Achieve Inital Teacher Training - Secondary

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Achieve with TELA believe passionately in EVERY child’s entitlement to an excellent education, so they enjoy school, learning and make good progress. We are the lead delivery partner for Leicester and Leicestershire SCITT.

School-based training provides the greatest opportunity to spend time in the classroom, learning from current teachers and seeing exactly how they teach - see how every lesson has the potential to change a life, in your community.

You will cover key stages (KS) 3 and 4 and have an in-depth knowledge of how the practices develop through these age ranges. You will complete two placements in contrasting settings. In addition to this, there will be a sixth form, SEND and primary enhancement to support you in your developing skills and knowledge.

Our curriculum is designed so that all trainees are challenged and supported at each stage of their journey of becoming a teacher. The outcome in terms of the percentage of trainees awarded Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and gaining employment are excellent.

You will also graduate with a Master’s level PGCE awarded by University of Leicester and will have full access to university facilities and services throughout the course.

Graduates of this course often rapidly gain leadership positions in Secondary teams as their career progresses.

The ethos of Achieve with TELA is that you will be part of the TELA community, not just a trainee teacher on a placement. We invest in initial teacher training to train the teachers of the future for our children, our young people and our community of schools in Leicestershire, Leicester City and beyond.

You'll learn through a combination of classroom practice, and face to face professional  learning which is underpinned by the latest research. Professional learning sessions are paced and structured and you get opportunities to practice the theory you’ve learnt.

We know it is a challenging course, but we believe in supporting our trainee teachers to be the best they can be – We are a smaller provider and are proud that we get to know you.  

You are supported, every step of the way; 

You will be supported by our central Achieve with TELA team, as well as the central SCITT team and as a student at the University of Leicester, by our colleagues at the University. 

In school, you will be working with your Subject Mentor and ITT (Initial Teacher Training) Coordinator, who will guide and support you whilst on placement.Within the TELA and the SCITT, you are supported by the team and Lead Mentors. The Subject Lead will deliver the subject specific sessions throughout the year. They will work with you to build on your developing subject knowledge. 

This programme is for one academic year, by the end of the Achieve with TELA school based initial teacher training PGCE course you should have met the required professional standards for Qualified Teachers Status (QTS). You will be awarded a University PGCE if you pass the level 7 assignments on the course, you will also have credits towards a Master’s Degree.

Honors degree at (or predicted) 2:2 degree (or above)  

As a subject specialist, it is important that you have a secure level of subject knowledge in your chosen subject. We will explore your qualifications, work experience and ongoing subject knowledge development when considering this.

GCSE grade C/ 4 or above in English and Maths or equivalent .

Overseas applicants will need to prove equivalent overseas qualifications.

  The interview process will also take place at the TELA base located at Thomas Estley Community College or in one of our partner schools and will involve a combination of tasks including:

• a group discussion
• a task working with a small group of secondary students;
• a formal interview
• a reading task
• a short writing task

Each part of the selection procedure will be graded to agreed criteria. The interview questions will be largely based on elements that will contribute to the Teachers’ Standards. Equal opportunities procedures will be followed to ensure that the selection procedures are open, fair and assessments are to agreed criteria.

Achieve with TELA is the provider of the initial teacher training programme. We are a lead delivery partner to the Leicester & Leicestershire  SCITT  who accredit the course.