Scarlet Crooke I am an Early Career Teacher (ECT) working at an 11-14 school in Leicestershire, which I will be referring to as ‘Lisick Secondary School’ (LSS). This is my first full-time teaching role and I have introduced the subject of Drama to all students at Key Stage Three. As an ECT, behaviour management can […]

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Suzie Rokita In the second of two critical incidents that occurred during Suzie’s first year of teaching, she reflects on the challenges faced as she embarked on her career as a Drama teacher at a time  when Covid-19 was radically altering the educational landscape.   My second critical incident occurred after completing my PGCE in Secondary Drama.  I […]

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Suzie Rokita In the first of two critical incidents that occurred during Suzie’s first year of teaching, she considers her responses to a particular pupil’s behaviour and how this has shaped her teacher identity and approach to teaching.  She begins by contextualising both incidents within the particular and extraordinary historical context during which they took […]

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