Resources for new teachers and trainers

We realise that the further education (FE) and skills sector can seem complex and daunting to a new teacher. Here we link to some of the resources available for new teachers and trainers (external websites will open in a new window).

Top tips for new teachers and trainers

Our IfL Volunteer Connections and Regional Advisers have provided these tips for new teachers and trainers based on their own experiences.

We also asked some of our Regional Advisers about their experiences when they were new to teaching or training.

Are you thinking of moving into teaching?

This short video from Success North explores the experiences of six teachers and trainers working with adult learners.

What happens to people who have completed their teaching qualifications?

This Success North video shows what happens to people who have completed their teaching qualifications, the range of teaching opportunities in the lifelong learning sector and the approach to supporting teachers at the teaching development centre at Newcastle College.

Initial teacher training (ITT): materials and resources

Search for ITT courses, materials and resources on the London Centre for Excellence in Teacher Training (Loncett) website.

New 2 Teaching

The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) has produced the New 2 Teaching website to offer everything new teachers and lecturers will need during those first challenging years, recognising that the journey from student teacher to teaching in the classroom can be daunting.

Orientation guidance for quaified teachers entering further education (PDF, 1 MB)

Are you a qualified teacher starting out in the FE sector? LLUK's Orientation guidance for quaified teachers entering further education answers key questions around areas of reflective practice, policy framework and funding, access and progression, diversity of learners, teaching and learning, and assemment.

Easing the journey from occupation to teaching

Are you looking for information about easing the journey from occupation to teaching? This guide from Loncett is for new teachers and their mentors in the further education sector and is based on collaborative research with initial teacher education (ITE) teachers, mentors, and teachers of vocational subjects in colleges and work based learning.

More resources

Coming soon: a careers toolkit including a wide range of resources for new teachers and trainers. In the meantime, click the links below for tools and resources related to continuing professional development (CPD).

You may also pick up some tips fromthese case studies of the experiences of other IfL members and you can get support on CPD and REfLECT in your local area from your Regional Adviser. Thousands of members of the IfL community are also online using social media such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, providing a network of support and advice from across the sector.

What helped you as a new teacher?

If there are resources that you found useful at the start of your career which you think would help other new teachers and trainers, please email a link to webmaster@ifl.ac.uk and tell us how it helped you.