Teacher Training; ITT

Windsor Academy Trust, Trinity Point, High St, Halesowen B63 3HY

The NIoT’s initial teacher training is a fully immersive school-centred programme – aspiring teachers will be in the classroom from the very start. But full immersion does not mean that you will be thrown in the deep end: our trainees are mentored and have central training once a week. And you’ll have the confidence of knowing that you are participating in a programme that was designed by some of the most experienced teachers and leaders in the country, drawn from four leading school trusts with decades of teacher-training between them.

We also know from experience what headteachers look for in new teachers – so we will ensure that you develop the skills necessary for finding an Early Career Teacher role.

All our teacher training courses lead to QTS (Qualified Teacher Status), a PGCE (Post Graduate Certificate in Education) and 60 Master’s Level credits.

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• A direct route to employment:
  Here at WAT we are constantly on the lookout for talented individuals to come and work for our family. We view Initial Teacher Training as a fantastic opportunity for you to experience life within our schools with the possibility of future employment once your training is complete.
• Fully immersive: NIoT trainees are given 39 weeks of professional learning and teaching practice in a placement school.
• Learning applied quickly:
  You'll learn something on a Thursday (at Core Training) and apply it the next day.
• Fully supported:
  We care about the wellbeing of our trainees. So you'll have mentors who know you well, support your progress and cheer your successes.
• Advice on tap:
  Trainees who have concerns about any area of teaching – from classroom behaviour to workload management – are offered detailed support and guidance either locally or nationally.
• Spiral curriculum:
  Our curriculum is deliberately structured in order to reinforce previous learning. Your classroom practice will become more sophisticated as your knowledge builds.
• Research-informed:
  Our researchers are continually examining what works best in teacher training and using these insights to shape the programmes we offer.
• National cohort:
  You will belong to a network of like-minded individuals across the country.

• Pre-Autumn term:
  Flying start – a one-week programme for all NIoT new trainees, when we'll ensure that you have the basic tools necessary to prepare you for entering the classroom.
• Autumn term:
  You will have one main placement for the whole of this term. The course is fully immersive, which means that you’ll be teaching from the very start – but your timetable will be very small to begin with, increasing as the year progresses. You will be in your placement school four days a week and training in your campus one day a week.
  
  This means that you'll be able to learn new techniques, practise them and then apply them in school immediately.
• Spring term:
  You will spend four weeks of this term in a contrasting school placement. The aim is to broaden your experience and field of reference. This placement will be organised for you.
• Second half of spring term and summer term:
  You will return to your main placement school. This will help you to strengthen existing relationships and to deepen your teaching knowledge, as well as providing continuity for your learners.

• Subject and curriculum knowledge:
  We'll support you with the fundamentals: why you're teaching an aspect of the curriculum, what's the best way to teach it, and how you can do it most successfully.
• Planning for progress:
  How to plan effective, objective-driven lessons by observing expert colleagues, conceptualising and sequencing pupil progress over time, and creating opportunities for deeper learning and challenge.
• Behaviour and relationships:
  How to nurture a culture of mutual trust and respect. How to create an inclusive and ambitious climate for learning, helping young people to achieve consistently high standards. How to…