Would you like to train to teach? 2021/22 PRIMARY & SECONDARY INITIAL TEACHER TRAINING PROSPECTUS who secure employment within the alliance or beyond, we offer access to a programme of tailored “Am I tired? Yes. Am I nervous? A little. Welcome. professional development for those in their first two years as a qualified teacher. Our Newly Qualified Teacher and NQT+1 Programmes build seamlessly on our ITE programmes. The John Taylor SCITT has been a provider Am I enjoying it? Absolutely!” of Initial Teacher Education since 2014. Based in Talent management and succession planning are the charming Staffordshire village of Barton under high on our agenda and our CPD and training Needwood, the SCITT is based in a bespoke Training opportunities reflect this, with opportunities for Centre on the site of John Taylor High School, an aspirant middle leaders and senior leaders to outstanding school which enjoys a high reputation engage in tailored programmes to support career locally and nationally as a school with an enviable progression. academic record based on inspirational teaching and exceptional pastoral care. As the SCITT has become established, our reputation in the local area has grown and we As a SCITT we pride ourselves on the fact that as a are proud that this year we will be the accrediting relatively small provider we know all our trainees provider not only for our own John Taylor Teaching really well and can offer highly personalised support School Hub, but also for the De Ferrers Trust, The 03 which enables our trainees to secure excellent Uttoxeter Learning Trust and William Shrewsbury outcomes. Primary School. John Taylor High School, an established Teaching School and recently designated Research School, is the lead school of the John Taylor Teaching School Hub, an alliance of schools throughout the East and West Midlands 03 Welcome 12 Entry Requirements who work collaboratively, are passionate about 05 Our Alliance 14 The Application Process Teaching and Learning and share a common aim Contents. which is to improve the educational opportunities 06 What is School Direct 16 Information Events and life chances for young people in our local area. 07 Places on Offer 17 School Experience 08 Primary Programme 18 Frequently Asked Questions As a Teaching School we aspire, through our Initial Teacher Education programme, to train and 10 Secondary Programme recruit the very best teachers to our local area and regard our ITE Programmes as stage one of our teacher recruitment process. For those trainees NATHAN MORLAND GILL MARTIN DIRECTOR OF TEACHING SCHOOL DIRECTOR OF SCITT For enquiries please contact Leah Axten at [email protected] or call 01283 247813. Our alliance is growing all the time but currently includes 17 secondary schools, 40 primary schools and 4 special schools. The Teaching School Alliance can offer diverse experiences for trainees within Our alliance. both rural and urban settings. Primary Schools (x40): Secondary Schools (x17): Special Schools (x4): All Saints Cof E Alrewas John Taylor High School The Saxon Hill Academy Shobnall Primary School John Taylor Free School Fountains High School Needwood CofE Primary School Kingsmead School Fountains Primary School All Saints CofE Primary, Rangemore Paulet High School Queenscroft High School The Small Schools MAT (x4) Plantsbrook School The Central Cooperative Learning Trust (x6) King Edward VI School, Lichfield Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School Chase Terrace Academy Walton on Trent Primary and Nursery Abbot Beyne School Thomas Russell Infants’ School Paget High School 05 Yoxall, St Peter’s Primary The Friary School The Mosley Academy The Pingle Academy Rosliston CofE Primary School Granville Academy Coton in the Elms Primary School Blythe Bridge High School Rykneld Primary School Fairfax Academy Winshill Village and Primary School The William Allitt School Gentleshaw Primary School Eton Park Junior School Partner Lead Schools: Horninglow Primary School The de Ferrers Academy Lansdowne: A de Ferrers Trust Academy Thomas Alleyne’s High School Secondary School Richard Wakefield CofE Primary School Forsbrook CofE Primary School Springcroft Primary School Primary School St Peter’s CofE Primary School, Caverswall Fulford Primary School Special School Fierte Academy Trust (x8) Partner Lead Schools: The William Shrewsbury Primary Partnership For enquiries please contact Leah Axten at [email protected] or call 01283 247813. Places on offer How does school direct differ from a core PGCE programme for 2021/22. Our at university? Phase/Subject UCAS Code Route Primary 37FQ School Direct • The lead school selects and recruits their own trainees Primary 37MV Provider Led* Model • The lead school, in partnership with the SCITT, develops the content and focus of the training programme depending on local need. Art & Design 26Y6 School Direct • School based practitioners share the responsibility for delivering the professional Biology 2324 School Direct studies programme. • Trainees