Curriculum

This is a one year, full time school-centred teacher training programme running from September until early July. It will provide trainees with extensive, practical classroom experience and centre-based training to support this, resulting in recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) as a primary school teacher for ages 3-7 or 5-11.

During centre-based training, trainees will experience tailored learning opportunities in the style of lecture and workshops. These sessions give trainees the opportunity to learn, discuss, deconstruct, observe and practice in a low stakes environment, with coach from subject experts who have been selected by partnership headteachers for their skills and knowledge of a key area.

In addition, the optional university-based element of the course, the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), will give trainees the chance to develop understanding of the linked pedagogy.

The training programme is created and adapted to meet the needs of individual trainees, so that they build on their strengths and develop high quality professional knowledge, skills and understanding. Trainees will spend the majority of their time in schools (approximately 4 days a week) learning alongside the most experienced teachers in our partnership schools, supported by an Induction Tutor and School-based Mentor.