Train To Teach

 

Unity Teaching School Hub is proud to be working alongside a number of high-quality Initial Teacher Training providers via school-centred initial teacher training (SCITT).

 

 

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Every Lesson Shapes a Life
 

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		Click here to download the DfE's Every Lesson Shapes a Life information document. You may remember a truly brilliant teacher from school, who made a real difference to your life. As a teacher you can use your knowledge and passion for your subject to help children unlock capabilities and talents they didn’t even know they had. You’ll develop a wide range of transferable skills for yourself in the process too.

 

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Getting school experience

To support your application to train to teach you can visit local schools to get unpaid experience in the classroom before you start your initial teacher training (ITT).

It can help you:

• Decide if you want to train to be a teacher
• Discover which setting you’d like to teach in (primary or secondary)
• Build a relationship with a school you might want to work for later

For school experience days, you'll need:

• the right to work in the UK
• a degree (or to be studying for one)
• to be aged 18 or over

What to expect

Your experience will either be in a school or joining classes and meeting teachers online. Placements usually last 1 or 2 days, but some can last up to 3 weeks.

During your experience, you will get to do things like:

• Observe lessons
• See how teachers manage a classroom
• Find out how specific subjects are taught
• Speak to teachers and interact with pupils
• Learn more about teacher training - including the application and interview process

Find school experience

The Department for Education has a website where you can search for and request school experience in England:

www.schoolexperience.education.gov.uk 

Alternatively, contact us to ask about a school placement in the Unity Teaching School Hub areas of West Suffolk, East Suffolk, Mid Suffolk, Babergh, Ipswich, Colchester or Tendring.

We strongly encourage potential candidates to take up the offer of school experience, especially if you have not had much previous school experience. It can give you lots to refer to in your interview too.

Some schools may ask you to have a DBS check before attending, others will ensure you are always accompanied during your visit to avoid this.

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