What is a School Direct route into teaching?
We run a School Direct model. This means you are in school from day 1 to feel part of the team. This does not mean that you are teaching from the start. You have the opportunity to ease your way into teaching from September to October with observations, support the class teacher, team teaching 1:1 work, etc. After the October holiday, your assessed practice will begin.
This model gives you the chance to carry out theory sessions and then see the content delivered in practice at school. It is a more supportive, hands on approach that will assist your learning and understanding of teaching. Sessions will be a mixture of face-to-face and online.
Our schools are not just a list on a database, we carefully select thinking about the mentor, your subject and where you live.
There are 3 placement blocks that are delivered as a sandwich course (A/B/A). As you go through your teaching blocks, your timetable gradually builds.