School Direct Information Pack 2020/21 What is the Ealing Teaching School Alliance? Ealing Teaching School Alliance (ETSA) is an exciting and innovative collaboration striving to provide teaching excellence in the London Borough of Ealing. The Alliance comprises of 13 secondary schools and is in partnership with Hillingdon SCITT, St Mary’s University and Goldsmiths, university of London. ETSA has a fantastic reputation for its well-established training programmes and its excellent track-record of induction. ETSA’s commitment to ensuring that all trainees, regardless of subject or route, are able to benefit from the experience and expertise of the very best practitioners makes it an excellent place to train and procure employment once qualified. For the past five years, the vast majority of ETSA trainees have secured their first qualified teacher role within the Alliance upon completion of their training year.
Why train with us?
All schools in ETSA are highly supportive and inspirational environments where you will develop the necessary skills and acquire a true appreciation of the practice essential for outstanding teaching and learning. You will learn your craft in a safe environment which allows you to experiment with teaching styles, strategies and ideas. Your training will be delivered by expert teachers within the school. You will participate in weekly professional development sessions and you will also attend Alliance-wide “Golden Day” training events along with fellow ETSA trainees. Your school-led training will be complemented by attendance at the Hillingdon SCITT, St Mary’s University or Goldsmiths, university of London. You will be assigned an experienced mentor from within your subject area at your main placement school who will support you in your development over the course of what will be a challenging and rewarding year. All mentors are excellent teachers who are well-trained in mentoring, coaching, lesson observations and feedback skills. You will also work closely with a member of the Senior Leadership team who will oversee a great deal of your training and will provide an invaluable perspective on your role as a teacher and the wider issues of education leadership. As well as your main training placement, you will complete a 7-12 week placement in a contrasting context within ETSA; this will afford you the opportunity to experience working with different students, within different structures and with a wider range of colleagues.
The benefits of teaching
O Rewarding & Challenging
O Varied
O Make a real difference to those you teach
O Financial benefits
O Holidays! About the School Direct programme
School Direct is a school-led teacher training option that offers practical, hands-on training and education. This course offers a brilliant option if you want to train and learn ‘on the job’, and you shouldn’t worry about being thrown in at the deep end. You’ll be part of a team from the very start, receiving intensive support from experienced teachers and mentors. That means you won’t be teaching classes unsupported until the school thinks you’re ready. School-led courses have very high rates of employment and trainee satisfaction.
Salaried School Direct Unsalaried School Direct
This route is aimed at high quality career changers. You This route is aimed at recent graduates. will be employed by your main placement school and paid Unsalaried School Direct trainees work a salary up to £25,000 depending on the subject you will towards a Postgraduate Certificate of teach. At the end of the one year training programme, Education (PGCE) during the training year, you will gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). You should which also results in Qualified Teacher be a degree holder, with at least a 2:2 in a relevant Status (QTS). You must have at least a 2:2 subject. You must have 3 years’ work experience (this class degree in a relevant subject. You will doesn’t have to be education related), although less be eligible for student finance to cover the experience may be considered for shortage subjects such cost of your PGCE fees, as well as a as Physics, Maths, Chemistry, Modern Foreign Languages training bursary (dependent on degree and Computing. classification). You do not have to be supernumerary and you can have You will be supernumerary and you can up to 80% of a teaching timetable. You will attend the have up to 50% of a teaching timetable. Hillingdon SCITT, St Mary’s University or Goldsmiths (as applicable) for up to 15 days of training. The majority of your training will be delivered by the school. About our schools for 2020-21 School Direct offer
Brentside High School, Hanwell Dormers Wells High School, Southall Ealing Fields High School, Ealing Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls, Acton Elthorne Park High School, Hanwell Northolt High School, Northolt Twyford CE High School, Acton William Perkin CE High School, Greenford Villiers High School, Southall
Brentside High School A popular and oversubscribed secondary school serving an ethnically diverse community 1400 students, 300 in the sixth form Investors in People Students make excellent progress supported by teaching, learning and assessment of the highest standard. Students ‘are extremely complimentary about their school and the staff who work with them. They want to do well, regularly attend and work hard.’ (Ofsted 2016) Ofsted rating of ‘good’
