The most stressful time in any teacher’s career is the first year of teaching – and I say that from personal experience.
As a beginning teacher, not only are you brand new to the profession, but you are also the “newbie” when it comes to the school, its surrounding, colleagues, students, practices and procedures. In truth, something as simple as navigating the unfamiliar car park can send an already anxious teacher into momentary meltdown.
That is why it is so important for schools to provide the necessary resources for new teachers to become effective and successful in the profession.
Understanding this, four years ago, as part of initial teacher training (ITT) and the pupil voice initiative, we decided to introduce a Pupil Researchers programme.
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