West Teaching School Alliance (Primary) SCHOOL DIRECT TEACHER TRAINING 2017-18 UCAS Provider Code 1EL in partnership with

Programme information for

UCAS Unsalaried Primary Course Code 2VP4 PGCE (M) + QTS Foundation Stage/KS1 (with additional school bursary)

This programme is available at  Colville Primary School  Fox/Ashburnham Primary Schools  Primary Trust

Important Note: This is one of six WLTSA unsalaried primary programmes. We are aiming to recruit up to 9 trainees on this particular programme (2VP4) but WLTSA as a whole is permitted to recruit 27 unsalaried primary trainees across all six programmes. As soon as 27 offers have been made, we will need to close recruitment for unsalaried primary whether or not this particular programme is full. At that time we will request more places from government but these are not guaranteed. Early application is therefore advised. Updates on our website will show the tally of offers at any one time.

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Contents Page 1 Why Train with Us? 2 1.1 Introduction 2 1.2 The West London Teaching School Alliance (WLTSA) 2 1.3 WLTSA School Direct Partner Schools & Vacancy Updates 3 1.4 Your Host School 4 1.5 Strategic Lead Primary 6 1.6 Our University Partner – Roehampton University 6 2 About this training programme 7 2.1 Introduction 7 2.2 Number of Places Available 7 2.3 Qualification Outcome – PGCE (M) with QTS Explained 8 2.4 Training Structure 8 2.5 School Component 9 2.6 University Component – Roehampton University 9 2.7 Costs and Finances 9 3 Entry Requirements 11 3.1 Academic Requirements 11 3.2 School Experience 11 3.3 Professional Skills Tests 12 3.4 Medical Fitness 12 3.5 DBS/Prohibition Checks 12 4 What we are looking for 12 4.1 Personal Requirements 12 5 How we select our trainees 13 5.1 Selection 13 5.2 Interviews 14 5.3 Rejections following interview 14 5.4 Offers 14

APPENDIX 1: ABOUT THE WLTSA This includes general information including our UCAS provider code; information about our partner universities and partner schools; childcare facilities; accommodation, disability access and where to find us.

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1 Why Train with Us?

1.1 Introduction

In considering why to train with us, it is important to understand the strengths of:  The West London Teaching School Alliance;  the host school where you would be located for the majority of your training;  our strategic lead primary school (Fox Primary School) who coordinate the programme and deliver elements of the training; and  our university partner for this programme.

1.2 The West London Teaching School Alliance (WLTSA)

The West London Teaching School Alliance (WLTSA) is coordinated through Sacred Heart High School in , which is designated as a National Teaching School. The WLTSA covers both the primary and secondary sectors with a wide variety of partner schools including those in the mainstream across the 5-19 age range, as well as Faith Schools, Free Schools and Special Schools. We are an innovative and growing partnership, now expanding beyond our original focussed area of central West London, with member schools in the London Boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster; Richmond; Ealing, Hillingdon and Merton. For 2017-18, we are seeking to fill 89 School Direct places across 45 of our schools and we are working with three different university providers to achieve this (St Mary’s University, Twickenham; University of Roehampton; and UCL (Institute of Education)). Training with WLTSA schools gives you the unique opportunity to experience a broad range of teaching environments, with all our schools aiming to provide the highest quality teaching and learning for their pupils and the trainees they are developing. Our partnered schools all offer you the opportunity to train to teach with excellent, experienced teachers in dynamic learning environments that foster talent. Within WLTSA there are extensive opportunities for future professional leadership development including an excellent Masters Programme with St Mary’s.

WLTSA has a commitment to achieving excellence in learning, teaching and school leadership. We aim to appoint the highest calibre of teachers in our schools:

 who are innovative in the teaching practices they adopt;  seek to collaborate and support each other through strong partnerships; and

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 engage in the intelligent use of research and development of pedagogy.

