Beginning Teaching in Ireland

This course is a supported course, designed to support newly qualified teachers for the full year as they begin their teaching career

Wondering what you need to do before September? Wondering about Droichead, planning, differentiation, assessment, classroom management? Thinking about how best to support your students by setting up a positive classroom culture and positive relationships with your pupils? This course has everything I've mentioned and more (check out the course curriculum below)! This course has been designed for newly qualified teachers, to guide you throughout the year (from August 2020 - June 2021). A supported course means you'll have support throughout the whole year through discussion forums and by email. If there are topics you'd like further support in then additional modules will be created and will be available throughout the year.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • 1 Introduction and Overview Downloadable Slides

    • About this course
  • 2

    Teacher Wellbeing

    • Teacher Wellbeing Downloadable Slides

    • Teacher Wellbeing

    • What works for me

    • Imposter Syndrome

    • Confidence
  • 3

    Jobs, Contracts and More

    • Jobs, Contracts and More Downloadable Slides

    • Contracts, Increments, Panels, C.I.D.

  • 4

    Subbing

    • Subbing Downloadable Slides

    • Tips to get subbing

    • Benefits

    • What to bring with you?

    • Tips for Subbing

    • Lesson Ideas for each subject area
  • 5

    What should I have completed for September

    • What should I have ready for September? (Downloadable slides)

    • What should I have done before September?

    • First Day

    • First Week

    • First Month
  • 6

    Returning to school this year

    • Returning to school Downloadable slides

    • Returning to school
  • 7

    Staffroom and Staff Relations

    • Staffroom and Staff Relations Downloadable Slides

    • Staffroom and Staff Relations
  • 8

    Resources

    • Useful resources downloadable slides

    • What should I buy?

    • Where does the money come from?

    • Stationery

    • Art order

    • General Resources

    • Resources per subject
  • 9

    Droichead

    • Droichead Downloadable Slides

    • Droichead Process
  • 10

    Planning

    • Planning Downloadable Slides

    • Requirements

    • Additional Tips

    • 9 Timetable

    • Timetable

    • 10 Integration and Thematic Planning

    • Integration and Thematic Planning

    • Collaborative Planning

    • Collaborative Planning
  • 11

    Assessment

    • Assessment Downloadable Slides

    • Assessment
  • 12

    Child protection

    • Child Protection Downloadable Slides

    • Child protection
  • 13

    Displays

    • Displays Downloadable Slides

    • Displays

    • Adding fadeless backing paper
  • 14

    Handover - Meeting the previous class teacher

    • Handover Downloadable Slides

    • Handover - Meeting with the previous class teacher
  • 15

    Classroom Organisation

    • Classroom Organisation

    • Classroom Organisation

    • Homework
  • 16

    Classroom Management

    • Building positive relationships Downloadable Slides

    • Building positive relationships

    • Classroom Circles

    • Classroom Circles

    • Routines

    • Routines

    • Strategies that contribute to a positive classroom culture

    • Strategies

    • My favourite strategies

    • Chatty Classrooms Downloadable Slides

    • Chatty Classrooms

    • Rewards and Consequences

    • Rewards and Consequences
  • 17

    Corrections

    • Corrections Downloadable Slides

    • Corrections
  • 18

    Transitions

    • Transitions Downloadable Slides

    • Transitions
  • 19

    Differentiation

    • Differentiation

    • Differentiation
  • 20

    Supporting children with additional needs

    • Supporting children with additional needs Downloadable Slides

    • Labels

    • General Tips

    • Sensory
  • 21

    Working with an SNA

    • Working with an SNA Downloadable Slides

    • Working with an SNA
  • 22

    Working as a Support Teacher

    • Working as a S.E.T. Downloadable slides

    • Working as a S.E.T.

    • Planning and Resources SET

    • In class support

    • Timetable
  • 23

    Working with Parents

    • Working with parents Downloadable Slides

    • Working with Parents

    • Parent Teacher Meetings
  • 24

    Report Writing

    • Report Writing Downloadable Slides

    • Report Writing
  • 25

    Thank you!

    • Thank You
  • 26

    Review/Feedback

    • Review