The Staffroom
Career advice for teachers looking for a new role
Creating stress-free, happy schools - 5 things you should try
Company founder and CEO, Stephanie has developed Laughology into the nations most talked about training and development provider. She has worked on innovative projects and events in the private and...
NQT career guide
We have gathered up advice from our expansive network of teachers and education recruitment consultants across the country to provide you with top tips for your NQT year.
Top tips on lesson planning
Planning lessons can be time consuming and stressful, even for an experienced teacher. We know everyone has their own style, but we hope these tips from some of the teachers we work with will help ...
How to prepare your students for exams
Preparing your students well for exams is key to their results. Here's our tips to ensuring your pupils are ready to sit their papers.
15 tips for surviving your NQT year
Alice, a History teacher who qualified in 2015, shares her top tips to surviving your NQT year. Alice is now Head of History and Head of year in a Secondary School in North West England.
Tips for a classroom observation
Ofsted lesson observations have changed. Ofsted no longer award a grade for the quality of teaching for individual lessons visited and they do not expect schools to use the Ofsted evaluation schedu...
6 signs it might be time to find a new teaching job
We asked you what are the main motivations for switching schools or role.
Get your teaching application form right
So, whether you’re applying for a teaching post directly with a school or through an agency, there will be an application form. And getting it right is as important as getting the cover letter, CV,...
Tips on writing your teaching cover letter
A covering letter is an important addition to your application form and/or CV, and it adds a lot of depth to your application. However, many education professionals struggle to create a strong lett...
Is it time to resign from your teaching role?
Being a teacher is a challenging job, but it should also be rewarding- and ultimately make you happy. Here are some of the key warning signs that could suggest that you might not be in the right role.