We continue to stay abreast of national and international educational research to inform our approach. We aim to inspire our teachers to be advocates of life- long learning who become outstanding practitioners, colleagues, managers and leaders in our schools, equipped to adapt to the needs of learners and schools of the future.

We aim to provide a clear framework for career development to ensure high quality, relevant training to meet the needs of teaching staff at different stages of their careers, from career entry to headship in its increasingly various forms

OUR VISION: A bright future for all learners through innovation, collaboration, engagement and success.

1.3 WLTSA School Direct Partner Schools & Vacancy Updates

A full list of all our 45 School Direct Partner schools (with web-links and postcodes) is set out in Appendix 1. Each of our School Direct partner schools has requested to run a specific programme (or programmes) and you can see a full list of the programmes available at each of the 45 schools in the initial teacher training tab on our website wltsa.org.uk. These lists are regularly updated to show recruitment progress. Sometimes several of our schools wish to run the same programme and when you apply you will be able to select which specific school you wish to be considered by. Programmes remain ‘open’ on UCAS until places have been accepted by trainees. Sometimes we receive applications:  when shortlisting at a specific school has already taken place;  when interviews at a specific school are already underway; or  when offers have already been made but not yet accepted. It is therefore advisable to check the latest status on our website but rest assured that if you apply for one of our programmes at a school that then becomes full we will email you and can transfer your application to another school of your choosing without the need for you to make any further UCAS application. Similarly, if you are interviewed by one of our schools with limited places and they cannot take you on but they consider you to be a worthy candidate, then we have flexibility to transfer your application to another school with the same programme or even to a different programme, subject to your agreement. You can also use our website to compare entry requirements of different programmes partnered with different universities. By clicking on the programme information button in our vacancies tables, you will be able to view the programme document (like this one). The structure of all the programme documents is identical to assist comparison.

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If you have queries, please email us centrally at [email protected] rather than contacting our partner schools. The school (or schools) hosting this particular programme are described below. 1.4 Your Host School

When you apply, you will be able select which school (or trust/federation as applicable) you want to be your host school. Each of our programmes also includes a shorter second placement at another WLTSA school which we select during the training, to ensure that it provides a sufficiently contrasting experience. We have 3 WLTSA schools/trusts who have specifically asked to host trainees on this particular unsalaried programme:  Colville Primary School W11 2DF  Fox Primary School W8 7PP & Ashburnham Community School, SW10 0DT  West London Free School Primary Trust W6 0LB See further details on each school below. All these schools are offering bursaries for trainees in addition to any available from DfE. See fuller details of the bursaries and eligibility in the finance section 2.7 below. Colville Primary School W11 2DF Colville Primary School is a safe, stimulating, inclusive and friendly school dedicated to the success of its children. Pupils at Colville make outstanding progress and achieve outstanding outcomes across a wide range of subjects. Over the last five years we have a proven track record of training high quality staff for a number of roles including teaching. Situated in the heart of Portobello Road it is used by many community groups and its diverse pupil population make it a vibrant school. The families’ contribution to the school is essential and by working with families the school has enabled pupils in the school to develop their skills and knowledge at a greater pace than could otherwise be expected. Colville Primary School provides excellent and experienced mentors for its trainees and anticipates hosting six School Direct trainees for 2017-18.

Fox Primary School W8 7PP Ashburnham Community School SW10 0DT Fox Primary School and Ashburnham Community School are part of a single federation, led by the same Executive Headteacher. They will consider applications and interview as one federation. Prior to any offer being made they will discuss with candidates their preferences regarding their host school.

