Graduate Teacher Programme
When can you start this course? | Fees | Course length | Entry requirements
Why choose this course?
- In February 2012, Ofsted judged this course to be 'outstanding' in its capacity to improve further and/or sustain high quality, and 'good' for its overall effectiveness - with four out of six of these elements judged to be 'outstanding'. Find out more.
- This course will give you a qualification to become a primary or secondary school teacher.
- You'll train in a school environment, so you can earn while you train.
- It's an ideal choice if you've already got some experience of working in a school.
- We're one of the major providers in the East Midlands for Initial Teacher Education with opportunities to extend and develop your role as a teacher in today's society.
About the course
This course will prepare you for the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Your training will be mainly in school and will be led by your school based mentor, so you'll train to become a teacher as you work.
With guidance from us, you and your mentor will take into account your previous teaching experience and identify your training needs to produce an individual training plan.
You'll carry out a subject knowledge audit of the subjects you're intending to teach. If you're training in a primary school, this will be in the core subjects: English, maths and science. If you're training at a secondary school, the audit will cover your main subject. You will identify areas of your subject knowledge that you feel need developing.
Although this course is mainly work based, you'll come into the University for about 20 days during the year. During these workshop sessions you'll cover a broad range of educational issues including planning, assessment, learning styles, assessment for learning, special educational needs and inclusion and behaviour management.
We currently offer places for primary and secondary teaching of maths, English, science, physical education, religious education, geography, modern foreign languages, Spanish and French.
Find out more about what subjects and modules you'll be studying...Your career
By choosing teaching as a career, you'll have chosen an important and satisfying profession as well as a challenging and rewarding journey through life. When you successfully complete this course, you'll gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), so you'll be well placed to progress onto employment as a Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) at secondary or primary school level.
What our students say
Alan Newland, General Teaching Council for England
"The students were a credit to how you trained them - sharp, incisive, intuitive."
"Initially I wanted a full-time University programme but couldn't afford to leave my job."
"I really feel prepared for my NQT year because I have already had responsibility for a class."
How you're assessed
In school, your teaching will be observed by both your mentor and your University tutor, giving you constructive feedback that will help you to continue your development. You will produce termly reports and complete tasks that will form part of your ongoing assessment.
Your final assessment will include an observation of your teaching, review of your portfolios of evidence against the Quality to Teach Standards and an oral assessment focusing on key aspects of the Quality to Teach Standards.
Anything else?
Applying
Application to the programme is a joint one between yourself and a local school where you'll be employed as an unqualified teacher during your training period.
You'll need to apply online through the Training and Development Agency (TDA) for Schools.
Start dates
If you're from the UK or EU you can apply to study this course in:
- September 2012
Fees*
Please contact us for details of the fees for this course.Course length
This course can be started at any time of the year, but most students start in September. You can study it for one year full time, but if you've already got considerable experience it may be possible to complete it in less than a year. You can also study this course part time.
Entry requirements
This is a popular course and we're only allocated a limited number of places each year by the ...
