Success! Passing the Professional Skills Tests for Teachers

The complete and up-to-date guide to the Professional Skills Tests for Teachers, providing support and guidance plus hundreds of sample questions and full practice papers to ensure your success.

An essential book for anyone thinking of taking, or about to take, the Professional Skills Tests for Teachers. You must pass these tests before starting your course, and this up to date text tells you exactly what to expect and how to prepare for the latest versions of the tests. There is an emphasis on support and clear guidance throughout, along with plenty of practice material, so you can face the tests with confidence and succeed in your application. It provides:

• a guide to the variety of Initial Teacher Training (ITT) provision and routes into teaching
• a preparation timeline
• comprehensive coverage of both the numeracy and literacy tests
• an audit of your strengths and areas for improvement in literacy and numeracy
• example questions and answers, highlighting common errors, providing top tips for success, with theories and methods fully explained
• full practice papers plus test-taking and revision strategies
• discrete topics within the numeracy and literacy sections enabling focused learning, with explanations and hundreds of examples
• larger format pages, with topics covered across double page spreads for ease of use and more memorable learning.

Introduction

1          Preparation and planning: your career path into teaching

2          The Professional Skills Tests: practicalities and strategies

3          Literacy Skills: essential knowledge, examples and practice papers

4          Numeracy Skills: essential knowledge, examples and practice papers

Glossaries

Acronyms

Useful websites

Answers

Index