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Fox and Ashburnham have hosted teacher trainees for many years and Fox acts as strategic lead for the WLTSA primary programmes partnered with Roehampton, delivering part of the training for all WLTSA trainees. Fox Primary School is a community Primary School based in the heart of Notting Hill Gate rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted (2009). Fox is a Primary Maths Hub and has classes from Reception to Year 6. Ashburnham Community School is a happy and vibrant community school near Kings Road in Chelsea rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted (2015). Ashburnham has a Nursery, Reception and Years 1 to 6. Both schools have high academic standards, a rich and varied curriculum and dedicated staff, committed to improving outcomes for children. The training experience provided at the Fox-Ashburnham Federation is first class. There is a rigorous training programme in place which complements the training provided by Roehampton. Whilst able to observe outstanding practice in all curriculum areas, students are also able to develop at a very fast rate as a result of their weekly coaching observations from their class based mentors and school based mentor. The Federation is committed to teacher development at every stage. All class teachers are trained mentors. It is a supportive, happy and purposeful training environment. In addition we support all trainees with the transition into their first teaching posts. This includes help with applications, interviews and finding the ‘right’ post. The majority of our trainees find jobs within the teaching school alliance or closely linked schools.

The West London Free School Primary Trust is acting for both West London Free School Primary and Earl’s Court Free School Primary. When selecting this option you would be selecting the trust and could discuss which of the two schools would be your preference at interview.

West London Free School Primary Cambridge Grove, W6 0LB

The West London Free School Primary has been set up by the same charitable trust that set up the West London Free School Secondary. The new primary opened with two Reception classes of 30 pupils each in September 2013 and will fill up, year group by year group, until it has a full complement of children in 2020. The school is newly located in its permanent home on Cambridge Grove offering the same classical liberal education as the secondary school through the Core Knowledge Curriculum. The WLFS Primary is like a traditional prep school, with the emphasis on academic attainment. The West London Free School Primary's overall effectiveness was judged to be 'Outstanding' during an Ofsted inspection carried out in May 2015. In addition, the quality of education within the school was judged within each of the four judgement areas as follows:

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 the achievement of pupils at the school: Outstanding  the quality of teaching in the school: Outstanding  the behaviour and safety of pupils at the school: Outstanding  the quality of leadership in and management of the school: Outstanding You can read the full report here Earls Court Free School Primary Cambridge Grove, W6 0LB

The Earl's Court Primary opened in September 2014 with one Reception class of 30 pupils and it will continue to admit 30 children each year until July 2020. At that point, it will relocate to its permanent home in Earl's Court and become a two-form entry school, admitting 60 children in Reception and an additional 30 children in each year group. In this way, it will be able to accommodate the demand for primary school places for children of various ages from families living in the new Earl's Court regeneration area.

The school's permanent home will be in Earl's Court, but it will initially share the site of the West London Free School Primary in Hammersmith. Both schools will sit under the West London Free School Academy Trust and the new primary will offer the same classical liberal education as the West London Free School Primary and Secondary through the Core Knowledge Curriculum. The Earl's Court Free School Primary will be like a traditional prep school, with the emphasis on academic attainment.

1.5 Strategic Lead Primary

Fox Primary School in Kensington (see description within section 1.4) is the WLTSA strategic lead for all primary programmes partnered with the University of Roehampton. They coordinate the programme during the training year and deliver a number of training sessions for all our trainees. Further detail about the structure of the programme is provided in section 2.4 below.

1.6 Our University Partner – Roehampton University

The University of Roehampton has been at the forefront of teacher education for over 100 years and has a long-established, international reputation as one of the principal providers of teacher education in the UK. Many members of the academic staff are at the cutting edge of research in teacher education, which has a positive impact on the quality of provision for all of its students; and all tutors have extensive teaching experience in schools with many having served as consultants or as Ofsted inspectors. The university experience is enhanced by its beautiful campus - unique in being both close to central London and set in parkland with grand, historic buildings and lakes side by side with newly built modern facilities. The University views the support of students as an integral part of its role. Every student studying on one of its courses is there because they consider that he or she

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has the potential to become an outstanding, effective teacher. They provide the support to enable every student to achieve that ambition. Roehampton recognise that teaching is a rewarding but demanding career and that there are times when even the best students will face challenges. Every student benefits from the strong support system in the School of Education as well as having individual named tutors to whom they can turn for advice and support.

