have Rebecca Cracknell, one of our tutor experts and course writers, back this week to talk about tutoring. Rebecca shares how she focuses on session planning and the difference between tutor and teaching sessions. This series aims to support new and aspirational tutors, motivating and inspiring our learners can be tough
Session planning as a tutor Read More »
Working as a tutor can often feel quite isolated, in this week’s episode Rebecca Cracknell, one of our expert tutors and course writers shares her experiences around the realities of working as a tutor. We chat about what her typical week looks like, what support networks she taps into, any challenges, and her most rewarding
Working as a tutor Read More »
In today’s episode, we meet with one of our expert tutors as part of our tutor series which focuses on supporting new and aspirational tutors. Rebecca Cracknell, whilst an established tutor also has written a number of courses for Connex Academy to support new and existing tutors. Rebecca shares what it is like to start
Starting as a tutor Read More »
In this podcast we focus on Rosenshine’s Principles of instruction and Step 8 – providing scaffolds for difficult tasks. Helen Morgan and Andy Bridge join us to discuss how important it is for learners to experience “cognitive apprenticeship”. They learn how to become an expert thinker with learner skills and the importance as a teacher
Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction: Providing scaffolds for difficult tasks Read More »
In this episode Helen Morgan, a previous Head of School, and Andy Bridge, current Deputy Principal return and join us to discuss Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction and focus in on Step 7 – Obtain a high success rate Helen and Andy’s discussions around Rosenshine’s Principles provide anecdotes and tips whilst they share experiences and observations
Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction: Obtain a high success rate Read More »
In this episode Helen Morgan, a previous Head of School, and Andy Bridge, current Deputy Principal return. In previous episodes we have focused on the ECT years, RQT years, and also the first five steps of Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction and we return to focus on Step 6 – Checking for Student Understanding. Rosenshine’s research
Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction: Checking for Student Understanding Read More »
In this podcast we are focusing on support for Recently Qualified Teachers, Our experts Helen Morgan, and a previous Head of School, and Andy Bridge, current Deputy Principal return to share their top tips and reflections and support available for Recently Qualified Teachers. They discuss how to make the most of your RQT year. Listen
Early Career Teacher Series – How to make the most of your Recently Qualified Year (RQT) Read More »
This is a series of podcasts initially focusing on Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction and in today’s episode Helen Morgan, a previous Head of School, and Andy Bridge, current Deputy Principal return to focusing on Step 5 – guiding student practice. In previous episodes, we have focused on the first four steps of the principles. Rosenshine’s
Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction: Guiding Student Practice Read More »
As a new Early Career Teacher (ECT) or Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) we are sure you will want to ensure you make a positive, impactful, and encouraging impression on your learners, colleagues, and community. Being a professional ECT or NQT is not always easy and there will be lots of touch points where you will
Early Career Teacher Series: Being a Professional ECT/NQT Read More »
Every day brings a new chance to win!
Find out what today’s prize is and enter now for your chance to make this season extra magical!
If you would like to spread the cost of your course over six months, you can do so easily through interest free direct debit payments.
We will then contact you to make the first payment upfront and once paid you will be able to begin your course and we will send you a Gocardless link to complete a direct debit mandate for future payments.
Feel free to ask us any questions about the course before proceeding with payment.
Please note we do not need to perform any credit checks and you will only receive your certificate once the balance is paid.
