One in five new teachers are leaving teaching within five years. This is a sad statistic, but unfortunately one that doesn’t surprise me.

‘Teaching without telling’ literally means instructing without speaking. A well organised immersion into your lesson will mean that the instructions may take only a few moments.

As you prepare for a lesson, think of arranging a classroom in such a way that your students will immediately know what they have to do, without you saying a word.

This is a simple one, but wow does it make a difference. Using the correct amount of wait time in your class will greatly improve student engagement in class conversations.

Focusing on your students as individuals, improving teacher student relationships and working on differentiating their experiences is what teaching is all about.

The so called ‘guilt bag’ that teachers take home with them is amongst the worst teacher practice, but funnelling your energy in the right places will change your teaching life.