The (Un)official Teacher's Manual

Phil Naylor is the host of the popular teacher's podcast, Naylor's Natter, as well as a Deputy Head. His book - particularly suited to PGCEs and ECTs - Naylor's Natter can be found on Amazon. Here Phil offers 5 tips to reduce emails. Phil tweets @naylorsnatter.

Sam Strickland is a Headteacher and the author of a number of books on behaviour management, including: The Behaviour Manual Education Exposed 1&2 They Don't Behave For Me Here Sam offers 5 tips for behaviour management. Sam tweets @Strickomaster and has over 41k followers.

Michael Chiles is an Assistant Principal and the author of 5 popular books on questioning and assessment, including: Powerful Questioning The Craft of Assessment The Feedback Pendulum Here Michael offers 5 tips for good questioning. Michael tweets @m_chiles and has over 20k followers.

Adrian Bethune regularly speaks on wellbeing in schools and is the author of two popular wellbeing books: Wellbeing in the Primary Classroom Teacher Wellbeing and Selfcare Adrian is the go-to for all things teacher-wellbeing. He tweets @AdrianBethune Here Adrian offers 5 tips for teacher-wellbeing.

Emily Weston is a year 5/6 teacher and PE/Science Lead. Emily tweets @primaryteachew. With over 40k followers and several blogs relating to children's books, Emily is the go-to for all things reading. Here Emily offers 5 tips for encouraging reading.

Sophie Bartlett is a year 5/6 teacher and English/Curriculum Lead. Here Sophie offers 5 tips for teaching year 6. Useful for new teachers or anyone teaching year 6 for the first time. Sophie tweets @_MissieBee. With over 40k followers and several edu-blogs/articles, Sophie is the go-to for all things primary.

Some tips on how best to communicate/work with parents. Particularly suitable for PGCEs and ECTs.

Are you a new teacher wanting to refine your practice? Here're some subtle things you may be doing wrong and how to avoid them.

Has the pace of your lesson(s) ever been described as being 'too slow' but you're not quite sure what that means? In this episode we explore the nature of lesson pace and offer 5 tips for maintaining it. Particularly suitable for PGCEs and ECTs.

Do you find that your long awaited holiday is often spent worrying, ruminating and generally not being as restful as you wanted it to be? In this episode we discuss 5 tips to avoid anxiety in the holidays.

Do you want teachers to develop and feel valued at the same time? You may have missed a couple of tricks. 

When seen by our pupils, the interactions between us and our friends/colleagues have more of an impact than we may think. 

Formal lesson observations are still taking place at schools despite them being ineffective and detrimental in equal measure.  Here we explore the nature of formal lesson observations and suggest alternatives to this practice. 

Are you an ECT debating climbing the ladder?  This episode discusses 4 things you can do to put yourself in line for promotion. 

Before you apply, it is important to know as much as possible about the school which you intend to work.  In addition, you have to decide what is (and isn't) important to you.  This episode will give you some fact finding tips as well as advice on how to organise your thoughts.  Particularly suited to PGCEs and ECTs. 

In this episode we discuss the (unfortunately) undermentioned aspects of the teaching profession that school leaders need to be aware of if they are to lead effectively. Particularly suitable for aspirational or new school leaders - middle or senior. 

Unfortunately, there is still a lot of discrimination against 'older' teachers in our profession. In this episode we challenge some of the myths/unfair assumptions made (ironically) about those who have earnt their stripes. 

The feeling of not being valued is unfortunately too common for a teacher. However, if we look more closely, towards the less obvious, we can see otherwise.…

Often, the reality of the support available at a school does not match the expectation of teachers- particularly ECTs.  This episode discusses the nature of support available at schools and how best to acquire it. 

What to expect and what to do when you get called in for a 'quick chat.'

This episode discusses the ways in which teaching after your training and ECT year is significantly easier. 

This episode discusses the nature of book scrutinies along with some tips on how to make sure your books look ‘good.‘ Particularly suitable for PGCEs and ECTs.

Some tips on what to do when someone comes in. You don’t have to put on a show, but it’s good to be savvy. 

The episode discusses the reasons why it is important to join a union. Particularly useful for PGCEs and ECTs. 

A few ways to improve your well-being during term time. Particularly suitable for ECTs.