2 About this training programme

2.1 Introduction

The WLTSA is responsible for the coordination of this professional training programme. Recruitment is coordinated centrally from Sacred Heart High School and all correspondence should be directed to Pippa Currey at [email protected] During the training year, Sacred Heart High School hands over training coordination to our WLTSA strategic lead for all primary programmes partnered with Roehampton (Ros Morgan at Fox Primary School). Fox Primary School is a community Primary School based in the heart of Notting Hill Gate rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted (2009), with very high academic standards and significant experience of teacher training. Indeed Fox Primary School delivers part of the training for all WLTSA trainees on primary programmes partnered with Roehampton. They maintain a close working relationship with the university and provide support to our partner schools as required. At the start of the training year (September 2017) you would enrol as a student at the University of Roehampton but would remain a WLTSA trainee linked with your host school (see section 1.4 above) Further information about the structure of this programme is set out below.

2.2 Number of Places Available

This is one of six WLTSA unsalaried primary programmes. We are aiming to recruit up to 9 trainees on this particular programme (2VP4) but WLTSA as a whole is permitted to recruit 27 unsalaried primary trainees across all six programmes. As soon as 27 offers have been made, we will need to close recruitment for unsalaried primary whether or not this particular programme is full. At that time we will request more places from government but these are not guaranteed. Early application is therefore advised. Updates on our website will show the tally of offers at any one time. If following interview you were considered to be a strong candidate, but your chosen host school did not have the capacity to offer you a place, the school can mark you as such on their interview form. The WLTSA then has flexibility to pass your application on to other WLTSA schools running the same (or another) programme without the need for you to make a fresh UCAS application. This would only be done with your consent.

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You can see which other Alliance schools and partner universities are running similar programmes by looking at the primary vacancies list on our WLTSA website (www.wltsa.org.uk). This potentially gives you access to 26* other unsalaried primary places some of which come with (as a unique WLTSA feature) bursaries from the school, some as high as £11,000. We additionally have salaried places available (some QTS and some PGCE+QTS) but note the additional entry requirement of three year’s work experience in any field and some programmes require higher levels of school experience. Application transfers would only be done with your consent and the full shortlisting/interview process would still need to be undertaken at another school and if necessary, university. *figures reflect availability at the start of the recruitment year. 2.3 Qualification Outcome – PGCE (M) with QTS Explained

Successfully completing all aspects of the course, both during your school experiences and university based learning, will gain you the award of Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) which also carries 60 M level credits that may be used towards a subsequent Master’s degree. The PGCE (M) component is an academic qualification awarded by the university. It is recognised abroad. The course also leads to the award of QTS (Qualified Teacher Status). QTS is a professional qualification awarded by the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) which is the teachers’ professional body. To achieve QTS you would be judged over the duration of the course against the national ‘Teachers’ Standards’. When it is considered that you have met these standards, a recommendation is made that you be awarded QTS. The programme is designed to support you in developing a range of skills that are required to become a successful teacher at the 3-7 age ranges.

2.4 Training Structure

Specific block timetables are not yet available for 2017-18 but the following can be considered as a guide. The majority of your training occurs in school including 12-15 after school sessions at Fox Primary School and approx. 21 days at the university across the year. We would anticipate that in the first half of the Autumn term you would be at your host school but attending the university for 1.5 days a week. After half term you would be based at your second placement school. In the spring term you would return to your host school, with 1.5 days a week at the university in the first half of term and about 3 days in total at the university in the second half of term. In the summer term you would be at your host school with about 2.5 university days across the term.

