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Summer Institute, story so far

Get a glimpse of what Summer Institute is really like, via Teach First trainee's tweets.

With temperatures heating up outside, our new 2018 cohort has already faced most teachers’ worst nightmare... trying to teach when the weather is fine! 

Nevertheless, our plucky band of new starters made it through School Centred Learning, ensuring they’re ready to teach from day one in September. School Centred Learning does exactly what it says on the tin – providing incoming teachers with time to settle into a school environment ahead of getting their own classes. Luckily settling in is always improved by much pizza: 

School Centred Learning gives ample time to observe other lessons and learn from existing staff and mentors before, gulp😬, the big first teaching experience! Nerve wracking as this sounds, no one is left on their own. You get plenty of help. But just observe the deep concentration on the faces of the Teach First Cymru 🐲 cohort as they plan for action: 

Then it’s time to deliver in a safe environment. No one expects you to be a perfect teacher straight away – this is a chance to try things, make mistakes, learn from them, and improve. And your mentor is there for you as you take your first steps in the classroom: 

Miss Neal even enjoyed her first time leading a class: 

Meanwhile Miss Potts may not have been at the seaside but at least got some beach paraphernalia for her first lesson:  

It’s not all hard work and no play – it’s just as important to form strong bonds and make friends at Summer Institute that help support you throughout your time teaching.  

Wellbeing Wednesday was a hit everywhere. The Yorkshire and Humber team got well into theirs with some great initiatives including yoga.🧘Om ‍️ 🧘: 

In the North West, participants were treated to stunning views on their geography field trip. 

Football may not have come home this summer but across the country our participants were in a football frenzy.  

When they weren’t cheering on the Three Lions 🦁🦁🦁 they were doing their best Harry Kane impression on the pitch. 

But all good things must come to an end and there were many proud faces on the final day of School Centred Learning. 

Some participants even got a cute present. 

Next stop for our participants was Leeds and the Teacher Development Conference with over 80 incredible Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) sessions designed for new teachers, debates, wellbeing sessions and incredible speakers such as Musharaf Asghar, of Educating Yorkshire, Baroness May Blood and Jaz Ampaw-Farr. 

 

They help fill our 'Pledge Wall' with inspiring stories from the classroom 

Some were empowering;

Some were funny;

and some were downright cruel

It takes a lot more than that to dampen our participants mood, however.

The end of day one was concluded by the fantastic Big Samba. They brought together pupils from over 30 Primary and Secondary schools. They were set up during the Rio Olympics to help provide instrumental lessons in school to those who have little or no additional exposure to live music.

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