STUDY STYLE

During the Developing Phase of the curriculum, trainees will attend centre-based lectures and be introduced to Curriculum Key Themes;

Behaviour Management and High Expectations

Subject Knowledge and Curriculum Design

Adaptive Practice and Inclusion

Children’s Learning, Classroom Practice

Assessment

Professional and Ethical Practice.

During School Experience 1, trainees will be immersed in Adaptive Practice and Inclusion in a special school setting. During School Experience 2, trainees will start to apply their knowledge from the centre-based taught programme. During school-based training, trainees will revisit specific Curriculum Key Themes and attend centre-based training once a week.

During the Broadening Phase, trainees will build upon and extend the knowledge, skills and experience from School Experience 1 and 2 and the centre-based taught programme. During the Broadening Phase, trainees will be expected to revisit and broaden their knowledge and practice of the 5 curriculum areas and Curriculum Key Themes introduced at the Developing Phase, and will engage with new Curriculum Key Themes, such as:

Curriculum Design

Subject Knowledge

Sustainability

Employability

Research Informed Practice

During this phase of the curriculum, trainees will be supported to take on wider responsibilities as a part of the role of a trainee teacher and have opportunities to discuss, analyse and observe expert colleagues to support their progression through the Broadening Phase. Trainees will broaden their knowledge and experience of the primary phase, decolonising the curriculum, sustainability for education and other contemporary issues in education.

During the Enhancing Phase, trainees will enhance and extend the knowledge, skills and experience gained during School Experience 2 and the centre-based taught programme. During the Enhancing Phase, trainees will be expected to revisit and extend their knowledge and practice of the 5 curriculum areas:

Behaviour Management

Pedagogy

Curriculum

Assessment

Professional Behaviours

During this phase trainees will plan and deliver an enhancement project such as ‘Primary Sustainability Project’ which will promote a love of learning and intellectual curiosity. Trainees will enhance their knowledge across the curriculum and demonstrate their ability to be:

Graduate Ambassadors of Education

Leaders of Learning

Outstanding Teachers

Subject Experts

At the end of the secondary programme, our highly employable trainees will be able to further enhance their professional development and draw upon their essential ECT Toolkit gained during the course.

What we offer

Subject specialist input across all areas of your training.

Smaller group sizes to allow for more individual support both during the taught content and while on placement.

Opportunities to be involved in cross-curricular activities with other subject strands e.g. Mathematics and History.

Links to Esri UK, including taught sessions using ArcGIS with Esri Schools.

Links to the Field Studies Council.

Opportunities to develop mathematical skills for Geography with the Advanced Mathematics Support Program including taught sessions on teaching Level 3 Core Maths, and access to ongoing CPD opportunities.

Opportunities to gain a deep understanding of subject knowledge content and subject pedagogies across the age phases including primary and post 16.