describes the qualities which a teacher should possess in order to reach every child of her/his class.

2. AS A SUBJECT TEACHER DO I:
Have detailed up-to date knowledge of the subjects I
teach?
Maintain my enthusiasm for the subject by being a
learner as well as a teacher?
Clarify my expectations and raise students’
aspirations?
Plan lessons and units of work to ensure continuity
in learning?
Engage pupils’ interest, intellect, creativity?

3. Encourage pupils to be exploratory and critical?
Use questioning skilfully to probe and extend pupils’
thinking?
Give pupils sufficient time for reflection?
Recognise ‘practical’ work as integral to learning for
pupils of all abilities?
Mark and assess pupils’ work as helpfully as is
practicable, offering informative feedback?
Self Evaluation questions suggested by Ofsted ( 2009)

4. Knowledge of the subject
matter
 You can’t teach what you don’t know. So a
teacher must be master of his subject. Any
weakness on his part will decrease his
prestige, in the eyes of his students.
Besides, he must love his subject and
continue building his understandings of his
subject throughout his career.

5. Intellectual curiosity
All good teachers are intellectually curious and
naturally driven by their interests in keeping abreast of
changes in their fields.

6. Achievement
Experienced teachers have clear thoughts on what
their students should know at the end of the term, and
they understand what they must do along the way in
order to reach those goals.

7. Awareness
Teachers in elementary and secondary schools must
have eyes in the backs of their heads. They need to be
aware of everything that happens in their classrooms
and in the school.

8. Maturity
In no profession is maturity more important than in
teaching. Students experience emotional ups and
downs, and insightful teachers are able to sense the
changes and respond to them appropriately. Teachers
must be pillars, consistently encouraging students to
grow as human beings and to develop academically

9. Community involvement
Maintaining good community relations is part of
being a teacher, and teachers’ contact with parents,
administrators, and community leaders enhances their
effectiveness in the classroom.

10. Enthusiasm
Excellent teachers never lose enthusiasm for their
profession. They might become temporarily burdened
by administrative hassles or isolated problems, but
their underlying engagement with their work is
unwavering. Students feel this energy, and teachers
who project it are much more successful than those
who do not.

11. Ideal Character:
A good teacher should be a model in Character.
His attitude should be praiseworthy. He should
have good habits.
An ideal teacher have always a balanced personality.
He always keeps his emotions in control.

12. Literary Interest:
Literary interest in one of the characteristics of an
ideal teacher. A good teacher is always the fond of
literature. He has interest in studies. He harmonizes his
knowledge with age demands with the help of now best
newspapers , magazines, radio and T.V. Due to
extensive studies, he can easily answer of the students
out of the syllabus also.

13. Love with teaching:
An ideal teacher always loves his profession. He
perform his duties understanding it worship. He feels
pleasure in transferring his knowledge to the students.

14. Professional skills:
An ideal Teacher is a man who possesses the
professional skills. He has professional education and
knows the latest teaching methods. A good teacher
always knows the teaching skill.

15. Awareness to children
Growth:
A good teacher should be aware the psychology of the
children and different stages of the growth of the
children. He must be aware of the physical, emotional,
mental and social problems of the children. In this way,
he can teach the students effectively.

16. Teaching methods:
The latest research has introduced new ways of
teaching in educational field. In old educational
system, the teacher was the centre of education
but now a days, the educational activities revolves
around the personality of the children. In view of
children different activity based methods of
teaching have been introduced as activity based
methods. An ideal teacher uses the teaching
method according to the ability of the children.

17. Polite Attitude:
Politeness is another characteristics of a good
teacher. He conquers the heart of others through his
good behavior and politeness. His students and
colleagues like him due to his politeness. Because of it,
the school atmosphere becomes pleasant.

18. Love for profession:
The teacher should feel the importance of his
profession. He must give his exclusive attention to the
growth and development of the personalities of the
children under his charge.

19. Daily preparation:
Perhaps there is no type of work where the results of
poor planning are so devastating as in teaching.
Careful and systematic arrangement of the subject
matter and the classroom activities is conducive to
creative discipline. A well prepared lesson helps to
overcome the feeling of nervousness' and insecurity
especially in the first attempt at teaching.

20. Skill in Questioning:
The success of class teacher in the class
also depends on the art of questioning. One
who questions faultlessly, teaches
effectively. With the help of right type of
question a wise teacher can lead the
students from dark and unknown regions to
known and bright ones.

21. Ability to engage
A good teacher should have the ability to grab the
attention of a classroom full of students and to
maintain their attention throughout the entirety of
the class period.
A teacher must create lessons that are fun, fresh,
and energetic. You want your student to walk out of
your class each day looking forward to the next.

22. Use of Material Aids:
Various teaching aids bring clarity and vividness. It is
a great asset to the teacher to narrate stories and
anecdotes which appeal to the children at different age
and attainment levels. Abstract words and phrases can
be made clear by illustrations.

23. Good Communicator:
One of the most important attribute of a good
teacher is to be a good communicator. He should be
comfortable explaining things and enjoy doing the
same .

24. Care & Compassion
A teacher must figure out the personalities and interest
of each student and incorporate components that
connect with each individual.
A teacher must take outside factors into consideration.
For example, if a student has just lost a loved one, the
teacher should be sensitive to that and adjust
accordingly.

25. Democratic attitude:
A teacher who is to show the way of democracy to the
students must develop in himself a democratic
attitude. His role is of a friend, philosopher and guide
and not of a policeman.

26. Patience
A teacher must never give up on a student.
They should continuously try new strategies
understanding that eventually something will
work.

27. Mission
Perhaps the most important thing teachers
communicate to students and to the
community is a sense of satisfaction with
their choice of teaching as their life mission.
Teaching at its highest level is a calling, and
good teachers feel it to their cores .