The Catholic Schools Partnership Teaching School Alliance
Primary (2C6F)

PGCE with QTS full time

• Accredited body: Leeds Trinity University
• Financial support: Student finance if you’re eligible
• Qualification:
  PGCE with QTS

  A postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) with qualified teacher status (QTS) will allow you to teach in state schools in England and may allow you to teach in other parts of the UK.

  It may also allow you to teach overseas, though you should always check what qualifications are needed in the country you’d like to teach in.

  Many PGCE courses include credits that count toward a Master’s degree.

• Course length: 1 year
• Date you can apply from: 13 October 2020
• Date course starts: September 2021
• Website: https://www.csptsa.co.uk/teacher-training

Contents

About the course

You will attend training at Leeds Trinity as well as receiving on the job training from teachers and leaders in each placement school. This training will stand you in good stead to be the teacher you’ve always wanted to be.

Assessment is based on written assignments and teaching performance.

Following qualification, you will most likely be offered an opportunity to teach in one of your placement schools and so begin the career of a lifetime!

Interview process

You will be interviewed by a senior leader within one of our primary schools. The interview will be in 2 parts - a short teaching session with a group of children and a formal interview.

This will also give you the opportunity to ask us questions to make sure we are the right course for you!

How school placements work

You will have 2 placements, 1 in a primary school and 1 in an alternative primary school. There are 18 primary schools that offer placements. Your schools will be chosen based on where you live and the characteristics of the schools - we aim to give you as broad an experience as possible.

Stage 1 begins in September and finishes in November. Stage 2 begins in December and runs through to May, incorporating Stage 3.

Full support will be given to you at each placement by an in-school mentor and a Lead Mentor who works across all schools.

Fees

The course fees for UK students in 2021 to 2022 are £9,250

You will not have to pay these fees upfront. Eligible UK and EU students can apply for a tuition fee loan to cover the cost of tuition fees from the government.

Financial support

You may also be eligible for a loan while you study – note that you’ll have to apply for undergraduate student finance.

Find out about financial support if you’re from outside the UK.

Requirements

Qualifications

English GCSE ‘C’ or above, Maths GCSE ‘C’ or above, Science GCSE ‘C’ or above, 3rd Class Degree or higher.

Personal qualities

Training with the CSPTSA requires you to be:

• Committed
• Creative
• Engaging
• Confident
• Hard-working
• A people person
• Resilient
• Happy

Other requirements

Whilst not a requirement, we look for our applicants to have shown commitment to teaching by having experience of working with children in a range of contexts.

About the training provider

We are The Catholic Schools Partnership of Bradford & Keighley, a Teaching School Alliance since 2014 – a passionate partnership of 20 Catholic schools committed to sharing talent, faith, experience, leadership and excellent teaching to improve achievement in schools across Bradford, Keighley and beyond. We have a hugely successful Schools Direct Programme, working closely with Leeds Trinity University to provide high quality, authentic and bespoke training alongside teaching experience in a diverse range of Catholic schools across Bradford and Keighley. We grow our own teachers to make a difference to the lives of children in our care. “Training with the CSPTSA has allowed me to experience teaching in amazing schools containing brilliant children. The support I received was outstanding and continuous. Working in a Catholic School provides an extremely supportive network within a family. The support continues from the CSPTSA as an NQT through into an RQT development programme. The CSPTSA give me support and allow me to ask for training in areas I feel I require to improve my career.” Julie McGovern - School Direct Trainee 2017

About the accredited body

Leeds Trinity are proud to offer a personalised and inclusive universi​ty​ experience that gives every student the support to realise their potential. That’s why our students are highly satisfied (according to the National Student Survey)​​. Our students say it, our alumni say it, and our staff say it - you really are a name, not a number, at Leeds Trinity University.

Training with disabilities and other needs

We are an inclusive partnership and welcome children and staff with a range of disabilities. If you would like to discuss your needs, please contact us directly.

Contact details

• Email: csptsadirector@outlook.com
• Telephone: 07738127652
• Website: https://www.csptsa.co.uk/teacher-training
• Address: CSPTSA; St Bede's & St Joseph's Catholic College; Cunliffe Road; Bradford; BD8 7AP

Apply

Choose a training location

You’ll also need to choose a training location – select the relevant location name on the application form.

Location	Vacancies	Code
Our Lady & St Brendan’s Bank, Bradford, BD10 0QA	Yes	C
Our Lady of Victories Guard House, Keighley, BD22 6JP	Yes	6
St Anne’s North Street, Keighley, England, BD21 3SE	Yes	Q
St Anthony’s, Clayton Bradford Road, Bradford, BD14 6HW	Yes	V
St Anthony’s, Shipley High Busy Lane, Shipley, BD18 1HD	Yes	4
St Clare’s Fagley Road, Bradford, BD2 3JD	Yes	R
St Columba’s Tong Street, Bradford, BD4 9PY	Yes	D
St Cuthbert & The First Martyrs’ Scotchman Road, Bradford, BD9 5AT	Yes	H
St Francis Myers Lane, Bradford, BD2 4ES	Yes	N
St John the Evangelist Beacon Road, Bradford, BD6 3DQ	Yes	E
St Joseph’s, Bingley Crownest Road, Bingley, BD16 4HQ	Yes	F
St Joseph’s, Bradford Park Lane, Bradford, BD5 0RB	Yes	U
St Joseph’s, Keighley Queens Road, Keighley, BD21 1AR	Yes	X
St Matthew’s Saffron Drive, Bradford, BD15 7NE	Yes	9
St Walburga’s Victoria Park, Shipley, BD18 4RL	Yes	M
St William’s Young Street, Bradford, BD8 9RG	Yes	W
St Winefride’s St Paul’s Avenue, Bradford, BD6 1SR	Yes	2

Support and advice

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