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2.5 School Component

Through an initial programme of observations and study you will become familiar with the organisation and working of your host school (groups and pastoral systems, staffing, curriculum, resources, facilities, methods of teaching, lesson planning, and assessment). From the beginning, you will be treated like a member of the teaching staff by fellow professionals. You will be supported by your class teacher mentor and Professional Coordinating Mentor (PCM) throughout the training period. Our mentors are excellent teachers and undertake rigorous training to develop their mentoring skills to support your development as a teacher. Your host school experience provides you with the opportunity to develop your teaching expertise and relationships with children in a familiar environment. Some of your training will be carried out via the lead primary school. Your second teaching placement is intended for you to apply and develop your teaching skills whilst also widening your experience of the school system in a new context. This is to ensure that you have opportunity to teach in a different setting as part of your training. We would endeavour to ensure that this second school is one of our WLTSA partner schools but cannot absolutely guarantee this. Please be assured that the quality of the training will be quality assured by the WLTSA. You return to your host school after this second placement. Throughout your teaching placements, your tutor from Roehampton will visit to monitor your progress and discuss your development with you and your mentors. You will also maintain close links your host school and with Fox Primary School. 2.6 University Component – Roehampton University

As a Roehampton student, you will be part of the highly successful PGCE (M) course and have full access to the University’s facilities All tutors have extensive teaching experience in schools, and many have served in local authorities or subject associations as advisory teachers, as Ofsted inspectors or as consultants. Many members of academic staff are at the cutting edge of research in teacher education. The University of Roehampton knows that teaching is a rewarding but demanding career and that there are times when even the best students will face challenges. Every student benefits from the strong tutorial support system in the School of Education and on school placement.

2.7 Costs and Finances

Tuition Fee The tuition fee for this course is approx. £9,000 payable to Roehampton University. DfE bursaries For 2017-18 the DfE is only offering bursaries to trainees who achieved a 1st in their degree. These bursaries are £3,000 but

see further information about DfE Bursaries using the link: Bursaries These DfE bursaries are administered through the

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university. Additional School We are not aware of any other Teaching School Alliance Bursary offering an additional ‘school bursary’ on top of the DfE bursary on an unsalaried programme. This additional money

is a unique advantage of choosing one of these WLTSA schools as your preferred host school. The school bursaries on this programme would be paid termly in three equal instalments and would be dependent upon the host school deeming the candidate to be making satisfactory progress. The school bursaries would be subject to taxation and those receiving such payment will be required to invoice the school and include a ‘Unique Reference Number’ provided by HMRC. Payment of the bursaries is the responsibility of the host school (as opposed to WLTSA) and could be discussed at interview as appropriate. The level of school bursary available varies between the schools as follows: Fox Primary School & Ashburnham Community School and Colville Primary School Tier 1 Anyone accepted onto the programme with Fox, Ashburnham or Colville Primary School who has 3 years’ full time (or equivalent) work experience in any field and also significant work experience in a primary classroom or with children would, upon acceptance of an offer on this programme be entitled to a bursary from the host school across the year of £11,000. The maximum number of Tier 1 bursaries available from Fox/Ashburnham on this programme is 3; and from Colville Primary School is 1. Tier 2 Anyone accepted onto this programme with Fox, Ashburnham or Colville Primary School who has less work and school experience than required for Tier 1, but who nevertheless will have at least 10 days’ experience in a state primary classroom before the course commences, would upon acceptance of an offer on this programme be entitled to a bursary from the host school across the year of £4,000.

West London Free School Primary Trust

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Anyone accepted onto this programme with the West London Free School Primary Trust, who has at least 10 days’ experience in a state primary classroom before the course commences, would be entitled to a bursary across the year of £4,000.

3 Entry Requirements

3.1 Academic Requirements

The PGCE (Primary) is a challenging, exciting and rigorous course. The entry requirements are, therefore, necessarily stringent, both academically and personally. Most successful applicants will have a 2:1 degree classification or better. A candidate with a 2:2 degree classification will be considered, if he or she is able to provide additional evidence of potential, such as the award of a higher degree or substantial relevant professional experience. It is a requirement that all those training to teach must have achieved a grade C or above in Mathematics, English Language and a Science subject (or approved equivalents). If you studied outside of the UK for your Maths, English and Science qualifications and/or your degree, it is imperative that you visit the National Academic Recognition centre (NARIC) website to find out whether your qualifications are of an equivalent level to UK GCSEs, and an undergraduate degree. Non UK qualifications can often cause an unnecessary delay in us being able to properly consider your application and the earlier we can overcome equivalency issues the better for you. Please note that frequently, English Language qualifications taken abroad are not equivalent to UK GCSEs (because it would have been taken as a second language.) Many of our universities offer specialist equivalency tests to address this, but their tests are not the same and so you need be aware which partner university is involved in the programme you are applying to, in order to then establish which equivalency test you may need to take. These issues always take longer to resolve than one expects. 3.2 School Experience

