Structured in three phases – Introductory, Developmental and Consolidation – your training programme will include subject study modules covering the subject knowledge and pedagogy required for successful classroom practice, whilst professional modules will develop your theories of learning, pupil development and the wider role of the teacher.
The majority of training is delivered via workshops using the expertise of practising teachers and Senior Leaders from schools within the EborHope TSA. Our workshops have a balance of instruction, practical activities and opportunities to observe or work with small groups of children. Workshops include the full range of curriculum subjects plus:
You will be allocated to a base school for the majority of your training and receive an authentic experience of working as a member of your school’s departmental team. This immersion into the life of the school with a gradual increase in your practical teaching is a distinctive part of the School Direct approach, enabling you to progress effectively and provides an excellent preparation for your New Qualified Teacher (NQT) year.
You will indicate a preferred age range of either lower (aged 3-7 years) or upper primary (aged 7-11 years).
The two schools you will be allocated will be contrasting schools and you will teach consecutive age ranges. This is to ensure breadth of experience as well as meeting the stipulations of national ITT criteria.
The structure of the three phases is as follows:
| Autumn Term | Introductory placement | 6 weeks assessed teaching 30-50% of the week |
| Spring Term | Developmental placement | 6 weeks assessed teaching 50-70% of the week |
| Summer Term | Consolidation placement | 8 weeks assessed teaching up to 80% of the week |
In addition you will be entitled to 10% PPA (planning, preparation and assessment) time each week where you will be expected to work alongside your class teacher or year group teams. You are also entitled to 10% CPD (Continuous Professional Development) time each week to organise activities that will further your own development. This may be observing other teachers in your or other schools, team teaching or researching topics.
In addition, there are also opportunities for enrichment visits to culturally diverse schools as well as SEND specialist schools or Early Years Units. International enrichment opportunities are also offered by self-funding experiences through York St John or by accompanying school trips.
Our Primary and Secondary Directors oversee the operational elements of the School Direct programme to ensure a high quality of provision for EborHope teachers in all our schools.
Support is an integral part of developing and nurturing EborHope trainees to be outstanding teachers. You will be supported by a school mentor as well as a School Based Link Mentor (SBLM) who is based within one of our schools, and will be in regular contact through informal visits and joint appraisals.
Tuition fees for both the Primary and Secondary school-centred (School Direct) PGCE programme are £9,250. You may be eligible for a tax free bursary or scholarship to support your training.
Applications for both Primary and Secondary programmes must be submitted via the UCAS website.
We’d love to meet you before you apply to our Schools Direct programme. The Schools Experience Programme (SEP) gives you an opportunity to meet and observe the teachers and pupils we work with.
Our Alliance works in partnership with York St John University and leads to the award of a PGCE with a recommendation for Qualified Teacher Status.
If you have any questions about the course, please don’t hesitate to contact us using the form below.
We are using cookies to provide core functionality and improve your experience by monitoring website user behaviour.
You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings.
This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
You can adjust all of your cookie settings by navigating the tabs on the left hand side.
Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.
If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.
This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site, and the most popular pages.
Keeping this cookie enabled helps us to improve our website.
Please enable Strictly Necessary Cookies first so that we can save your preferences.
