All of my favourite teachers have always made an effort to know me (and other students) as a person, rather than just a student. Lucky for me I have been able to keep my English and HHD teachers from year 11 for year 12
both AMAZING people.
For me personally, I have always found English to be a very personal(?) subject as you are subjecting yourself to be criticised by someone who is basically a total stranger. It wasn't until year 10 when I felt like I was actually connecting with my English teachers, this was also the first year I started doing drafts for English. I started the year with 50% on my first draft and ended up finishing year 10 as the top English student, getting 96% on my end of year exams. My year 10 English teacher and I ended up forming a really tight bond, which I believe has influenced how I now approach English.
I walked into year 11 English with a REALLY high standard for myself, this did not help with my stress. I started off the year strong, but by the time we got to creative and my marks started to drop, this is what I believe was my downfall. So now I'm stressing about school and dealing with stressors in my personal life, my marks are slowly dropping again, my English teacher (being the astounding person they are) begins suggesting all these videos for me to watch/listen to, they have showed me all these apps, teaching me all these methods to help me deal with my stress and is just always checking in with me. You probably don't have to go to the extent as what they did, but you definitely check in with your students.
I finished year 11 English with a 'panic attack' during my exams and a fail (thank god my pass was sent to VASS before the exam), this teacher and my coordinator checked in with me, even though they could've ignored it.
DW year 12 has started on a good note, I got feedback for my first draft today/yesterday from my English teacher and the new English teacher (OMG I heard they got like 47 in English and an ATAR over 90! They must've had like no social life in year 12). I'm pretty sure the new English teacher is doing their first year too, I have seen them around the school, my friends have always said good things about them and they seem like a nice person. I started with a making fun of them over one of their ATAR notes post and they still made an effort to know me which I found really nice, they asked me if I did a year 12 subject last year, how I went on it, asking who my English teacher is and was asking what I'm aiming for English this year. With giving me feedback, they were nice and built me up with compliments before telling how I could improve for the next draft. I thought that was a cool way of approaching it.
OMG?? you're doing all the same stuff as the new teacher at my school?? Did I stumble on another one of your post?? TL;DR your students are human, just like you; get to know them as a person and a student. To build them up you need to be their leader/mentor and work together as a team. You also need to be the best version of you, make sure you look after yourself and have fun
Good luck with your first year of teaching. The fact that you're seeking opinions from other people just demonstrates how much of an amazing teacher you are going to be