Options for Graduate Initial Teacher Training

Margaret Derrington 20 Feb 2015

Various different routes

 Teach First  Two year salaried course in challenging schools.

 University PGCE Courses  Designed by Universities in collaboration with a large group of ‘Partnership Schools’.

 School Direct  Salaried or unsalaried  Based in a particular school  SCITT programme

Primary or Secondary….

 CS/Maths degrees… could do either primary or secondary.

 Now specialist primary teachers (MaST)  (need A level maths (Grade C or above) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/evaluation-of the-mathematics-specialist-teacher-mast-programme     ITT programmes must cover TWO Key Stages Typically primary KS1&2 Secondary KS 3&4 (optionally + A level) 11-16 schools with sixth form colleges or 11-18 schools Some LEAs have both  most will allocate suitable candidates to 11-18 schools KCL’s course is 11-18, candidates MUST be capable of and will be trained to teach KS3,4 and A level Maths, CS or IT

Teach First

 www.teachfirst.org.uk

 Apply online and if successful you will be invited to an assessment centre  Requirements 2.1 or above, 300 UCAS points excluding General Studies http://graduates.teachfirst.org.uk/application selection/requirements/teaching-subject-requirements  Relevant Degree or A levels (Maths and CS OK)  Grade C in GCSE Maths and English  Flexibility to work in any location

How does it work…

http://www.educationstate.org/2011/01/10/teach teachers-cheap/  Six weeks basic training (during Summer Vacation)  Two years in a challenging school on the ‘Leadership Development Program’  You will have mentors in the school and tutors from Teach First who will come in and assess your progress  If the course is successfully completed you will have a PGCE and QTS  During training salary is year 1 basic salary for unqualified teacher  Year 2 basic salary for Newly Qualified Teacher

University based PGCE

 Apply through UCAS  Search on GTTR website for available places http://search.gttr.ac.uk/cgi bin/hsrun.hse/General/gttr_search/gttr_search.hjx;start=gttr _search.HsForm.run

 Currently in London there are places at all institutions  Requirements can vary  Mostly 2.1, and GCSE (C) Maths and English 11-16 or 11-18 (KCL)

How does it work

https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/explore-my-options/secondary/funding   One year course, costs £9k Tax free bursary and scholarships available ( up to £25k)  (equivalent to taxed salary of more than £30k)  Course is 120 days in school and 60 days at university  And provides 60/180 credits towards MA (Education)  TWO school placements; first one teaching ~6 hours a week, second one ~12 hours a week  Schools usually chosen to give good balanced experience.

 Many students get offered first job at one of their placement schools.

School Direct (unsalaried)

 Apply (via UCAS)

to a particular school

that is offering a place to train in the subject you want.

 The course will be run in conjunction with the PGCE course at a particular university and will be almost exactly the same as the university PGCE course  EXCEPT that you will be based at that one school with the exception of a few weeks at another (similar) school in the same district  The school will (if they like you and you do well) probably offer you a job at the end of your training… or (more likely) you will be invited to apply with others when they advertise a job at their school.

School Direct (salaried)

     Apply (via UCAS)

to a particular school

that is offering a place to train in the subject you want.

The training will be school based, and will probably begin with a couple of weeks in in June/July before you start.

You will be paid as unqualified teacher during the training and will be required to teach 90% of a full time teacher’s teaching load.

The school will (if they like you and you do well) probably offer you a job at the end of your training… or (more likely) you will be invited to apply with others when they advertise a job at their school.

This is a good route for experienced teachers trained overseas without UK recognised qualifications or experience TAs.

SCITT based training

https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/explore my-options/training/scitt  Networks of schools that have been approved to run school-centred courses are known as SCITTs. They provide school based training run by teachers from the group of schools.

 This will normally involve days spent at a central school with other trainees in addition to classroom practice.

 'SCITT' is also a type of school-led course, similar to the non-salaried School Direct option.

So……

Apply for one of 10-30 places on a course. Pay £9k fees, out of a tax free bursary or scholarship to follow a university based PGCE course designed to give to a balanced experience at two different schools training you to teach your subject anywhere at any type of school.

Make a difference to disadvantaged children in a challenging school on a two year salaried course…First year paid as an unqualified teacher, second year as a NQT Apply for a single place advertised at a particular school. Pay £9k fees, out of a tax free bursary or scholarship to follow a university based PGCE course at that particular school, and hope that they will offer you a job at the end of it… and that you will still want to work there!

Apply to a particular school advertising for a student teacher and be paid as an unqualified teacher to teach 90% of a full teaching load whilst you are training.

This works out well for the school… they can get 4 teachers for the price of one, so they can afford to lose a few!

Apply to a SCITT offering a few places for teachers of your subject and be sure of training at one of the network’s schools either as salaried or unsalaried trainee.

Training provided by staff from the networked schools and teaching practice provided in those schools

Advice…

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/36 5725/newly-qualified-annual-teachers-survey-2014.pdf

  Apply as soon as possible, places are allocated as successful applications arrive. Write a good personal Statement referring to experience on this course. Give academic referees.. Your tutor here and a teacher at the school you are at… Use your UCAS choices wisely…  Especially if you are not sure which route to take  Include applications to universities as they have most places to offer https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/explore-my-options/secondary/funding  APPLY TO British Computing Society, or London Mathematical Society, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Royal Statistical Society and Mathematics in Education and Industry for scholarships….. NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE APPLY!!!!