We discuss the different options out there and why all teachers – including early career teachers – should be thinking about career progression.
How can you hone your plans and develop your skills? How should teachers go about choosing a specialism? What kinds of opportunities should you look for in and out of school? Who can you approach for advice/mentoring?
Once teachers have their career progression plan in place, where can they find support? We discuss in-school CPD, other opportunities, qualifications and more.
How do we go about developing a specialism? How long does it take? Should we change schools to support our career goals?
And how can schools ensure they are supporting the development of their teaching staff?
This is the second of two episodes focused on career conversations. The first is still available and offered advice, practical tips and inspiration for teachers who are thinking about taking on leadership roles within schools and those climbing the leadership ladder: https://bit.ly/seced-leadership
These episodes have been produced in partnership with Teaching Vacancies, the free-to-use job listing service from the Department for Education: https://teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/
This episode is hosted by Pete Henshaw, the editor of SecEd and his guests were:
- Jon Tait is Deputy CEO and Director of School Improvement at a multi-academy trust comprising of three large secondary schools and sixth form colleges in North Yorkshire.
- Yamina Bibi is an English teacher and assistant headteacher from east London who also works on issues of diversity and inclusion. She is a #WomenEd London Network Leader and among many things Yamina is a leadership coach and supports women and women of colour to take on leadership positions.
- Haili Hughes is a speaker and author for schools. A former journalist and English Language and Literature lecturer, Haili is currently completing her Doctorate in Education after three Master’s degrees with research interests in: supporting experienced teachers, retention of experienced staff, keeping 'outstanding' teachers in the classroom and coaching and mentoring. Haili recently launched her own podcast and magazine focused on mentoring teachers
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For details about The SecEd Podcast, or to suggest future topics, email editor Pete Henshaw at editor@sec-ed.co.uk