Prior to starting the course in September 2016, it is a requirement that you undertake at least two weeks’ school experience in the primary sector in the UK in the age group that you hope to train to teach in. These two weeks are an important and integral element of the course, providing you with the opportunity to observe a variety of teaching styles and to engage in some initial group and class teaching. It is advisable to gain experience in different schools to broaden your experience and important that you have at least 5 days such experience before you apply.

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The lack of any observational experience in a UK state primary classroom is a common reason for rejection. All applicants should ensure that details of school experience are clearly stated on the application form, including the name of the school, dates of your visit and year groups worked with.

3.3 Professional Skills Tests

Applicants are asked to pass the literacy and numeracy skills tests before you attend an interview or at minimum, have booked them. These can be taken as soon as you apply for the course. These tests are distinct from any WLTSA tests at interview.

3.4 Medical Fitness

Teaching is physically and mentally demanding, and there are fitness requirements set by the for applicants to initial teacher training programmes. Interviewees would be provided with the relevant health questionnaire to complete. There is no charge for this.

3.5 DBS/Prohibition Checks

We have a duty to protect children and vulnerable adults, and to ensure that they are not put at risk by student teachers whose previous conduct shows that they are unsuitable for access to these vulnerable groups. If you are offered a place on the School Direct PGCE programme, you will be required to undertake a DBS/prohibition check through the university. There will be a charge for this.

4 What we are looking for

4.1 Personal Requirements

 An ability to communicate clearly and grammatically in written and spoken English;

 Ability to show speaking, reading and listening skills and sufficient understanding of educational language and terminology to be able to respond appropriately at interview (and, later, in school);

 Awareness of and sensitivity to children’s' physical, social, emotional and cognitive needs and to the range of attitudes and behaviours displayed by children in school;

 Good health, physical and mental, with ability and strategies to cope with stress often generated by the demands of the course and of the teaching profession. Teaching is incredibly rewarding, but it also requires an element of resilience. The training year is no different. We are looking for

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trainees who feel strong enough to cope with some pressure and who also feel they have the financial resiliency to complete the training.

 Enthusiasm for your subject while recognising the range of ability and motivation of pupils you will encounter;

 Knowledge of current educational issues, both general and subject-specific;

 An openness to learning, including a willingness to unlearn rules and experiences in order to adapt to current and future good practice in teaching and learning;

 At least basic Information and Communications Technology (i.e. computer) skills, with a commitment to developing these both for personal and pedagogical use;

 Openness to advice, guidance and positive professional criticism as part of development;

 Personal professionalism, including diligence, organisation, smartness of dress, punctuality and a commitment to full attendance;

 Ability to shoulder individual responsibility but also to work collaboratively as a member of a team;

 Commitment to equal opportunities and sensitivity to the variety of communities represented in our partner schools;

 A sense of humour and an ability to laugh at yourself;

 A vision of teaching that is more than just giving information, interpreting printed materials, textbook or crowd control; and

 A willingness to work with pupils beyond the school day.

5 How we select our trainees

5.1 Selection

The host school considers applicants who have applied to a programme based at their school and returns a shortlisting sheet for each candidate back to WLTSA. Host schools are required to follow various QA procedures in this shortlisting process which is monitored by WLTSA through Sacred Heart High School. On receipt of the shortlisting sheet we either reject a candidate on UCAS or invite them for interview.

