The PGCE Survival guide- the Essential guide to your teacher training. Fed up of reading boring theory book after theory book? Want to know what being a trainee teacher is really like? Wouldn't it be great if you could just get real tips, from real teachers? The PGCE Survival Guide is full of useful and practical hints, tips and advice from recent PGCE graduates and more experienced teachers covering every element of teacher training, from your first day at university, through the hectic world of placements to finding a job- we have it all covered! You won't find countless chapters about educational theory- just real tips and advice from real teachers. The PGCE survival guide also includes #pgcetipos - over 300 super useful hints and tips from the education community on twitter. Edited by Tim Handley, a recent PGCE graduate from the University of East Anglia. Illustrated by Helen Morgan
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By SuperDave
To call this book essential is no overstatement!
The range of advice and tips that this book contains is very wide, from writing assignments to where to sit in the staffroom, and is crowd-sourced from NQTs and teachers from all over to give varied and honest views directly from "the trenches".
The writing style is fairly conversational and informal, and the fact that it is split into small chunks, grouped by theme means that it's easy to benefit from the advice, quickly - unlike certain other "companions to school experience", which may be more readily recommended by universities, but make the very act of getting to the advice a struggle in itself!
With that in mind, I can't recommend this book highly enough. I would rate this as essential reading for any pgce student and recommend that you read through it before each of your placements, and give yourself a head-start!
The range of advice and tips that this book contains is very wide, from writing assignments to where to sit in the staffroom, and is crowd-sourced from NQTs and teachers from all over to give varied and honest views directly from "the trenches".
The writing style is fairly conversational and informal, and the fact that it is split into small chunks, grouped by theme means that it's easy to benefit from the advice, quickly - unlike certain other "companions to school experience", which may be more readily recommended by universities, but make the very act of getting to the advice a struggle in itself!
With that in mind, I can't recommend this book highly enough. I would rate this as essential reading for any pgce student and recommend that you read through it before each of your placements, and give yourself a head-start!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Hayley1984
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This book is amazing! I am due to start a PGCE this September and was a little unsure what to expect, what will be expected of me and I just wanted some tips before I start the course.
The book is truly fantastic and it tells you everything you need to know about the PGCE including what to expect on your first day!! There are lots of references to good books and also loads of website links to help with lesson plans etc.
The book is written by someone who has recently done a PGCE so it comes from a student's point of view as well as having additional authors who are experienced!!
I think this book will be my bible for the coming year....can't wait to start! :)
The book is truly fantastic and it tells you everything you need to know about the PGCE including what to expect on your first day!! There are lots of references to good books and also loads of website links to help with lesson plans etc.
The book is written by someone who has recently done a PGCE so it comes from a student's point of view as well as having additional authors who are experienced!!
I think this book will be my bible for the coming year....can't wait to start! :)
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I have spent the last couple of months feeling incredibly anxious about my PGCE starting in September. I am now kicking myself that I didn't buy this book sooner! Everything I felt uncertain about, is explained in this book. It has calmed me down massively and even although I am still very nervous, I feel I've had a lot of questions answered about the course and most importantly, how to survive it! It is very up to date, and Tim Handley obviously knows exactly how new Teacher Trainees will be feeling.
The book is written concisely and is nice and easy just to flick through every now and again, which I find very useful.
I'd recommend this for anyone starting, or currently on a PGCE course- it will really start to put your mind at rest if you, like me, are feeling a little shaky about it all. Absolutely love it :D
The book is written concisely and is nice and easy just to flick through every now and again, which I find very useful.
I'd recommend this for anyone starting, or currently on a PGCE course- it will really start to put your mind at rest if you, like me, are feeling a little shaky about it all. Absolutely love it :D
Most Recent Customer Reviews
1.0 out of 5 stars
A Waste Of Money!
The PGCE Survival Guide is a badly written, cheaply produced waste of money. Consisting of little more than a collection of badly written blogs and dozens of tweets, there is... Read more
Published 9 months ago by The Secret PGCE Student
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Great book
This is a really great book would highly recommend has what you need to know about studying pgce, very worth while
Published 16 months ago by emz-rocky
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Perfect for PGCE students
A compilation of advice from new and experienced teachers designed to provide information and inspiration to aspiring (and new) teachers. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Alan Parkinson
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