West London Teaching School Alliance (Secondary) SCHOOL DIRECT TEACHER TRAINING 2017-18 UCAS Provider Code 2BV in partnership with Programme information for UCAS Course Code Salaried English 2XVP QTS This programme is available at Hammersmith Academy IMPORTANT NOTE: Normally trainees (even salaried trainees) build up their teaching time gradually on our programmes. This place is however being offered in a slightly different context and it is likely that the trainee appointed would be timetabled from the start and would be expected to teach approx. 20 hours per week. This programme will only be available to candidates who are able to demonstrate sufficient competency and resiliency for this challenging (but rewarding!) position. Two weeks’ support/ induction will be available in July 2017. This vacancy had been opened on 15 June 2017 and the school closes for the summer holidays on 19 July. If you are considering applying for this position, please do so without delay and call WLTSA (Alex Dijkhuis or Pippa Currey) on 0208 748 7600. School Direct Training Programme - Unsalaried 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 Our University Partner – St Mary’s University, Twickenham 4 2 About this training programme 5 2.1 Introduction 5 2.2 Number of Places Available 5 2.3 Qualification Outcome –QTS Explained 5 2.4 Training 6 2.5 Salary 7 3 Entry Requirements 8 3.1 Academic and other requirements 8 3.2 Work Experience 8 3.3 School Experience 9 3.4 Professional Skills Tests 9 3.5 Medical Fitness 9 3.6 DBS/Prohibition Checks 9 4 What we are looking for 9 4.1 Personal Requirements 9 5 How we select our trainees 11 5.1 Selection 11 5.2 Interviews 11 5.3 Rejections following interview 11 5.4 Offers 12 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. West London Teaching School Alliance September 2016 School Direct Training Programme - Unsalaried 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; 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 Hammersmith, 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 engage in the intelligent use of research and development of pedagogy. Page 2 West London Teaching School Alliance September 2016 School Direct Training Programme - Unsalaried 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 40 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 all the places have been offered and accepted. 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. Page 3 West London Teaching School Alliance September 2016 School Direct Training Programme - Unsalaried 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 The host (employing) school where the majority of your training will take place, is Hammersmith Academy. Hammersmith Academy W12 9JD Hammersmith Academy is a non-denominational, all-ability, co-educational secondary school for 11-18 year olds, with specialisms in Creative & Digital Media and IT. The Academy is sponsored by two Livery Companies, The Mercers’ Company and The Information Technologists’ Company. This partnership provides extensive educational expertise and practical and innovative business experience. The Academy aims to develop the talents of all its students to the full and to raise educational standards, through excellent teaching and the innovative use of IT. The Academy is based in a specialist four storey building which boasts state-of- the-art facilities including a large Theatre, Drama and Dance studios, Digital Editing and IT suites, Library, Fitness Suite, four-bay Sports Hall, outdoor Astroturf area, modern practical art and design, science and technology spaces, and modern classrooms and larger learning bases. The Academy is a vibrant learning community, where students become confident, independent learners who make outstanding progress. Hammersmith Academy expects students to graduate as well-rounded individuals and leaders with integrity. The Academy creates active citizens through developing leadership and life skills and instilling strong values of self-discipline, respect and tolerance. There are high expectations for attendance, punctuality, discipline, uniform, orderly behaviour and attitude to learning form the foundations for our success. Further, high quality support and guidance, coupled with a fantastic state-of-the-art Academy building, ensures outstanding personal development for every child. As a 21st Century school, students develop skills and expertise in information technology to facilitate and support their achievement and future success in higher education and the wider world of work. 1.5 Our University Partner – St Mary’s University, Twickenham St Mary's University is situated in Strawberry Hill, Twickenham in South West London. Founded in 1850, it is generally acknowledged to be the oldest Roman Catholic college in the UK. In 2000, St Mary’s celebrated 150 years in Education. With just under 4,000 students training to teach on primary and secondary, they are now London’s second largest teacher training course provider and in 2011, St Mary’s was deemed to be ‘outstanding’ by OfSTED during inspection. Page 4 West London Teaching School Alliance September 2016 School Direct Training Programme - Unsalaried Course tutors at St Mary’s are all skilful teachers themselves, with many years of experience in schools and higher education.