Teach West Midlands | Train to Teach West Midlands | School Direct | Teacher Training Course West Midlands

Address

National Forest Teaching School, Dunstall Road, Barton Under Needwood, Staffordshire DE13 8AZ

Telephone

01283 247813

Email

nfts@jths.co.uk

Partner

University of Derby

TSA vision:

The National Forest Teaching School at John Taylor High School offers the School Direct route into teaching. School Direct is an exciting and innovative one year school led training programme, which enables schools to take a leading role in ITT but still work in partnership with accredited providers. We work collaboratively on the selection and recruitment of trainees as well as the design and delivery of an outstanding programme. Our School Direct programme is a one year full time route into teaching which will enable successful trainees to achieve QTS with a Post Graduate Certificate of Education, or QTS with Masters level credits.

For us School Direct is very much part of our recruitment process, but only Year 1 of a 3 year support package. We offer an NQT and NQT+1 programme and aim to provide opportunities for those interested to complete their Master's level studies within their 3rd and 4th year.

As well as attracting trainees who have the potential to be high quality teachers, we also seek to identify at interview candidates with leadership potential. Our successful NQT and NQT + 1 programmes build seamlessly on from our Initial Teacher Education Programmes. Both programmes not only support and coach teachers in the first two years of their career to improve their practice in the classroom, but also encourage them to develop and accelerate their careers.

Catchment Area

We have applicants from across the East and West Midlands as we are easily accessible from the A38.

Qualification

PGCE

Salaried / non salaried routes:

Non-salaried

Phases

Primary and Secondary

Subjects

Primary, Art & Design, Biology, Chemistry, Design & Technology, English, Geography, History, Maths, Modern Languages, Physical Education, Physics

Engagement in school experience programme or similar:

We welcome school experience visitors through the Get into Teaching website or direct through our Teaching School Co-ordinator.

Unique selling point of your programme:

We are a personalised provider of ITE ensuring that we get to know you and can aid in your development over the course of the year to becoming the best practitioner you can be. We have a dedicated suite of facilities at the training centre at the National Forest Teaching School on the John Taylor High School site.

We thread the importance of subject knowledge through all that we do. As a teacher of your identified subject we want you to be confident in approaching lesson planning and delivery so you can enthuse the children about the subject that has inspired you.

To aid your subject knowledge development we have dedicated subject leaders who are experienced and outstanding practitioners from the John Taylor School.

Over the year, on the Secondary route you will have:

• A Primary Placement (4 days)
  
• An Enhanced Placement Opportunity (in a special school or pupil referral unit)
  
• Over 120 days in school, on placement
  
• Over 50 sessions covering a wide range of pedagogical and whole school issues delivered by a range of the Teaching School's Specialist Leaders of Education and other invited facilitators
  
• 27 afternoon sessions dedicated to subject knowledge enhancement
  
• 9 morning sessions delivered from the University of Derby to guide your through your PGCE assignments.
  
• 8 sessions dedicated to independent study time to support researching and writing your PGCE assignments
  
• Dedicated school-based classroom and professional mentors with weekly support sessions whilst on placement.
  
• Subject Lead and Programme Lead support from the SCITT.
  

On the Primary route you will have:

• Over 45 dedicated training days covering a wide range of pedagogical and whole school issues delivered by a range of the Teaching School's Specialist Leaders of Education and other invited facilitators
  
• An Enhanced Placement Opportunity (in a special school or pupil referral unit)
  
• Over 120 days in school, on placement
  
• 8 sessions dedicated to independent study time to support researching and writing your PGCE assignments
  
• Dedicated school-based classroom and professional mentors with weekly support sessions whilst on placement.
  
• Programme Lead support from the SCITT

Professional pathway beyond ITT:

Our vision is to train new entrants to the profession, support NQTs to become outstanding practitioners and then develop them to become our inspirational leaders of the future.

We recognise the importance of nurturing and retaining talent and have developed a framework for career progression that enables all staff to have access to high quality CPD and development opportunities that will provide them with the opportunities to support their individual career aspirations.

We will keep in touch with you in whatever school you are employed in for your NQT year and are invited to engage with our CPD pathways over the course of your career.