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Mentoring a training teacher can be extremely rewarding and will help you to grow as a practitioner too. Lorna Smith, Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Bristol, shares her advice on how to get the most out of the relationship for both mentor and mentee.

Essential tips and advice to help you to survive and even thrive during your teacher training.

We’ve drawn on the collective wisdom of Teachit’s editors, all seasoned teachers, to share some of their advice for getting through the challenges of your ECT years.

Lorna Smith and Harry Dodds are both experienced teachers and ITE course leaders. Here they offer their ideas about using Bloom’s taxonomy to plan and structure learning.

Will Bailey-Watson is a PGCE History leader. Here he discusses how vital it is for students to see why their homework is important.

Helena Thomas is a PGCE English course leader. She believes training teachers need to take their time when teaching poetry to students, and offers a range of strategies to it more meaningful.

Helena Thomas, a PGCE Secondary English tutor, outlines her suggestions and some of the leading research which will help your students to make progress in their writing.

Andy Sammons, teacher, writer and head of department (@andy_samm), warns new teachers to avoid gimmicks and focus on the fundamentals of teaching.

Andy Sammons, author of 'The Compassionate Teacher' and head of department, shares his tips for successful lesson openings and 'do now' tasks to keep students on track.

Andy Sammons (@andy_samm), Head of English and CPD writer, shares his ideas with training teachers about how to embed evidence-based approaches to teaching and learning in your classroom with his 10 top tips.

Sue Wheeler is a former teacher, now specialising in safeguarding. Here she outlines the implications of the statutory safeguarding guidance for training teachers.

Deborah Smith, an experienced paediatric occupational therapist, offers her advice to primary teachers on how to work with children who need additional support with their handwriting.

Joe Dale – an independent languages consultant – shares his top 20 tips for using technology in MFL teaching.

Pauline Stirling – eTwinning ambassador and retired MFL teacher – shares her step-by-step guide to creating a successful eTwinning project.

Sue Howarth is a former Biology teacher of the year, science writer and teacher-trainer at the University of Worcester. Here she shares her suggestions for science associations and organisations which offer training teacher professional support and CPD.