Team building for teachers
When you are a teacher, there are other teachers spread throughout classrooms in the school. A large portion of the workload is connected with another class. It is essential that teachers have gone through some team building exercise’s on a night away. Here are the top four reasons Large staff numbers , cooperation between teachers , long workload , busy seasons.
Large Staff Numbers
In many schools all over the county this is a growing problem. That the amount of students are increasing and putting greater demand on the amount of teachers needed. In some areas of the city there might be three or four teachers all teaching the same class or subject. Some members of staff only know staff by their first name and know very little about the person. Even though they might be in the same area each day. When you are completing a team building exercise it will is important to get to know people that you may not have met before.
Co-operation Between Teachers
When you are working in a school environment it is important that members of staff get along. As during the school year you will need assistance for the different tasks you need to complete. To get to know someone well you will be required to take 24hrs away from your busy day. This is so you can go away to stay in location overnight and get to know work colleagues as a team. In a school environment, team work and cooperation is one of the main building blocks.
Long Workload
When many people think of a teachers profession they are always saying it is a very easy job and you only work less than half of the year. The best thing of all is the holiday as you get midterm off and Christmas and midterm and Easter and summer holidays. Even though it may sound very easy on paper it is very difficult to complete the required information in a very small allocated time frame. As many teachers will know there are very limited resources. When you are on the night away completing a team building activity it is very important to relax and unwind with work colleagues. As this helps group to mix better.
Busy Seasons
When in the run up to the busy seasons like Christmas and Summer. You will be faced to rely on the help from different people within the staff more as this will be the time of the year where you are completing Christmas concerts or summer test. It is very important that you know your fellow staff members well so that you can ask for their advice and help throughout these busy periods.
Conclusion
It does not matter what size your school is, whether it’s a big or small school to complete a team building exercise is vital for staff to mix as a group. A teacher will always be able to offer assistance to help out a fellow member of staff.
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