Everything you need to succeed in your first year of teaching

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From setting up your classroom to planning lessons via emergency snacks, this is how to prepare

Chemistry teachers in Scotland, Laura Scoular and Hayley Russell share advice to help probationary and newly qualified science teachers prepare for and succeed in their first year in the classroom. They talk about admin, setting up your teaching space, meeting the pupils, planning lessons, CPD, non-contact time and the importance of an emergency snack cupboard.

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