I will translate every acronym and portmanteau the panjandrums of education feel we can't live without. I will tell you which mug to buy, and where your biggest worries will come from. Tom Bennett, the Behaviour Guru There are many, many teacher training books that claim to offer practical advice; some of them are even useful. There are also humorous books aimed at teachers claiming to offer a zany, sideways look at our madcap world; some of them even contain a joke. This book, although light in tone, has a serious intent: to reassure trainee and beginning teachers that are parachuted into difficult schools without anything like the right level of preparation. Tom Bennett walks you through the training and initial teaching practice, offering practical advice and wisdom from the more experienced vantage point of hindsight. This double-narrator style allows you to identify with the situation, learn from the experience and then critically reflect on your own teaching journey. But most importantly, this is a teacher training guide disguised as something actually readable.
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"'I will translate every acronym and portmanteau the panjandrums of education feel we can't live without. I will tell you which mug to buy, and where your biggest worries will come from." --Tom Bennett, the Behaviour Guru
'A brilliant practical guide for anybody considering teaching as a career, for trainees and for NQTs. The book is peppered with real life stories that will help any new teacher who feels like they re going under. The lessons Tom shares have been learned the hard way and are all the more powerful for that.' --Gail Robinson, TSL Education
'I d recommend this book to everyone who is thinking about entering into the minefield of teaching and needs a friendly bit of guidance to help them through. This book is brutally honest and really shows teaching in its underwear with all the unsightly bits on show, but it also tenderly reassures and advises you through every step of your training years. An absolute necessity for anyone feeling like they are Not Quite a Teacher.' --Jenifer Baldacchino, NQT
'A brilliant practical guide for anybody considering teaching as a career, for trainees and for NQTs. The book is peppered with real life stories that will help any new teacher who feels like they re going under. The lessons Tom shares have been learned the hard way and are all the more powerful for that.' --Gail Robinson, TSL Education
'I d recommend this book to everyone who is thinking about entering into the minefield of teaching and needs a friendly bit of guidance to help them through. This book is brutally honest and really shows teaching in its underwear with all the unsightly bits on show, but it also tenderly reassures and advises you through every step of your training years. An absolute necessity for anyone feeling like they are Not Quite a Teacher.' --Jenifer Baldacchino, NQT
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Tom Bennett is the Behaviour Guru on the TES advice forum and a teacher at Raines Foundation - an inner-city state secondary school in London, UK. Tom is Head of Humanities, Religious Studies and Philosophy and is author of 'Class Act', A TES Essential Guide to Behaviour Management. Tom is author of The Behaviour Guru: Behaviour Management Solutions for Teachers, also published by Continuum.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you want to know what teaching and training is really like get this book
19 May 2011
By CANI
Format:Paperback
I have read Tom Bennetts other book, the behaviour guru, and that was a cracker. Although it was just a selection of posts from his behaviour forum on the TES, it was good information, but i felt it was too haphazard.
This book is not. This is well written, and explains everything you need to be a teacher, how to do well on your training and NQT year. I wish I had this book before I started my PGCE. IT has lots of advice and personal stories of his time during the training and 1st year teaching. I resonated a lot with the situations he faced. There is little repeating of the samethings, like some books do. It full of good content.
This book will open your eyes to reality of teaching. If you are thinking of teaching, get this book. Even if you dont become a teacher, it is still a good read and a laugh. If you do become one, then then the advice is great. I do fear that this book will be looked down upon by the people on high (the buereocrats) as people will have second thoughts about doing teaching, when they can have an easier life doing something else less challenging.
If you want more real experiences of teaching the following are good books -
I am teacher get me out of here - Francis Gilbert
Teacher on the Run - Francis Gilbert
Hands Up!: A Year in the Life of an Inner City School Teacher - Oenone Crossley-Holland
Overall, get this book, you will not regret it.