are in school early in the autumn term. Chemistry 2326 School Direct 07 • Trainees know from the outset the group of schools from which their placements will All our programmes are school led and all our partner Design and Technology 22RS School Direct schools fully involved in both the design and the delivery be selected. of our programmes. Our vision as a SCITT is to support • Trainees have a home school that looks after them from day one. They start and finish English 2SBF School Direct the year in this school. all schools and trusts in our alliance to attract and recruit English 36F7 Provider Led* high quality teachers and in the 5 years that we have been *Our core SCITT programmes follow the School Direct model. operating as a SCITT we are very proud of the fact that Geography 232J School Direct many of our trainees do secure employment in our partner History 232N School Direct schools. Recruitment and retention is at the heart of what we do. History 36FB Provider Led* School Direct (tuition fee) places. Mathematics 2VHV School Direct MFL (French or German) 38JG School Direct These places are open to all graduates and funded by tuition fees paid by the trainee. Physical Education 232Y School Direct Trainees may be eligible for a training bursary or scholarship. Physical Education 36FD Provider Led* Physics 232Z School Direct * Our Provider Led pathway is identical to our School Direct route. Where vacancies remain applicants are encouraged to apply for the School Direct option. For enquiries please contact Leah Axten at [email protected] or call 01283 247813. Trainees have a Home School where Trainees work closely in school with they begin and end their training highly trained mentors, all of whom Primary year. They will also benefit from a are committed to ensuring the very contrasting shorter placement in a best experience and outcomes for different school, in a different key their trainees. As a relatively small stage. All trainees also undertake a provider we are able to offer individual programme. 4-day experience in a specalist school attention, support and collaborative for pupils with additional needs. opportunities throughout the training Our course stands out from others year alongside high quality placement Our Primary SCITT programme offers an exciting in the way it inextricably links schools, mentors and tutors. opportunity for trainees to be immersed in the primary the practical and the theoretical. education system and to learn from exceptional mentors Trainees are supported to develop “During the final few weeks and class teachers across the John Taylor Teaching School the fundamental theory of effective Professional Studies Hub. Our offer includes 40 primary schools within the classroom practices, and then Programme local area, each with a unique set of skills and expertise immediately given the opportunity of training, even though our which we combine to give our trainees a wealth of to try it out for themselves. We find One day a week will be designated experiences and perspectives throughout the training that this really brings the theory to life as a face to face training day, where teaching load increased, and helps our trainees to forge a deep trainees come together either in the year. Masters Level Study 09 understanding of the practices which Training Centre of the John Taylor these were the weeks that make them exceptional teachers. Teaching School Hub or in a local Some of the training days will be led by primary school. the University of Derby, who accredit The training is delivered by outstanding the academic side of our programme. I felt we were teaching at current practitioners from across We consider it crucial that trainees’ the partnership and comprises of a practical teaching is underpinned and our best - I really felt like a series of pedagogy modules as well informed by theoretical knowledge. as subject knowledge seminars and During the course of the programme, ‘proper’ teacher!” subject specific taster days. Training all trainees complete 3 Level 7 Masters sessions develop the fundamental modules, each worth 20 Masters skills of exceptional teaching through credits. research, debate and practice. Trainees will receive practical input on Upon completion of the course, how to teach all of the subjects within trainees will be awarded QTS +PGCE the primary curriculum. and 60 Masters Level credits. For enquiries please contact Leah Axten at [email protected] or call 01283 247813. After Christmas you will undertake a You will also have the opportunity to shorter second placement in another spend three days in one of our alliance Subject Knowledge Secondary school. This is an opportunity to learn primary schools so that you have an Development within a different school context and understanding of the educational Themes from the Professional studies through exposure to a new range journey of a child. Programme will be subsequently be of teaching and learning strategies explored from the perspective of the programme.