This Back to School pack is designed to help you start the academic year feeling calm, clear, and confident. Now expanded to include bite-sized CPD videos and an accompanying resource guide, it's the ideal toolkit to support intentional planning, strong routines, and a smooth first lesson.
 
Here’s what you’ll find inside:
 
🎥 4 CPD Videos to Strengthen Your First Lesson:
Being a Mindful Teacher – Explore self-awareness, environmental awareness, and compassion
Meet and Greet – Set the tone the moment students walk through the door
Seating Plans – Make purposeful decisions that support behaviour, learning, and access
Classroom Expectations – Align school policy with your personal values to build a consistent classroom culture
 
📂 Accompanying Resource Pack:
Classroom Routines Planner – Plan what routines should look, sound, and feel like
Seating Plan Reflection Sheet – Thoughtful prompts to help you design seating intentionally
Expectation Builder Worksheet – Align your school’s behaviour policy with your own classroom values
Mindful Teaching Reflections – Support your emotional regulation and classroom presence before term starts
 
🧑‍🏫 Editable PowerPoint Presentation: An easily customisable PowerPoint presentation covering essential elements such as seating plans, classroom expectations, and the meet and greet process and games. The slides can be used as is or adjusted to suit your specific needs.
 
📘 Teacher’s Guide
A breakdown of each component of the first lesson including Do Now starters, introductions, expectations and more so you understand the purpose behind every slide.
 
Student Reflection Worksheet (September and January): 
A tool for students to reflect on their goals and expectations for the year.
 
Icebreaker Games: Four engaging activities: Count to 20, Alphabet Game, What If, and Family Fortunes
 
As an added bonus, the pack includes a Back to School lesson for January focused on goal setting and behaviour expectations. Students will reflect on their progress, review class expectations, and set realistic SMART targets for the year ahead using structured, purposeful activities.