The staff handbook is a start,but it’s the unwritten rules that teachers really need to watch out for. Here’s how to effect a good first impressionMy own indecision and the economy conspired to effect me a perennial locum. When you teach a subject that’s not in demand at a time when the economy is on the ropes – and you’re a chronic fence-sitter – it is inevitable that you halt up filling several temporary posts.
As a result, I’ve become a bit of an expert at settling into a unusual school. One of the things I’ve come to realise is that getting your head around helpful staff handbooks, orientation sessions and friendly colleagues is just a small part of making a good first impression. To be truly successful,teachers need to master the unwritten rules, such as whose mug not to touch in the staffroom.
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Source: theguardian.com