2. Mission & Aims What is your school about? What made you start it?
Why your passion?
Why you opened?
What are the schools main philosophies?
What are the rules you live by in your school?
What makes you – YOU!

3. Think about sentences…
To respond….
To achieve…
To invest in…..
To develop…….

4. Professional Practice
Phones
Swearing
Set up early
No sharing of students information or discussing details
Do not be alone with a child
Listen
Bullying
Polite with parents - represent

5. Content & Manner Prepared Demonstrate clearly Thorough Learn names
Positive
Fun
Constructive criticism
Avoid unnecessary contact
Personal remarks – out of context!

6. Choreography Appropriate High standard
Include Patterns / levels / timings etc (be prepared or offer to support them on this)
Chance at the front?
Achievable within the set time frame

7. Retention
WHY
EXPLAIN
HOW

8. Retention A great supportive atmosphere
Applying the manner of teacher (above)
Get feedback on understanding what the children want. What they speak to their friends about and do more of this.
BUDDY up – new students always give them a student buddy so they can start to integrate and feel welcome in the class
Try to make every lesson a great experience, ask how you can add variety and consistency of quality to your classes.
Potential leavers once identified (by you – not publically) need a bit more attention, ask if they are ok, do they need help? Can they be assigned an assistant to help them?
Potential levers are identified by:
Multiple absences in a row
Not participating and distancing themselves from the general class

9. GENERAL Term structure Uniform Keys / codes / alarms Payments
Resources
Cover teachers
Videos
SOCIAL MEDIA!!!!!!!!!

10. H & S
Risk Assessment
First Aid
Child Protection
Fire

11. STAFF TRAINING Compulsory? When? How do you communicate? Paid?
What's involved?

12. THEY PROVIDE DBS CV References First aid Insurance HMRC letter
Music system
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13. OTHER THINGS…….. Contract Choreography notes Copies of notes/policies
Resources