Dormers Wells High School Multi-cultural comprehensive school 1220 students,185 in the sixth form Vibrant learning community Looking for dynamic and creative teachers Long history of training successful teachers New building with state of the art facilities Specialist provision for Hearing Impaired students Ofsted rating of ‘good’ About our schools Ealing Fields High School Ealing Fields High School is the most recent mem- ber of the Twyford CofE Academies Trust family of schools. It was opened as a Free School in 2016 by a group of parents with a strong desire to provide an excellent new school for the South Ealing community. Ealing Fields is joined the Twyford CE Academies Trust and is the smallest of the Trust schools, with only 120 in each year group and therefore has a very compact family feel. The school motto is Brave Hearts, Bold Minds - Brave enough to listen to our hearts and bold enough to sharpen our minds. Elthorne Park High School Successful and oversubscribed 11 -19 mixed comprehensive school of 1100 students Specialism in Mathematics and Computing Growing Sixth Form opened in 2009 Performance is above Ealing and national averages Emphasis on developing students’ potential and celebrating their successes Well-designed curriculum meets the needs of students Committed to partnership with parents and carers Ofsted rating of ‘’outstanding’ The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls A diverse school—microcosm of multi-cultural London Specialist Schools Award, DfE – value added Investors in People Specialist college for Science and Mathematics Highly qualified and hardworking staff Excellent relationships between pupils and staff Ethos effectively supports and encourages learning Ofsted rating of ‘outstanding’ Northolt High School An inclusive 11-19 school where students are well cared for, challenged and supported to make outstanding academic progress. Northolt High school was praised in its most recent Ofsted report for its “culture and Climate of high expectations”. We are proud to promote our ‘STEAM’ specialism, which places great emphasis on the STEM subjects such as Computing, Mathematics and Science alongside a real focus on the Arts. Our vision statement is “committed to excellence”. Ofsted rating ’Good’ About our schools
Twyford Church of England High School
Lead school in the Ealing Teaching School Alliance One of four Twyford CE Academies Trust schools Large, oversubscribed comprehensive school 500 students in the sixth form Performance well above Ealing and national averages Distinctively Christian, with an emphasis on developing socially responsible individuals
Villiers High School It is an 11-19 co-educational school with 1300 students Results have been excellent for three consecutive years for all subjects with strongly positive value added for A Level and vocational placing the school in the top quartile of all schools around the country. The school also has a sixth from which has been rated as ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted in May 2019. Motto “For life not school we learn” Ofsted rating ’outstanding’ in all categories (May 2019)
William Perkin Church of England High School One of four Twyford CE Academies Trust schools Opened as a Free School in September 2013 At full capacity for the first time (Year 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13) Distinctively Christian, with an emphasis on developing socially responsible individuals Student progress and personal progression is exceptional Ofsted rating of ‘outstanding’ Finance Information for Unsalaried School Direct Scholarships Scholarships of up to £30,000 are available in maths, physics, chemistry and computing for trainees who are starting their training in the 2020/21 academic year. These prestigious awards are aimed at high- quality graduates with a 2:1 or first-class degree, who are passionate about their subject and have the potential to be inspirational teachers. Scholarships are awarded by professional bodies for these subjects, and scholars will be selected through an additional application and assessment process. Each scholarship also comes with a package of non- financial benefits, such as early career support and membership of the appropriate professional body. To apply for a scholarship and for further information, you should visit the appropriate subject association website: Physics – delivered by the Institute of Physics (IOP) Chemistry – delivered by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Maths – delivered by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), in collaboration with the London Mathematical Society (LMS), the Mathematical Association (MA), Maths in Education and Industry (MEI) and the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) Computing – delivered by the BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT Geography— delivered by the Royal Geographical Society with IBG Modern Foreign Languages—delivered by the British Council The scholarship will be instead of the standard bursary, but trainees who are not awarded the scholarship will still be eligible for the standard bursaries.
Bursaries Early- Financial offer for Training bursaries career Maths Trainee with 2:1/Masters 2:2 Scholarships 1st/PhD payments To encourage the Chemistry, best graduates to Languages, Maths or £28,000 £26,000 £26,000 £26,000 £6,000 enter the profession, Physics financial incentives are offered to Scholarships and Bursaries bursaries for other Scholarships trainees intending to subjects Trainee with 2:1/Masters 2:2 Other train to teach the Computing £28,000 £26,000 £26,000 £26,000 £0 subjects in the table below. You do not Geography £17,000 £15,000 £15,000 £15,000 £0 need to apply for a Biology - £26,000 £26,000 £26,000 £0 bursary – if you are Classics - £26,000 £26,000 £26,000 £0 enrolled on a non- D&T - £15,000 £15,000 £15,000 £0 salaried postgraduate course and meet the English - £12,000 £12,000 £12,000 £0 eligibility criteria History, RE - £9,000 £9,000 £9,000 £0
Art & Design, Music - £9,000 £9,000 £9,000 £0 Finance Information for Salaried School Direct
ETSA Salaried School Direct trainees will be paid on the Unqualified Teacher Pay Scale (Band A, Inner London) area. All ETSA schools offering Salaried places in Maths, Physics and Computing will pay trainees at least £25,000 as a result of additional funding being offered by the government. Salaries for other subjects will vary depending on the subject and salary.
