Learning as an NQT

Below is a list of introductory texts on learning as an NQT, originally offered to University of Oxford PGCE students for the course’s Professional Development Programme. These may also be useful starting point for newly qualified teachers or experienced teachers who want to improve their own practice.

Connell, R

Good teachers on dangerous ground: towards a new view of teacher quality and professionalism
Critical Studies in Education 50:3 (pp.213-229), 2009
**Direct link to e-journal article

Cooper, P and McIntyre, D

Effective Teaching and Learning: Teachers’ and Students’ Perspectives
Buckingham: Open University Press, 1996

Korthagen, F

In search of the essence of a good teacher: towards a more holistic approach in teacher education
Teaching and Teacher Education 20 (pp.77–97), 2004
**Direct link to e-journal article

Pring, R

The Life and Death of Secondary Education for All: Dream or reality?
London: Routledge, 2012

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