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The first year of teaching can feel like a roller-coaster of emotions as you navigate your way through the academic terms. For many ECTs, the first year can be ‘make or break’ as many decide whether or not to remain within the profession.
Factors associated with self-efficacy, job satisfaction and risk of attrition operate at individual, classroom and organisational levels as teachers are required to identify and support diverse learning needs in a changing work environment (Self-Efficacy, Job Satisfaction and Teacher Well-Being in the K-12 Educational System).
The introduction of the Early Career Framework in 2019 was welcomed by the teaching community as a much needed resource to support teachers in their early career development. The fully funded two-year package of structured training and support, linked to the best available research evidence, ensures new teachers have dedicated time set aside to focus on their development.
So what is it like to teach in a modern day secondary school in London? Let’s see what Shona James- Bennett has to say as she reflects on her first year of teaching:
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