{"id":20046,"date":"2025-09-03T13:45:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T13:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046"},"modified":"2025-10-04T20:26:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T20:26:35","slug":"are-new-teachers-losing-the-art-of-lesson-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046","title":{"rendered":"Are new teachers losing the art of lesson planning?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\"Picture\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTom Cragg\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Head of Client Success, MFL Consultant and Examiner, School Governor, former Head Teacher<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Over the summer term, I spoke to a number of school leaders about the lesson planning skills of ITTs and ECTs. What struck me was how consistent their views were: most felt that teachers entering the profession today are less able to plan lessons independently compared to a few years ago.<\/p>

To test this further, I ran a poll on LinkedIn<\/a> and the results were clear:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\"\"<\/figure>

A recent LinkedIn poll of school leaders highlights a trend in ITT\/ECTs ability to plan lessons independently.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

This led me to ask, are we at risk of losing the art of lesson planning?<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Why planning matters<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Lesson planning isn\u2019t just about producing a set of slides or worksheets. At its best, planning is about:<\/p>

\"\ud83d\udd39\" Sequencing learning in a logical and effective way.<\/p>

\"\ud83d\udd39\" Anticipating misconceptions and addressing them.<\/p>

\"\ud83d\udd39\" Building lessons that are tailored to the needs of specific pupils.<\/p>

When this is done well, delivery feels natural and purposeful. When it\u2019s missing, lessons can feel superficial or falter as teachers struggle to adapt to the class in front of them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Why might this be happening?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Through conversations with school leaders, a few themes have emerged:<\/p>

\"\ud83d\udd39\" Reliance on centralised resources<\/strong>
Many ECTs are accustomed to teaching from pre-prepared PowerPoints and schemes of work. While these resources support consistency and save time, they don\u2019t always encourage teachers to understand the pedagogy behind them.<\/p>

\"\ud83d\udd39\" Changing approaches in ITT<\/strong>
Some ITT providers actively encourage trainees to use school resources in their first terms so they can focus on behaviour management. While well-intentioned, this can reduce opportunities to develop planning skills early on, which would in turn help to improve behaviour.<\/p>

\"\ud83d\udd39\" Workload pressures<\/strong>
It is absolutely right that we find ways to reduce unnecessary workload, but there\u2019s a risk that we\u2019ve swung too far towards \u201cready-made\u201d lessons. A resource is not a lesson, and turning a resource into a meaningful sequence of learning is a very different skill.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

What's the risk?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

If new teachers aren\u2019t developing planning skills, the impact goes beyond their first year:<\/p>

\"\ud83d\udd39\" They may struggle to adapt lessons to meet the needs of their pupils (adaptive teaching<\/a>).<\/p>

\"\ud83d\udd39\" Behaviour issues may increase if lessons aren\u2019t well-tailored.<\/p>

\"\ud83d\udd39\" Their ability to contribute to curriculum planning later in their career could be limited.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

What's the solution?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Schools are responding to this challenge in different ways. Some examples I\u2019ve come across include:<\/p>

\"\ud83d\udd39\" Setting clear expectations<\/strong>: One school I work with has banned generic PowerPoints altogether. Teachers are provided with medium-term plans and resources but are expected to craft their own lessons from them.<\/p>

\"\ud83d\udd39\" Coaching through feedback<\/strong>: Another school uses lesson feedback sessions<\/a> to remodel part of a lesson with the teacher, then has the teacher re-plan and re-deliver that section themselves. This not only sharpens delivery but also develops planning confidence.<\/p>

\"\ud83d\udd39\" Blended approaches<\/strong>: A gentler model is to expect ITTs\/ECTs to fully plan a proportion of their lessons each week, while using central resources for others. Over time, this builds their own bank of lessons while keeping workload manageable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Final thoughts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Planning remains a crucial part of teacher development. Resources and schemes of work have a valuable role to play, but they should not replace the skill of planning. If we want teachers who can think critically about curriculum, adapt learning to pupils, and embed strong pedagogy into their practice, we need to create space for them to plan, not just deliver<\/em>.<\/p>

