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The PlanBee Blog

  • Two teachers walking down a school corridor and talking
    July 26, 2024 Becky Cranham

    August ECT Checklist

    We’ve prepared a handy ECT checklist of all the jobs you’ll need to do to in August make sure you are September ready.
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  • Teacher Recruitment Crisis UK
    May 16, 2024 Catherine Lynch

    Teacher Recruitment Crisis UK

    Ask yourself honestly, does everyone in the school feel valued, trusted, supported and listened to? If the answer is no, start looking at how you can make your school a better place to be. 
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  • Fun Writing Activities for KS1
    November 12, 2021 Emma Shingleton

    Fun Writing Activities for KS1

    Looking for some ideas to engage children in writing? Check out some of our favourite, fun writing activities for KS1 children!  Salt Tray Fun Salt trays are a great alternative to writing on the traditional pencil and paper and supports...

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  • Teacher giving a pupil a high five
    August 18, 2020 Catherine Lynch

    So you’re an NQT...what next?

    So you have finally completed your initial teacher training, been given Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and now you are a fully-fledged teacher...right? Oh apart from that small challenge that is passing your NQT year. 
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  • A team of ECTs NQTs socialising
    February 18, 2019 Catherine Lynch

    How to achieve an ECT work-life balance

    You’re an ECT. You’re fired up and ready to knock this teaching thing out of the park. You’re loving the job (mostly) and keen to learn everything you can. Yet in your enthusiasm, your ECT work-life balance has become well and truly unbalanced, what can you do...?
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