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If you are rejected you are welcome to contact WLTSA for feedback. We do not automatically refer rejected candidates on to programmes at other schools. If shortlisted for interview, we will upload the interview date to UCAS and shortly afterwards we will email you to confirm the date and to provide further details. Interviews are held at the host school. Please ensure that you regularly check changes on UCAS and keep an eye on your spam email folder as candidates sometimes miss interviews because the email was in a junk folder. The interview email will ask you to confirm your attendance at the interview and will supply the relevant email addresses for this reply.

5.2 Interviews

The school interview is likely to include a tour of the school; English and Maths tests; a classroom exercise and panel interview. You will be asked to bring originals of your relevant qualifications to the interview.

5.3 Rejections following interview

If you are rejected, WLTSA will email you and upload the rejection to UCAS including reasons for the rejection that you (alone) would be able to see. If the school thought you were good at interview but have selected other candidates to offer to, they will say this on the form that they return to WLTSA and we will contact you with a view to moving your application to another school or programme as referred to in section 2.2 above, rather than rejecting you.

5.4 Offers

If we decide to offer to you, scanned copied of your qualification certificates will be uploaded to the university. On our programmes partnered with Roehampton, it is the university that physically uploads offers to UCAS and we anticipate this to occur within a few days of the interview, subject to candidates supplying appropriate documentation. It is important that you read the content of the offer on UCAS. This would normally be conditional upon various things such as DBS/prohibition check clearance; and possibly on you providing verification of your degree at a particular level or GCSE certificates if we have not yet seen the originals, etc. Occasionally offers are made subject to a candidate gaining a little more school experience. You are entitled to wait for the outcome to all your applications before accepting an offer on UCAS and we fully endorse this. If you did however make up your mind to accept our offer before hearing back from other programmes, then you would have to withdraw from the others on UCAS in order to be able to upload your acceptance. No further formal paperwork regarding the programme would be issued from WLTSA or the university until the offer had been accepted on UCAS.

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Appendix 1 About the West London Teaching School Alliance Provider Code

For each of your course choices on UCAS, you first have to select the ‘training provider‘. The West London Teaching School Alliance is the ‘training provider’ but please note that we are split on UCAS into:  West London Teaching School Alliance (Primary) which has the provider code 1EL; and  West London Teaching School Alliance (Secondary) which has the provider code 2BV.

Varied Programmes, You Choose the School

WLTSA provides salaried and unsalaried, primary and secondary teacher training programmes. Each of our programmes is based at one or more of our partner schools. Where the programme is run at more than one school, you can select the school you wish to be based in when you apply. Coordination from the central Teaching School

WLTSA is coordinated by Sacred Heart High School in Hammersmith which is designated as a National Teaching School. Communication through the selection process will come centrally from WLTSA at Sacred Heart High School, rather than from our partner schools. You can email us at [email protected]. Communication is only conducted and available during school term dates. In addition to university and partner school training, the WLTSA aims to add value to your training by providing seminars each term; coordinating the second placement arrangements and providing additional experience days, for example at a special school. We also host teachmeets and other CPD events which you can attend for free. Teachmeets are informal social gatherings where teachers share their experiences of things that have gone well (or badly) in class. Presentations are commonly limited to 1, 2 or 4 minutes and many trainees come to watch and learn in a fun environment. We train mentors in our partner schools and liaise with the universities in our partnership as necessary throughout the course. Partner Universities

All of our programmes are run in partnership with one of the following three universities:

St Mary’s University, Waldegrave Road, Strawberry Hill, Twickenham TW1 4SX

http://www.smuc.ac.uk/contact/ UCL (Institute of Education) is located in the centre of London near Russell Square at 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H OAL. The London Underground station at Russell Square is minutes from the main building and King’s Cross, St Pancras and Euston stations are also close by. IOE location

Roehampton University, University of Roehampton, Erasmus House, Roehampton Lane, London SW15 5PU http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/Contact-Us/

