How teachers can boost their confidence in the classroom

LETTERS: Teachers can achieve great things in their career. All they need is a boost of confidence to carry on.

Teacher self-confidence, which often increases over time, relates to the belief in one's teaching skills and confidence in their teaching abilities.

Even for experienced educators, teacher confidence can vary as it is highly context-dependent.

How confident a teacher feels about their abilities depends on subject knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, knowledge of the learners involved, knowledge of how to manage them and the learning process, as well as practical teaching skills.