We are excited to share with you the opportunity to train to teach with The South Downs SCITT (School Centred Initial Teacher Training).

We are a group of schools working in collaboration to train the best teachers.

We will be announcing some dates across our group of schools where you can come along and find out more about the routes into teaching, what qualifications you need, how to gain school experience, how to apply and what experience you will gain to become a successful teacher in our group of schools.

Our training places for primary and secondary are to be found across our partnership of schools: The ; Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School; ; East Preston Infant School; East Preston Junior School; Ferring CofE Primary School; Georgian Gardens Community Primary School; ; ; The ; St John the Baptist CofE Primary School; St Margaret’s CofE Primary School; St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School; Summerlea CP School; The Orchards Community Middle School. All of our places are offered through The South Downs SCITT in partnership with the University of Chichester. We have listed the locations that each programme will be running for the next academic year:

Details of offer from each school: Name of School Training Places School-Direct Salaried The Angmering School 2 English 1 Maths 1 Maths 1 Chemistry 1 Biology 1 Physics 1 Computing 2 PE 2 MFL Durrington High School 1 English 1 Maths 1 Chemistry 1 Physics 1 Computing 1 MFL 1 PE The Shoreham Academy 1 PE 1 MFL 1 Computing 1 Physics 1 Maths Oak Grove College 1 English 1 Computing 1 Primary Clapham and Patching CofE 1 Primary Primary School East Preston Infant School 2 Primary East Preston Junior School 2 Primary Ferring CofE Primary School 1 Primary Georgian Gardens Community 1 Primary Primary School St John the Baptist CofE Primary 1 Primary School St Margaret’s CofE Primary 2 Primary School St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary 1 Primary School Summerlea Community Primary 1 Primary School Palatine School 2 Primary 1 Primary The Orchards Community 2 Primary Middle School

The South Downs SCITT provides School Based Training in collaboration with the University of Chichester which is an outstanding University. It provides a true partnership between 15 schools in order to provide the very best training. You will have access to the facilities at the University and the facilities in the schools. You will have a day each week working with other trainees to reflect and develop your practice and four days each week training on the job working with the young people in our locality. We provide a high quality cross phase and bespoke training programme which is full time for one year and commences in September. Upon successful completion of your training you will be awarded Qualified Teacher Status, along with a Professional Certificate of Education (PGCE) at Level 6. We also offer, through the University of Chichester MA (Education) Programme, the option to upgrade to a Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) at Level 7 in your NQT year. You will teach across two consecutive age ranges/phases and experience teaching in at least two contrasting schools as well as completing a 2 week placement in Special Needs. Some of our training programmes are located in Special Needs Schools: Oak Grove College (Primary and Secondary) and Palatine School (Primary). You will be guided to complete an action research project as part of your training. You will be provided with a laptop for the length of your training.

Applications through UCAS will be to The Angmering School as Lead School at: https://www.ucas.com/ucas/teacher-training

More information about teaching and funding can be found at: https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/

For further information about our programme please contact Julie Tapley SCITT Administrator on 01903778384 or [email protected]