The Three Rivers Teaching School Hub Health and Social Care (3BVL)

PGCE with QTS full time

• Accredited body: University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
• 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.

• Age range: 11 to 16
• Course length: 1 year
• Date you can apply from: 12 October 2021
• Date course starts: September 2022
• Website: http://www.3rtsh.co.uk

Contents

About the course

School Direct is a way for passionate and enthusiastic people to train to become teachers. You will be trained in a highly professional and supportive environment and will develop the skills, knowledge and expertise that will enable you to plan and deliver engaging learning experiences for pupils of all abilities and dispositions.

Trainees are based in schools from the first day of term and spend the majority of their time in a school environment in order to learn hands on.

You will receive training from both Newcastle university and across our network of schools on areas such as lesson planning, behaviour for learning, assessment and progress, giving you a wider perspective on aspects of pedagogy and beyond. You will also receive subject specific training through specific subject days at various schools within the Newcastle University partnership, as well as the knowledge of the department from your school

As part of this course you will gain qualified teacher status, and work with Newcastle university to achieve a PGCE with 60 Masters credits. You are assessed during your two formal placements (short placement 4-6 weeks, long placement 10-12 weeks) by weekly observations. You will write three assignments for the university over the course of the year based on academic research and your own practice. You will also be assessed against your training towards the teacher standards via reflective evaluations of your lessons.

Throughout all of this you will receive support both in school, from your subject mentor and professional tutor, and from the university from a subject link and a progress tutor.

School placements

We are in partnership with schools across Northumberland, North Tyneside and Newcastle. If you are successful you will be assigned to the school which you have applied (or an alternative as discussed at interview if this place is full). This is known as your host school and you will spend the majority of your training year at this school.

As part of the course you will also go on a short placement for 8 - 12 weeks, which could be at any school in our wider partnership, which could be Northumberland, North Tyneside, Newcastle and Gateshead. We will take in account your travel arrangements when placing you, however you are required to train in two contrasting schools so some travel will be required.

Across the year you will teach ages 14 - 19 across key stages 3 and 5.

Locations

You can select one of the following locations when you apply.

Location	Vacancies
George Stephenson High School Southgate, Killingworth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 6SA	Yes
The Duchess’s Community High School Howling Lane, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1DH	Yes

Entry requirements

Qualifications needed

An undergraduate degree at class 2:1 or above, or equivalent.

Grade 4 (C) or above in English and maths, or equivalent qualification.

We will not consider candidates with pending GCSEs.

We will not consider candidates who need to take a GCSE equivalency test.

Personal qualities

Evidence of an interest and enthusiasm for teaching young people.

Strong specialist knowledge of the subject you wish to teach.

School experience is essential if you are interested in becoming a teacher. Before you apply for teacher training, it is advisable to gain as much experience in the classroom as possible. Spending time in a classroom is the ideal way to strengthen your application. School experience gives you the chance to watch lessons and see for yourself what it’s really like to be a teacher – and allows you to draw on your own examples in your application and interview.

Other requirements

You will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to verify your suitability for working with children and young people.

Experience within a school in the last 2 years is favourable.

Fees and financial support

The course fees for UK students in 2022 to 2023 are £9,250.

Payable to the University.

Financial support from the training provider

Support is available to assist you with your training.

For up to date information regarding grants, loans and bursaries please visit the Get Into Teaching website.

About the training provider

“Teachers are highly skilled and enthusiastic; they are relentless in their drive to help students to achieve their very best.” OFSTED 2014

The Three Rivers Teaching School Hub has developed a strong network of schools to deliver a dynamic School Direct teacher training programme. We work in partnership with Newcastle and Northumbria Universities offering one year full time School Direct tuition placements in primary and secondary settings leading to a full Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).

You would become part of this long established partnership of schools that work closely together to share good practice and learn from each other. We believe passionately in the school based route into teaching and are dedicated to using our knowledge, skills and expertise to train the next generation of teachers. We are fortunate to be able to offer a wide variety of host schools including first, middle schools and high schools. In our schools trainees feel valued and supported. They have access to a high quality training programme and engage in a wide variety of experiences. Each trainee is assigned a mentor, carefully selected for their ability to develop the practice of new entrants to the profession, allowing them to fulfil their potential to become outstanding practitioners.

Interview process

As you have chosen a specific school which you would like to train within our partnership you will be interviewed at that school. On the interview panel will be a member of the Three Rivers Teaching School Hub, the subject leader and possible a member of the senior leadership team.

If the school place you have applied to gets filled, you may be asked to attend an interview at another school instead.

The interview process will consist of planning and teaching a 20 minute lesson, an individual interview and in some cases a subject knowledge test.

English and Mathematics skills tests are no longer required. Assessments of English and Mathematics knowledge will be made at interview.

International candidates

You’ll need the right to study in the UK. You already have this if, for example, you:

• are an Irish citizen
• have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (you may still be able to apply)
• have indefinite leave to remain in the UK

If you do not already have the right to study in the UK for the duration of this course, you may need to apply for a Student visa.

To do this, you’ll need to be sponsored by your training provider.

Before you apply for this course, contact us to check Student visa sponsorship is available. If it is, and you get a place on this course, we’ll help you apply for your visa.

Alternatively, check if you’re eligible for a different type of visa, such as a Graduate or Family visa, that allows you to train to be a teacher without being sponsored.

Find out more about training to teach in England.

International qualifications

If your qualifications come from a non-UK institution, we may want to see a ‘statement of comparability’ from UK ENIC. This will show us how they compare to UK qualifications.

You can call Get Into Teaching on 0800 389 2500 for:

• guidance on the UK equivalents of your qualifications
• a free statement of comparability once you’ve submitted your application (if we ask you for this)

Training with disabilities and other needs

We will make any reasonable adjustments to accommodate and support all candidates, including those with additional needs.

Contact this training provider

• Email: Teachingschool.hub@the3rivers.net
• Telephone: 01670 501537
• Website: http://www.3rtsh.co.uk
• Address: The Three Rivers Teaching School Hub; The King Edward VI School; Cottingwood Lane; Morpeth, Northumberland; NE61 1DN

Support and advice

For support and advice, you can speak to a teacher training adviser for free. They’re all experienced teachers who can help you to prepare your application, book school experience, and access exclusive teaching events.

You can also call Get Into Teaching free of charge on 0800 389 2500, or chat online Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm (except public holidays).

Find out about the different ways to train if you do not have a degree, or are already an experienced teacher.

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