Teacher Toolkit

'This is a book by a teacher still in the classroom after 20 years. Want to know how to survive? Read this book; it's fizzing with ideas.' Ty Goddard, Co-founder of the Education Foundation

A compendium of teaching strategies, ideas and advice, which aims to motivate, comfort, amuse and above all reduce your workload, by bestselling author Ross Morrison McGill, aka @TeacherToolkit.

Teacher Toolkit is a must-read for newly qualified and early career teachers and will support you through your first five years in the primary or secondary classroom. It is packed with advice, tips and ideas for all aspects of teaching practice, from lesson planning to marking and assessment, behaviour management and differentiation.

Ross believes that becoming a teacher is one of the best decisions you will ever make, but after more than two decades in the classroom, he knows that it is not an easy journey! He shares countless anecdotes from his own experience, from disastrous observations to marking in the broom cupboard, and offers a wealth of strategies to help you become a true Vitruvian teacher: one who is resilient, intelligent, innovative, collaborative and aspirational.

Complete with a bespoke Five Minute Plan in every chapter, photocopiable templates, QR codes and beautiful illustrations by renowned artist Polly Nor, Teacher Toolkit is everything you need to ensure you are the best teacher you can be, whatever the new policy or framework.

Ross is the bestselling author of Mark. Plan. Teach., Just Great Teaching and 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Outstanding Lessons.

Vitruvian teaching will help you survive your first five years:

Year 1: Be resilient (surviving your NQT year)
Year 2: Be intelligent (refining your teaching)
Year 3: Be innovative (taking risks)
Year 4: Be collaborative (working with others)
Year 5: Be aspirational (moving towards middle leadership)

Start working towards Vitruvian today.

“@TeacherToolkit has a devoted following because of his pithy, incisive tweets, his ability to listen to people, and his eagle-eye for good teaching materials. Its combination of excellent, relevant advice for teachers, its brilliant presentation and Ross' diligence at responding to all queries on Twitter as well as the blog mean that it has become the "one-stop-shop" for many teachers to sort out their teaching problems and find out about the essential research they need to know about.”

This is a book by a teacher still in the classroom after 20 years. Want to know how to survive? Read this book; it's fizzing with ideas. Ty Goddard, Co-founder of the Education Foundation
The overarching metaphor of the Vitruvian teacher is inspired and encompasses just those qualities we all seek to develop as teachers, regardless of how long we have been involved in teaching. Written in an engaging, active way, with a user friendly, humorous [and] easy-to-access structure. It will do what it says on the cover – it will help you survive the first 5 years. You may not like all the activities and approaches, but I’m willing to bet there are plenty that will appeal to you and fit your developing teaching approaches. -- James Williams, Lecturer in Science Education, University of Sussex
The best thing about the book is the honesty; the author shares a lot of his own experiences, a lot of them from his training or early years, making it even more accessible to the trainees and NQTs like myself. Lauren Gaisford, UCAS Teacher Training
This rich array of strategies can really help any new teacher get to grips with the job. Schools Week
[This book] condenses the whole pedagogical and teaching world into its essential components in bite-sized, beautifully illustrated chunks. This insightful, succinct and often inspirational book is a must for every teacher’s bookshelf. -- Martin Burrett UKEd Magazine
Teacher Toolkit is a fantastic read for NQTs, those returning to teaching after a break or even those who are simply feeling disillusioned. It's an encouraging, inspiring read – a little like having a friend beside you telling you that everything will be okay. Practical Pre-School
A valuable resource that offers practical suggestions and advice to help readers remain in the profession and work towards becoming a Vitruvian teacher: one that is resilient, intelligent, innovative, collaborative and aspirational. An easy book to dip into for busy teachers and entertaining to read. -- Cindy Shanks The Teacher

Ross Morrison McGill, aka @TeacherToolkit, is a qualified teacher who, across three decades, has worked in some of the most challenging secondary schools in London as a design technology teacher and deputy headteacher. As the most followed teacher on Twitter in the UK, his practical, inspiring lesson ideas are what make him so successful and his 5 Minute Lesson Plan is used by teachers all over the world. Ross is the bestselling author of 100 Ideas for Secondary Teachers: Outstanding Lessons, Teacher Toolkit, Mark. Plan. Teach. and Just Great Teaching.

@TeacherTookit (aka Ross Morrison McGill) is the most followed teacher on Twitter in the UK. He also writes one of the most influential blogs on education in the UK and across the world! His new series combines all of his honest, down to earth, 'from the chalkface' advice into compendiums of support, inspiration, ideas and strategies for teachers at all levels. Written in Ross's sympathetic and comical style, providing countless anecdotes directly from the classroom floor, his new collection will act as a guiding hand throughout your career as a teacher, from NQT to headteacher, and all the roles in between. As anyone who has followed him on Twitter knows, Ross is not afraid to share the highs and lows of his own failures and success, and he continues to do so in this series, collating all of the best teaching practices from his experience, to save you time and to ensure you are the best teacher you can be, whatever the government or Ofsted are asking for this week. Ross believes great teaching isn't complicated, it's about getting the simple things right. The books are packed full or more personal details and anecdotes as Ross continues to innovate, challenge and collaborate. As Ross would say; 'teachers are doing it for themselves' and he firmly believes you can too! Book 1 is aimed at teachers in their first 5 years of teaching.

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