Our Partner Schools

The majority of your training is delivered through experience at your host school and your second placement school, with additional university based learning. Postcodes and web-links to all our partner schools are set out below: WLTSA SECONDARY SCHOOLS Chelsea Academy SW10 0AB The Fulham Boys’ School W14 9LY Fulham College Boys' School SW6 6SN Fulham Cross Girls' School SW6 6BP W12 9JD SW6 4UN Sacred Heart High School W6 7DG William Morris Sixth Form, W6 8RB

WLTSA SPECIAL SCHOOLS W12 0NY Pield Heath House School UB8 3NW Jack Tizard School W12 7PA

WLTSA PRIMARY SCHOOLS Ashburnham Community School SW10 0DT Avondale Park Primary School W11 4EE Barlby Primary School W10 6BH Barnes Primary School SW13 OQQ Bevington Primary School W10 5TW Bousfield Primary School SW5 0DJ

Colville Primary School W11 2DF Earls Court Free School Primary W6 0LP Fox Primary School W8 7PP Hallfield Primary School W2 6JJ John Betts Primary School W6 0UA NW10 6AL Larmenier & Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School W6 7BL Marlborough Primary School SW3 3AP Minerva Academy W2 2HR Melcombe Primary School W6 9ER Old Oak Primary School W12 0AS Park Community School, SW19 3EF Park Walk Primary School SW10 0AY Randolph Beresford Early Years Centre, W12 7PH Sir John Lillie Primary School SW6 7LN St Charles Catholic Primary School W10 6EP St Clement and St James CE Primary School, W11 4PG St John XXIII Catholic Primary School W12 7QR St Mary's Catholic Primary School W14 0LT St Mary of the Angels Catholic Primary School, W2 5PR St Peters C.E. Primary School, W9 2AN St Vincent's Catholic Primary School W3 9JR The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School W12 9BY Thomas’ Academy SW6 4LY Vanessa Nursery School W12 9JA Wendell Park Primary School W12 9LB West London Free School Primary W6 0DT Wormholt Park Primary School W12 0SR

Childcare Facilities

There are no childcare facilities at any of our partner schools. Neither St Mary’s University, Twickenham nor University of Roehampton have childcare facilities and while UCL (Institute of Education) has a nursery available, both they and the WLTSA, recommend you look into childcare options near your place of residence or host school. For further information about childcare in your local area please go to http://www.childcare.co.uk/ Accommodation

You are welcome to apply for university accommodation on campus at the relevant university for your programme however, it is often more convenient to find accommodation closer to your host school to decrease travelling time.

St Mary’s University Accommodation IOE Accommodation University of Roehampton Accommodation

Disability Access

WLTSA and all our partner universities are committed to supporting students with disabilities. The WLTSA invites you to contact us as early as possible in your application process so that your needs are met and support can be arranged – [email protected] St Mary’s University: St Mary’s offer advice and support to their students who have requirements as a result of a disability, specific learning difficulty (e.g. dyslexia), medical condition or temporary disability, such as injury. St Mary’s Dyslexia and disability Co-ordinator (DDC) works closely with the other members of the Student Services team, supporting students in their time at university assisting them to be proactive in their studies as an independent learner. For more information please refer to http://www.smuc.ac.uk/student-support/dyslexia-and- disability/ University of Roehampton More information is available from Roehampton University – http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/Disabilities/Support/ UCL (Institute of Education) The Institute of Education has full disabled access and is committed to admitting and supporting students with disabilities. The Institute has a well-established Disability and Wellbeing team who provide support for students with a range of conditions. Every person is treated as an individual, and the Institute invite you to contact them as early as possible so that they consider your needs and tailor their support to meet them.

Where To Find Us

Postcodes and web-links to all our partner schools are set out above.

The WLTSA is coordinated from:

Sacred Heart High School, 212 Hammersmith Road, London W6 7DG

Telephone: 0208 748 7600

Email: [email protected] [email protected]

Website: West London Teaching School Alliance website