The Trainee to ECT Podcast

In this episode, Simeon in joined by special guests, Dan and Molly, from the Twinkl KS2 Team. They share their best tips for getting ready for September as an ECT in any year group as well as some special tips for those in key stage 2. You can join the Twinkl KS2 team's Facebook group here 👉 https://www.facebook.com/groups/twinklks2 More about us: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1kfpu7

In this episode, Simeon is joined by Jon Park from Twinkl Digest. Jon outlines ways AI might impact teaching and how it could help trainee teachers and ECTs. You can read Twinkl Digest here: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/news More about us: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1kfpu7

In this episode, Simeon talks to Lowenna Janssens (Mrs_J_primary on TikTok) about her experiences with supply teaching. She's offers some great tips and gives her insights on the positive aspects of starting your career with supply teaching. More about us: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1kfpu7

In this episode, Simeon brings together our best job hunting tips from previous episodes into one super episode to help you feel more confident on your job hunt. Teacher Interview Questions: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/teacher-job-interview-questions-for-trainee-teachers-and-ects-t-tp-2682042 Job Hunting Mega Pack: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/resource/job-hunting-mega-pack-for-trainee-teachers-...

In this episode, Simeon and Ashleigh speak with Sam Kendall from the Eden Project on their work supporting ECTs. We talk about how to have a sustainable career and ways to engage children in learning about the environment. Sam is full of interesting stories, and her tales about teaching abroad are not to be missed. Find out more about the Eden Project's work with ECTs: http://www.edenproject.c...

In this episode, Ashleigh and Simeon discuss cross-curricular learning, explaining what it is and why you might want to try it in your classroom. They also interview Emily, a secondary trainee with some great ideas on using a cross-curricular approach in secondary schools. More about us: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1kfpu7

In this episode, Ashleigh and Simeon discuss ways you can succeed and thrive on your second placement. They share some top tips and reflect on what they learned from their second placements. Sophie's article: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/l/gw5km More about us: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1kfpu7

In this episode, Ashleigh and Simeon talk about ways you can reflect and recharge over the festive season. They also challenge each other to quizzes and have a lovely interview with trainee teacher Ms Amin about her experiences this term. It's sure to put you a the festive mood! 🤗🎅🎄✨ More about us: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1kfpu7

In this very special episode, we are joined by Andrew Taylor of Mr T's NQTs. Andrew has over 39,000 followers on Twitter and dedicates much of his free time to answering questions from trainee teachers and ECTs. He's a lovely person and gives great advice so we were thrilled to talk to him about how to stay happy in teaching. https://twitter.com/MrTs_NQTs Digest: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/n...

In this episode, Simeon and Ashleigh share their best tips to help you have a positive experience with your parents' evenings whether you are a trainee teacher or an ECT. Digest: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/news/how-to-handle-difficult-conversations-with-parents-as-a-trainee-teacher More about us: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1kfpu7

In this episode, Simeon and Ashleigh go through everything trainee teachers need to know as they start their first placements. They cover what you can expect, what the school will expect from you and share their top tips for a successful placement. Digest - Top Tips for Surviving Your First Placement: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/news/top-tips-for-surviving-your-first-placement Observing Teaching Temp...

In this special episode, Ashleigh and Simeon give their best tips and advice to help you have a happy and productive first week as an ECT. Good luck to all the ECTs out there for your first week! More about us: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1kfpu7

In this episode, Ashleigh and Simeon give an overview of what you can expect on your teacher training year and offer some sage advice. More about us: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1kfpu7

In this episode, Ashleigh and Simeon discuss ways trainee teachers and ECTs can reflect on and celebrate all of their achievements at the end of the year. There is also a lovely montage of messages from the team at the end. Congratulations to all the trainee teachers and ECTs out there! More about us: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1kfpu7

In this episode, Simeon and Ashleigh discuss what teachers can do to prepare if they have found a job for September and what they can do if they haven't. They also interview Alisha, a teacher who started her career by doing supply teaching. Here is the link to the episode we mentioned: https://redcircle.com/shows/267430fb-5cbe-49ff-9bb9-ec4126cfba84/episodes/6a5e1806-cd62-480e-a1ac-2fecfb6f204...

In this episode Ashleigh and Simeon discuss the role of trainee teacher and ECT mentors. We give some ideas for avoiding potential issues and advice on getting on with your mentor. We also take a look at the mentor's side of things and have a fantastic interview with our guest mentor Josh (who has over 1.4 million views on TikTok). To send us your personal statement, use the following link: ht...

In this episode, Ashleigh and Simeon share their tips for writing personal statements and explain how you can send your statement to us for feedback. They also discuss our recent Job Hunting week and give away a free mock interview. After listening to the epsiode, you can send us your statement here: https://forms.gle/jmZgC9ih1iad6wqC6 Here is the blog we mentioned: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/blog/p...

In this episode Simeon and Ashleigh talk about the important first steps of your job hunting journey. They discuss where and when to start looking for jobs and how to find out if a school is right for you. They are also joined by Twinkl Digest’s Sophie, who gives her own top tips and advice on how you can feel equipped to start the process of finding that elusive first teaching position. Job Hunti...

On today’s episode Simeon and Ashleigh discuss all of the little opportunities in the day where you can save yourself some much needed time. They are also joined by current ECT, Chloe, who gives an insight into her life at school and they play a time saving game that you can play along with at home. If you feel you never have enough time, then this is the podcast for you! More about us: https://ww...

In this fun episode, the team discuss their favourite things about Christmas in school, play a teacher-y Christmas game (which you can join in with at home) and share their top tips for recovering over the festive period. Merry Christmas! 🎄🌟 Warning: We discuss the existence of Santa Claus a little bit, so it would be best not to listen with children present. 😉🎅🏽 More from us: https://www.twi...

In this episode, Simeon, Hannah and new team member Donna clearly define and explain the process of differentiation. They also discuss how you can plan for differentiation and how differentiation can happen spontaneously in your classroom. More from us: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1kfpu7

In this episode, Adam, Simeon and Twinkl Digest's Sophie look at common low-level behaviours you might encounter as a trainee teacher or ECT and give their tips on how to manage them effectively. More from us: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1kfpu7

In this very special Mental Health Week episode, we talk to Sam and Matt from the Teacher of Tomorrow Podcast (@TofTpod on Twitter) about their experiences of managing workload as trainee teachers. They give an honest account of their experiences and share what they've learned along the way. More from us: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1kfpu7

In this episode we are joined by several former teachers, all of whom found different routes into teaching. We discuss the various options open to you if you haven't secured a full-time teaching role for September or if you don't want one. More from us: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1kfpu7

Our special guest headteacher, Oliver Wright (@Oliverslt on Twitter) returns in this episode to discuss the dos and don'ts of job interviews from a headteacher's perspective. This episode is full of valuable tips and advice. If you have a teaching interview coming up, it's highly recommended! More from us: https://www.twinkl.co.uk/l/1kfpu7