Laura-Jane Fisher provides one hundred ideas on how to survive the first year of teaching. This book deals with a wide range of issues from coping with the long working hours and managing difficult classes to lesson planning and writing reports for the first time.
Author Biography
Laura-Jane Fisher teaches English and Drama at a Bradford Comprehensive school.
Reviews
'This book offers a variety of practical advice on all aspects of school life...many of its hints and survival tips are practical and will offer a 'first year' teacher the reassurance that other have felt like they feel and it is survivable.' ~ Jocelyn Sumner, ACT website -- Jocelyn Sumner 'Best of the straightforward list bunch is Laura-Jane Fisher's 100 Ideas for Surviving Your First Year in Teaching....Fisher's style is one of reassurance rather than finger-wagging, and much of her advice is eminently sensible.' -- Geoff Barton * TES *
