Are you interested? Train to Contact us to find out more: WLTSA Secondary School Direct programme: Ruth Buxton ITT/School Direct Coordinator Tel: 017687 72605 Ext. 202 Email: ruthbuxton@keswick.cumbria.sch.uk in West Cumbria We recruit via UCAS Teacher Training – www.ucas.ac.uk Teach - search for our Secondary School Direct courses under ‘Cockermouth School,’ one of our alliance schools. & the NORTH LAKES

WLTSA Secondary School Direct Cohort 2014/15 What can WLTSA Are you interested in a career offer me? in Secondary teaching? WLTSA is offering a range of Secondary phase subjects including: Art and Design, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Would you prefer a school-based route into teaching Science, Design and Technology, English, Geography, that is based in West Cumbria and the Lake District that History, Mathematics, Modern Foreign Languages, also offers the same qualifications as a more traditional Physical Education and Physics. university teacher training route? We particularly need English, Maths and Science teachers If the answer to either of these questions is ‘yes,’ then in West Cumbria – if you have a Degree in another subject Visit us online at the Western Lakes Teaching School Alliance (WLTSA) but you have an A level in English, Maths or one of the www.westernlakesteachingschool.co.uk Secondary School Direct programme might be for you! Sciences then please consider applying to our Secondary School Direct programme. Visit us online at www.westernlakesteachingschool.co.uk Why train to teach What do some of last year’s WLTSA trainees think? with the WLTSA? Kate Malkinson Jessica Penrice • We offer a successful school based route into WLTSA Secondary School Direct WLTSA Secondary School Direct teaching in a stunning location. English PGCE with QTS English PGCE with QTS • We are a large alliance with many years’ experience I wanted to train within the Western I chose to apply to do my English in Initial Teacher Training and we can offer you Lakes Teaching School Alliance teacher training through the Secondary phase placements in Keswick, Penrith, because it seemed a unique West Lakes Teaching School Cockermouth, Silloth, Egremont, Whitehaven, opportunity to complete my Teacher Alliance rather than the traditional Workington or Maryport. We may also be able to Training based in local schools that I university PGCE route as I felt that negotiate placements further afield. would hope to apply to in the future. learning how to teach in a school, from those that do it every day as a career, would be more beneficial. The • Our training programme is designed, delivered School direct has benefited my development as a teacher, as commitment and support I received in both my placement and reviewed by practising school teachers who the opportunity to spend a large amount of my training within schools, and the weekly conference days provided by schools has greatly enhanced my ability to teach. Due to the understand what teaching is all about - we use the alliance, were invaluable. This method of training length of the placements I have been able to fully understand expertise from our alliance schools to deliver high confirmed that this is a career I thoroughly enjoy and want the reality of teaching – and this course also enables you quality, practical training on key educational themes. to pursue - and I have been successful in securing an to develop a strong relationship with the students and have • Our programme includes specialist subject input led English teaching post in my initial placement school. additional experiences such as attending parents’ evenings by colleagues at the University of Cumbria who enable and completing data for your classes. you to develop your classroom practice and skills. • As an alliance we offer excellent opportunities for I would recommend this course for those reasons and also the Rhiannon Monckton fact that you receive great support during your training. employment – and indeed our trainees are highly WLTSA School Direct employable. Chemistry PGCE with QTS • The training year can be demanding but we have Connor Hall In 2014/15, I trained as a teacher supportive and experienced mentors who guide you WLTSA School Direct of Science with the Western through the course – and feedback from the current Art and Design PGCE with QTS Lakes, specialising in Chemistry. School Direct cohort about their mentors, placements I chose School Direct because I and about the WLTSA course in general has been WLTSA School Direct gave me the have spent a long time studying very positive. chance to get to grips with teaching at University and wanted to do as a career from day one of my • At the end of the course you will gain a Postgraduate something more applied. It seemed that the best way to training. Certificate in Education (PGCE), just like university- learn how to teach would be by getting as much experience based routes, with 60 credits at Masters Level. I chose to go into teaching as I was completely inspired by as possible, and School Direct offers the most contact time my teachers as a student. School Direct helped me in fulfilling in schools. • The course is structured so that your teaching my career ambition, by supporting my training to the highest increases gradually through the year. The support I received from WLTSA was wonderful. All standard possible. With WLTSA School Direct the trainees got on really well and through the conference • You will experience the whole year in a school I learnt on the job from the experts and received the best start days we were able to get to know each other and become environment allowing you to spend more time learning to my teaching career. each other’s support network. It really made a difference to how to teach rather than being told how to teach. my training that I was able to share my experiences each • You undertake two teaching placements in alliance Friday with a small group of people who were experiencing schools (autumn term in one school and spring and the same ups and downs! summer terms in another), as well as a short KS2 and KS5 placement, giving you a breadth of experience. For more information visit us online at www.westernlakesteachingschool.co.uk