Categories: Mind the GapSocial Emotional Learning

Changing the Early Career Narrative with Sam Twiselton, OBE

Professor Sam Twiselton, OBE is the special guest for this episode of Mind the Gap. Sam is the Director of the Sheffield Institute of Education at Sheffield Hallam University and one of the UK’s most recognized leaders in the areas of Initial and Continuing Teacher Development.

Among other topics, Sam discusses her desire to see a change in the narrative around early career #teachers (7:50), her thoughts on what should be included in #teachertraining and initial teacher #education (19:30), and how she views her role and responsibility as a national education leader (38:00).

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EdCircuit Staff: Author

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Tom Sherrington: Author

Tom Sherrington has worked in schools as a teacher and leader for 30 years and is now a consultant specializing in teacher development and curriculum & assessment planning. His books include Teaching WalkThrus, Rosenshine’s Principles in Action, and The Learning Rainforest Fieldbook. He regularly contributes to conferences and CPD sessions locally and nationally and works in schools and colleges across the UK and worldwide.
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Emma Turner: Author

Emma Turner joined Discovery Schools Academy Trust as the Research and CPD lead after 20 years in primary teaching. She founded ‘NewEd – Joyful CPD for early-career teachers,’ a not-for-profit approach to CPD to encourage positivity amongst the profession and help retain teachers in post. Turner is the author of Be More Toddler: A Leadership Education From Our Little Learners, Let’s Talk About Flex: Flipping the flexible working narrative for education, and Simplicitus: The Interconnected Primary Curriculum & Effective Subject Leadership.
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EdCircuit Staff and Tom Sherrington and Emma Turner

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