This book is not. This is well written, and explains everything you need to be a teacher, how to do well on your training and NQT year. I wish I had this book before I started my PGCE. IT has lots of advice and personal stories of his time during the training and 1st year teaching. I resonated a lot with the situations he faced. There is little repeating of the samethings, like some books do. It full of good content.
This book will open your eyes to reality of teaching. If you are thinking of teaching, get this book. Even if you dont become a teacher, it is still a good read and a laugh. If you do become one, then then the advice is great. I do fear that this book will be looked down upon by the people on high (the buereocrats) as people will have second thoughts about doing teaching, when they can have an easier life doing something else less challenging.
If you want more real experiences of teaching the following are good books -
I am teacher get me out of here - Francis Gilbert
Teacher on the Run - Francis Gilbert
Hands Up!: A Year in the Life of an Inner City School Teacher - Oenone Crossley-Holland
Overall, get this book, you will not regret it.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By lordlr
Format:Paperback
I regularly read and enjoy Tom Bennett's blogs and posts on the TES and this book doesn't disappoint, it's a really engaging, funny, informative and entertaining read. However, there's a small niggle, as I've just completed my PGCE and been lucky to land a job for September, I was looking for much more content about what the title suggested - all about the NQT period. For over 140 pages (of a 210 page book), Tom discusses the route from pre-course applicant to school placements and while this was a great read (seeing many of my own experiences mirrored), it does little to calm an apprehensive post-graduate staring down the barrel of an NQT year.
Saying all that, this book is so good I struggled to put down until I'd read the lot, he's funny, irreverent, full of good sense and would, on the strength of this, be a definite contender for my dream dinner party guest list.
Saying all that, this book is so good I struggled to put down until I'd read the lot, he's funny, irreverent, full of good sense and would, on the strength of this, be a definite contender for my dream dinner party guest list.
By TeachSam
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I bought this book purely because it is by Tom Bennett. I enjoy his behaviour column in TES, which I regularly read as he gives no-nonsense behaviour advice for new and experienced teachers.
This has been my favourite teacher training book so far. It is a very comprehensive guide for a trainee, or soon-to-be, student teacher, but remains funny and light in tone.
The thing that I feel sets this book apart from other teacher training books that I have read are the personal accounts he has included about his own journey into teaching. To read how he struggled a lot with behaviour was very reassuring to read and made me feel anyone can manage a difficult class with the right strategies and perseverance. He does not sugar coat teaching, which many books are guilty of, but at the same time his love for the profession is blatant. I also completely agree with his belief that teaching is a craft: something which can only be learn by doing.
A very accessible and honest book, with his own personal journey including his struggles. He provides very realistic advice that you can actually imagine working. I feel this book would be brilliant for anyone entering the profession, already in training or an NQT.
This has been my favourite teacher training book so far. It is a very comprehensive guide for a trainee, or soon-to-be, student teacher, but remains funny and light in tone.
The thing that I feel sets this book apart from other teacher training books that I have read are the personal accounts he has included about his own journey into teaching. To read how he struggled a lot with behaviour was very reassuring to read and made me feel anyone can manage a difficult class with the right strategies and perseverance. He does not sugar coat teaching, which many books are guilty of, but at the same time his love for the profession is blatant. I also completely agree with his belief that teaching is a craft: something which can only be learn by doing.
A very accessible and honest book, with his own personal journey including his struggles. He provides very realistic advice that you can actually imagine working. I feel this book would be brilliant for anyone entering the profession, already in training or an NQT.
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Entertaining and very useful!
This is a great book for during your training or NQT year. Tom Bennett peppers his book with anecdotes which make sure his advice is linked to real life situations - kind of "he's... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Jess
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A Confidence-building Book
I have read several books on entering the teaching profession, from training textbooks to personal accounts. This is certainly the most entertaining book that I have read. Read more
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Humorous and down to earth!
This book is very entertaining and informed whether you are an intending teacher, NQT or a practising teacher. Read more
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