New Starter pathway

STEP ON

Your first 10 to 12 weeks: the foundations of teaching.

For everyone new to teaching here, including colleagues joining from industry.

Neither outcome is a judgement of you as a teacher.

9 stages

Your stages

Take the stages in order. Your Innovator opens each one with you. Swipe or scroll along to see them all.

Stage 1Up next
Welcome & Self-Assessment
25 mins
Tell us where you're starting from, so your Innovator knows where to begin.
Open stage
Stage 2
Systems Training
45 mins
Get the college systems right in your first fortnight, so admin does not eat into your teaching and no learner slips through.
Open stage
Stage 3
Teaching and Inclusion
60 mins
One simple shape for every lesson, so every learner knows where they are and how far they have come.
Open stage
Stage 4
Visit 1
30 mins
Get ready for Visit 1, a normal lesson seen by your Innovator, and compare the feedback with your own view.
Open stage
Stage 5
Getting and giving feedback
40 mins
Turn your Visit 1 feedback into 2 focus points, and give your learners feedback they act on.
Open stage
Stage 6
Digital Tools
45 mins
Use one digital tool to solve one teaching problem. Start with the problem, not the tool.
Open stage
Stage 7
Putting It Into Practice
15 mins
Use your 2 focus points in every lesson for three weeks, until it happens without thinking. Once in that time, team teach or watch a colleague.
Open stage
Stage 8
Sign-Off Visit
30 mins
Your Innovator visits a lesson to decide your next step. It asks one question: would the ordinary RAISE cycle be enough support from here, or would more focused mentoring help first?
Open stage
Stage 9
Review & Reflection
30 mins
Look back at your starting point, agree your outcome from the sign-off visit, and set up what comes next.
Open stage