HELP! I’M A NON-SPECIALIST, GET ME OUT OF HERE: DESIGNING SUPPORT MECHANISMS FOR THE NON-SPECIALIST

R. Ross, De Montfort University, UK

The BioLab project focussed on the external circumstances affecting the cognitive behaviour of new or non-specialist teacher and investigated what supportive mechanisms were required to facilitate the move from the early ‘survival’ phase to the more pedagogically effective ‘maturity’ stage. This paper explains the outcome of the research, the success of the resources developed and how this approach can be used within the context of any subject area to support non-specialist teachers and tutors.