Posts by Jayne Hoskins
Literacy Hive: Preparing for Interviews – Why Poetry Packs the Perfect Punch
Congratulations! You have secured an interview for your first teaching post and the opportunity to have your very own class is there for the taking. There is just the small…
Read MoreHelping you find a teaching position for September 2025
The Department for Education’s Teaching Vacancies service helps teachers like you to find teaching jobs and saves schools thousands of pounds on recruitment advertising so that they can redirect money…
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Trainee voice: Creating a safe and inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ individuals Before starting my teacher training, I worked as a TA in a small village school. To begin with, I…
Read MoreTrainee voice: Type one diabetes and me
By the age of seven, ‘a teacher’ had become one of my regular answers to the question, ‘what do you want to be when you grow up?’ It was also…
Read MoreAccess free Subject Resources for trainees
In recognition of the increased focus on subject knowledge within the school curriculum and to support Early Careers Teachers, NASBTT is pleased to share our free Subject Resources to support trainees…
Read MoreTeaching Vacancies: Create a profile on Teaching Vacancies and let schools come to you
With a Teaching Vacancies profile, you can: share your qualifications and experience with schools specify the types of teaching jobs you’re looking for apply for roles more quickly by pre-filling…
Read MoreECTs: Why adopting an “essentialist” mentality can support you in the effective teaching of primary foundation subjects
It would be fair to say the modern-day primary teacher has a lot on their plate, from statutory assessments and marking books to Ofsted visits. To continue would not make…
Read MoreTeaching Primary Foundation Subjects – New title added to the Essential Guides for Early Career Teachers series
Essential Guides for Early Career Teachers: Teaching Primary Foundation Subjects Available now for pre-order As Ofsted introduces a new framework with higher expectations regarding subject knowledge across the primary curriculum, there…
Read MoreTeaching Primary Foundation Subjects – New title added to the Essential Guides for Early Career Teachers series
Essential Guides for Early Career Teachers: Teaching Primary Foundation Subjects Available now for pre-order As Ofsted introduces a new framework with higher expectations regarding subject knowledge across the primary curriculum, there…
Read MoreTrainee voice: Life in the ‘part-time’ lane
When I was considering my options for teacher training, there were several things to consider. Firstly, dare I say it, I am a lady of a certain age (in fact…
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