This free webinar is open to all early career teachers and trainees, including non-NEU members.
This is a session with a pragmatic focus, designed to help early career teachers prepare positively and realistically for the year ahead. If you are about to begin induction and want to consider how to make the most of the support available to you, this session will offer practical guidance and space to think ahead.
The session will explore what it means to manage the year well: making effective use of mentoring, engaging with professional development, understanding expectations, protecting workload and wellbeing, and building confidence as a developing teacher. There will be a focus on practical planning, professional agency and the small routines that can help you sustain progress across the year.
You will be able to plan for the year ahead with a focus on:
- Priorities — what matters most at this stage of your development?
- Support — how can you make effective use of your mentor, induction tutor and wider school colleagues?
- Professional learning — how can you connect your ECT programme with your day-to-day classroom practice?
- Workload and wellbeing — what routines and boundaries will help you manage the year sustainably?
- Confidence and next steps — what practical actions will help you begin the year with clarity and purpose?
Suitable for: early career teachers, especially those preparing for Year 1 of statutory induction.
Can’t make it? Don’t worry! If you are unable to attend, still register to receive a recording link and watch within 14 days.
