Our Network
Wednesbury TSA
Address
Wednesbury Teaching School Alliance (WTSA), c/o Harvills Hawthorn Primary School, Wolseley Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands B70 0NG
Telephone
0121 557 1034
Partner
University Of Wolverhampton
TSA vision:
Our vision is:
"Coming together to make teaching and learning better"
The quality of teachers and leaders is the most important factor in improving educational standards for children. As well as offering training and support ourselves, we will identify and co-ordinate expertise from our alliance, using the best leaders and teachers to:
- Play a greater role in training new entrants to the profession through our School Direct programme
- Lead peer-to-peer professional and leadership development, including licensed leadership programmes
- Identify and develop leadership potential
- Provide support for other schools through the deployment of NLEs, LLEs and NLGs
- Designate and broker Specialist Leaders of Education (SLEs)
- Carry out research and development to develop innovative practice in order to raise standards.
Catchment Area
- Sandwell
- Walsall
- Wednesbury
- West Bromwich
- Wolverhampton
Qualification
PGCE and QTS
Salaried / non salaried routes:
Non-salaried
Phases
Primary
Engagement in school experience programme or similar:
We offer places via the School Experience Portal (SEP) and our Passport School Experience Programme.
Unique selling point of your programme:
Being a small-medium sized programme, we pride ourselves on the fact that our programme has personalised, bespoke support at its heart. Our outstanding programme also has an established, local collaborative of schools who work together to provide the core of the course (WLCT). We also offer enhanced placements in Early Years and Secondary phases, an opportunity to enhance subject knowledge and experience in set subject areas and the opportunity to teach abroad.
Professional pathway beyond ITT:
Through the Teaching School we offer a local career pathway from Trainee through to Headship.
Primary (general)
Yes
Primary: Mathematics
No
Primary: Physical Education
No
Primary: SEND
No
Secondary: Art and design
No
Secondary: Balanced science
No
Secondary: Biology
No
Secondary: Business studies
No
Secondary: Chemistry
No
Secondary: Citizenship
No
Secondary: Classics
No
Secondary: Communication and media studies
No
Secondary: Computing
No
Secondary: Dance
No
Secondary: Design and technology
No
Secondary: Drama
No
Secondary: Economics
No
Secondary: English
No
Secondary: English as an additional language
No
Secondary: French
No
Secondary: Geography
No
Secondary: German
No
Secondary: Health and social care
No
Secondary: History
No
Secondary: Humanities
No
Secondary: Italian
No
Secondary: Japanese
No
Secondary: Mandarin
No
Secondary: Mathematics
No
Secondary: Modern languages (other)
No
Secondary: Music
No
Secondary: Outdoor activities
No
Secondary: Physical education
No
Secondary: Physics
No
Secondary: Psychology
No
Secondary: Religious education
No
Secondary: Russian
No
Secondary: Social sciences
No
Secondary: Spanish
No
Secondary: Welsh
No