Unqualified Teacher Pay Scale
Scale point Annual salary England and Annual salary inner London Annual salary outer London Annual salary Fringe area Wales excluding London area area (band C) (band D) (band A) (band B) £ £ £ £ 1 17,682 22,237 21,004 18,844
2 19,739 24,293 23,061 20,898
3 21,794 26,350 25,118 22,955
4 23,851 28,405 27,178 25,011
5 25,909 30,460 29,233 27,067
6 27,965 32,515 31,290 29,123
Qualified Teacher Pay Scale
When you have completed your training year and secured your first qualified teacher role in the Ealing Teaching School Alliance, you will be paid on the Qualified Teacher Pay Scale (Band A, Inner London Area). Here is an idea of how your salary could progress over the following 6 years: Scale point Annual salary England and Annual salary inner London Annual salary outer London Annual salary Fringe area Wales excluding London area area (band C) (band D) (band A) (band B) £ £ £ £ 1 24,373 30,480 28,355 25,543
2 26,298 32,070 30,113 27,468
3 28,413 33,741 31,976 29,581
4 30,599 35,499 33,956 31,775
5 33,010 38,230 36,836 34,179
6 35,971 41,483 40,035 37,152 Ealing Teaching School Alliance Example Early Careers Teacher Programme
Year 1 – Trainee Teachers Year 2 – Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) Year 3 – Recently Qualified Teachers (RQTs)
Whole Cohort Training Whole Cohort Training Whole Cohort Training Approximately 26 sessions (16 in the main Approximately 20 sessions (front loaded) which RQTs are invited to re-visit any NQT sessions school and 10 in the 2nd second school) which cover a range of topics including: which might be applicable. They can also attend cover a range of topics including: Behaviour for learning lunchtime sessions on a range of topics including: Lesson planning Communicating with parents Student engagement with feedback Classroom management Creating lessons that support students to Effective group work Differentiation make progress over time High level thinking The role of the Form Tutor Learning from lesson observations Questioning Assessment for learning Assessment types purposes and limitations Using and engaging with research (Key Stage 4 teaching and learning strategies Pastoral approaches Starters & plenaries Applying for jobs Encouraging collaborative working – coaching, Techniques for checking understanding Effective deployment of Teaching Assistants peer observations, school to school support Working memory and cognitive overload Post 16 routes & pathways Performance Management: understanding Achievable vs challenging- finding the stretch targets, outcomes and support available zone
One-to-One Support One-to-One Support One-to-One Support A weekly meeting with a subject mentor A fortnightly meeting with a subject mentor Bespoke support depending on areas of Professional Studies tutor NQT co-ordinator development University tutor
ETSA Training ETSA Training ETSA Training Theme-based workshops hosted at the ETSA Theme-based workshops hosted at the ETSA Theme-based workshops hosted at the ETSA schools schools schools Spring-term TeachMeet Spring-term TeachMeet Spring-term TeachMeet Before applying for a School Direct position at ETSA
UCAS is open for applications for Schools Direct from the 8th October 2019, but from the 1st October you can browse all courses that will have vacancies on the GOV.UK website https://find-postgraduate-teacher -training.education.gov.uk/
When you reach the page above, please either search ‘By postcode, town or city’ using the location ‘Ealing, UK’ or ‘By school, university or other training provider’ using the code 1KV and selecting Ealing Teaching School Alliance.