At ProgressTeaching<\/a>, we\u2019re passionate about supporting teachers not just in lesson delivery, but in the planning and pedagogy that sit behind it. If you\u2019d like to explore more on this theme, you may find our free eBook: Lesson Feedback \u2013 The Good, The Bad and The Ugly<\/a> a useful starting point. And if you\u2019d like to talk to us directly about supporting ITTs and ECTs in your school, book a call with us here.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Ready to get started with ProgressTeaching?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBook a demo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over the summer term, I spoke to a number of school leaders about the lesson planning skills of ITTs and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20056,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[135,207,208,205,206,85,140,204,210,120,209,51,197,68,211],"class_list":["post-20046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-article","tag-adaptive-teaching","tag-curriculum-planning","tag-early-career-teachers","tag-ects","tag-itts","tag-lesson-feedback","tag-lesson-planning","tag-pedagogy","tag-planning-skills-gap","tag-professional-development","tag-smart-working","tag-teacher-development","tag-teacher-training","tag-teacher-workload","tag-teaching-resources"],"yoast_head":"\nLesson Planning for New Teachers | ProgressTeaching<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Are new teachers losing the art of lesson planning? Explore why it matters, and how schools can rebuild confidence in classroom preparation.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Lesson Planning for New Teachers | ProgressTeaching\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Are new teachers losing the art of lesson planning? Explore why it matters, and how schools can rebuild confidence in classroom preparation.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Progress Teaching\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-09-03T13:45:21+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-04T20:26:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lesson-Planning-1024x691.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"691\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"info@progressteaching.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"info@progressteaching.com\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"info@progressteaching.com\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/#\/schema\/person\/91edb75f1c4e8c0e09d908dee14b7b99\"},\"headline\":\"Are new teachers losing the art of lesson planning?\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-03T13:45:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-04T20:26:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046\"},\"wordCount\":666,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lesson-Planning.png\",\"keywords\":[\"adaptive teaching\",\"curriculum planning\",\"early career teachers\",\"ECTs\",\"ITTs\",\"lesson feedback\",\"lesson planning\",\"pedagogy\",\"planning skills gap\",\"Professional Development\",\"smart working\",\"teacher development\",\"teacher training\",\"teacher workload\",\"teaching resources\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Article\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046\",\"name\":\"Lesson Planning for New Teachers | ProgressTeaching\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lesson-Planning.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-03T13:45:21+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-04T20:26:35+00:00\",\"description\":\"Are new teachers losing the art of lesson planning? Explore why it matters, and how schools can rebuild confidence in classroom preparation.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lesson-Planning.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lesson-Planning.png\",\"width\":1600,\"height\":1080},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Are new teachers losing the art of lesson planning?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/\",\"name\":\"Progress Teaching\",\"description\":\"Driving excellence through feedback\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Progress Teaching\",\"alternateName\":\"ProgressTeaching\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Logo.png\",\"width\":755,\"height\":817,\"caption\":\"Progress Teaching\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/progressteaching\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/#\/schema\/person\/91edb75f1c4e8c0e09d908dee14b7b99\",\"name\":\"info@progressteaching.com\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b572f3f133da2d470f6c7f1a41e7428aceab9158363b8661a0bf72db2c008225?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b572f3f133da2d470f6c7f1a41e7428aceab9158363b8661a0bf72db2c008225?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"info@progressteaching.com\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Lesson Planning for New Teachers | ProgressTeaching","description":"Are new teachers losing the art of lesson planning? Explore why it matters, and how schools can rebuild confidence in classroom preparation.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Lesson Planning for New Teachers | ProgressTeaching","og_description":"Are new teachers losing the art of lesson planning? Explore why it matters, and how schools can rebuild confidence in classroom preparation.","og_url":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046","og_site_name":"Progress Teaching","article_published_time":"2025-09-03T13:45:21+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-10-04T20:26:35+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":691,"url":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lesson-Planning-1024x691.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"info@progressteaching.com","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"info@progressteaching.com","Estimated reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046"},"author":{"name":"info@progressteaching.com","@id":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/#\/schema\/person\/91edb75f1c4e8c0e09d908dee14b7b99"},"headline":"Are new teachers losing the art of lesson planning?","datePublished":"2025-09-03T13:45:21+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-04T20:26:35+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046"},"wordCount":666,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lesson-Planning.png","keywords":["adaptive teaching","curriculum planning","early career teachers","ECTs","ITTs","lesson feedback","lesson planning","pedagogy","planning skills gap","Professional Development","smart working","teacher development","teacher training","teacher workload","teaching resources"],"articleSection":["Article"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046","url":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046","name":"Lesson Planning for New Teachers | ProgressTeaching","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lesson-Planning.png","datePublished":"2025-09-03T13:45:21+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-04T20:26:35+00:00","description":"Are new teachers losing the art of lesson planning? Explore why it matters, and how schools can rebuild confidence in classroom preparation.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lesson-Planning.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Lesson-Planning.png","width":1600,"height":1080},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?p=20046#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Are new teachers losing the art of lesson planning?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/","name":"Progress Teaching","description":"Driving excellence through feedback","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/#organization","name":"Progress Teaching","alternateName":"ProgressTeaching","url":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Logo.png","width":755,"height":817,"caption":"Progress Teaching"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/progressteaching\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/#\/schema\/person\/91edb75f1c4e8c0e09d908dee14b7b99","name":"info@progressteaching.com","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b572f3f133da2d470f6c7f1a41e7428aceab9158363b8661a0bf72db2c008225?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b572f3f133da2d470f6c7f1a41e7428aceab9158363b8661a0bf72db2c008225?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"info@progressteaching.com"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/progressteaching.com"],"url":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20046"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20046\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20068,"href":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20046\/revisions\/20068"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progressteaching.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}