All the ETSA School Direct courses will be listed, but you can then filter by subject using the options on the left side of the screen. Please make a note of the course codes of the course you want to apply for, as these will be needed when applying through UCAS. How to apply for a School Direct position at ETSA
Applications for ETSA School Direct courses must be made through UCAS. There is lots of guidance on the application process, and tracking your application, on the following pages; https://www.ucas.com/postgraduate/teacher-training/ucas-teacher-training-apply-and-track
https://www.ucas.com/postgraduate/teacher-training/apply-through-ucas-teacher-training/filling-your- ucas-teacher-training-application
How to apply for a School Direct position at ETSA
Applying for ETSA’s School Direct vacancies on UCAS
When you know which subject, school and route you want to apply for, you can begin your application. Before you can apply, you must register with UCAS to create an account. When you have registered, click “apply for 2020 training programmes”. To apply for a position at ETSA, click on “add a choice” under the “Choices” tab as follows:
In the “training provider code” section, search for “Ealing Teaching School Alliance” and the course training provider code 1KV will be automatically entered. You can then choose your training programme by providing the UCAS course code of the vacancy you wish to apply for. Please see the list of vacancies in this booklet for individual course codes. When choosing a training location/campus, the school’s name will appear for you to select. Please note that for Twyford places, the location is listed as “main site”. ETSA vacancies are full-time and modular. See below for an example of applying for Salaried Biology at Twyford: The other sections are straightforward and UCAS provide you with detailed instructions. Each tab in the lefthand column must be completed before you can submit your application. Please note that once you have completed and submitted your application, we will not receive your application until your referees have provided your reference. Frequently Asked Questions How long does the training programme last? The next cohort of ETSA School Direct trainees will begin their training in September 2020 and finish in summer 2021. I haven’t got a degree. Can I still apply? No, all candidates must hold a UK degree (or equivalent). Please note if you are currently studying towards an undergraduate degree, you must have completed the course prior to commence a School Direct training programme. I live outside of the UK. Can I still apply? All applicants must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for School Direct at ETSA. Some schools may be willing to sponsor applicants who are looking at applying for the salaried route in Physics, Maths or Computer Science. Do I need to have experience of working in a UK school? Experience of working in a school is not a mandatory requirement for joining the School Direct Programme. However, school experience is desirable, especially for a salaried route. Before you apply for your training, we recommend you gain as much experience in the classroom as possible in order to strengthen your application and prepare yourself for potential interviews. To find out more about getting school experience, please visit https://schoolexperience.education.gov.uk/ .
What qualification will I receive at the end of the training programme? Trainees on the non-salaried route will gain a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) and Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) upon successful completion of the training year. Trainees on the salaried route will gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Can I apply by submitting a CV and covering letter directly to the School? No, all applications must be submitted via UCAS. To find a programme and to apply, please visit: https:// www.ucas.com/ucas/teacher-training
I’m having issues submitting my application via UCAS. Unfortunately we are unable to help with technical issues with UCAS. You can find plenty of help at https://www.ucas.com/ucas/teacher-training.
I have submitted my application and I haven’t heard back from you. After you have applied, you will receive a welcome email from UCAS within 48 hours. We aim to respond to applicants within 25 working days of receiving your application. If we would like to invite you to an interview, it is likely that it will take place within these 25 working days. Will I secure a teacher position with you after my training? We aim for 100% of our School Direct trainees to secure permanent employment with us upon successful completion of the training year. At ETSA, we see the School Direct training programme as the beginning of your teaching career with us, not just a one year training programme. For the past four years, the vast majority of our trainees have secured permanent employment within their main placement school, or partner school within the Alliance. Email us For school-related queries, please email ETSA : [email protected] For course-related queries, please email the relevant accrediting provider: Goldsmiths University: [email protected] Hillingdon SCITT: [email protected] St Mary’s University: [email protected]
Find out more ETSA: http://www.etsa.org.uk/ Twyford CE High School: http://www.twyford.ealing.sch.uk/ William Perkin CE High School: http://www.williamperkin.org.uk/ Brentside High School: http://www.brentsidehigh.ealing.sch.uk Dormers Wells High School: http://www.dwhs.co.uk/ Ealing Fields High School: https://ealingfields.org.uk/ Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls: http://www.ellenwilkinson.ealing.sch.uk/ Elthorne Park High School: http://www.ephs.ealing.sch.uk/ Northolt High School: http://www.northolthigh.org.uk/ Villiers High School: http://www.villiers.ealing.sch.uk/ Goldsmiths University: http://www.gold.ac.uk/educational-studies/schooldirect/ Hillingdon SCITT: http://www.hillingdonteachingschoolalliance.org/HillingdonSCITT/ St Mary’s University: https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/teacher-training/school-direct/overview.aspx