Tandridge Teaching Alliance
Primary (37NX)

QTS full time

• Accredited body: Canterbury Christ Church University
• Financial support: Student finance if you’re eligible
• Qualification:
  QTS

  Qualified teacher status (QTS) allows you to teach in state schools in England and may also allow you to teach in other parts of the UK.

  It may also allow you to teach in the EU and EEA, though this could change after 2020.

  If you’re planning to teach overseas, you should always check what qualifications are needed in the country you’d like to teach in.

• Course length: 1 year
• Date you can apply from: 13 October 2020
• Date course starts: September 2021
• Website: https://stmarysprimary.org/

Contents

About the course

The course is for people who want to train to become teachers, spending the majority of their training time in school alongside qualified teachers. The majority of your time on this course is spent in school. It is a requirement of all QTS courses that you get at least 60 days (or equivalent) training through the year. You will get at least 15 days taught sessions from the University and a course of professional development provided by the school. Your development in school will be supported by a mentor who will help you in your progress towards meeting the standards for QTS. You will be required to undertake a period of placement in a second school that provides a contrast to your base school. The majority of the learning on this course happens in schools. Student teachers will learn in a variety of ways in school, including from experienced mentors, through observing others and through experience. There are 15 days taught in university at the Canterbury Campus, similarly at the Brighton Campus. The teaching on these days will be a mixture of lecture and seminar and workshop activity. There is a high level of individual support for learning offered in this course through the mentors in school and the university tutors.

Interview process

Please contact : info@ttatraining.co.uk for the most current procedure.

How school placements work

SCHOOL DIRECT TEACHING SCHOOL ALLIANCE PARTNERS

All applications for School Direct are made via Department of Education. Places are not listed under Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU), but under the lead schools who have these places. The TTA (Tandridge Teaching Alliance) offer Primary placements teaching age ranges 4-11. We partner with 8 schools at present. All schools are in close proximity with each other. Each candidate will have two placements within the year.

Fees

The course fees for UK students in 2021 to 2022 are £7,710

Please note: UK and EU Students PGCE plus QTS: £9,250 QTS only route: £7,710 Students may self-fund their course or a sponsor may fund or part-fund.

Fore more information around fees, please email the finance departments at the partner University. For specific fee queries, please email fees@canterbury.ac.uk

Students may self-fund their course or a sponsor may fund or part-fund.

Additional course costs - Although we aim to minimise any additional costs to students over and above the course tuition fee, there will be some additional costs which students are expected to meet.

Costs applicable to all students: Text books Travel to other sites where applicable Library Fees and Fines
Printing & Photocopying

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

You need to have a degree (or equivalent qualification). For equivalent qualifications, you’ll need to confirm your qualification is equivalent to a degree. 5 GCSE awards at grade C/4 or above in English, Mathematics and Science. Show that you can communicate effectively in both spoken and written standard English. If accepted, obtain an enhanced DBS disclosure and any other required clearances and complete DfE provisional registration requirements. Meet the requirements for physical and mental fitness to teach.

Personal qualities

• A passion for teaching and learning
• A natural ability/affinity with children
• Understanding of the role of a school in a child’s life
• A strong work ethic
• Good organisation
• Understanding that being a great teacher means continuously striving to evolve and improve

Other requirements

Applicants are encouraged to spend time working in schools before applying but this is not a requirement. This enables them to get a valuable insight into the role of a class teacher and to use this experience to support their application. We are happy to arrange work experience at any of our alliance schools for students who are interested, please contact us.

An enhanced DBS disclosure and any other required clearances and complete DfE provisional registration requirements. GOV.UK

About the training provider

The Tandridge Teaching Alliance is a Primary Teaching School Partnership based in Tandridge, Surrey In order to work effectively as a Teaching School, we work with a partnership of over 20 schools in order to ensure that our Teaching School offer is broad, that it draws upon the expertise from a range of schools and school leaders and that it supports the system-led model of school improvement. These partners are essential for the range, depth and quality of our work and offer. Although a small Teaching School Alliance you will see the breadth of our teaching school offer within this website which clearly demonstrates our commitment to the professional development of all who work within schools, and our desire to ensure every child receives high quality teaching and learning. All our member schools work together, ensuring that we provide training, support and learning in our locality. All our schools are vibrant and inclusive offering the very best education and support for their local communities. We have been successfully offering ITT courses for the past three years linking with both the University of Brighton and Canterbury Christ Church University. We also link with the Surrey South Farnham SCITT Partnership for Teacher Training - https://www.south-farnham.surrey.sch.uk

For more information please look at our website (www.ttatraining.co.uk) or through our main site https://stmarysprimary.org/

About the accredited body

At Christ Church, our courses are designed to give you the higher education you want, and the skills you need. You will experience high quality teaching, as shown by our Silver Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) rating, and you can be assured that you are choosing a university with a strong track record for ensuring students of all abilities, and from all backgrounds, succeed and reach their full potential.

Our academic staff are experts in their field but more importantly they are committed to passing their knowledge on to you, equipping you with the skills you need for life after university.

Training with disabilities and other needs

Choosing to undertake a postgraduate qualification is an important decision– whether you are currently in full-time or part-time study, pursuing your chosen career and aiming to boost your potential, considering a career in academia or simply want to immerse yourself in a subject, you are passionate about. We welcome all applicants. We will support all applicants fully as a Teaching School Alliance linking with the training University as appropriate.

Contact details

• Email: info@ttatraining.co.uk
• Telephone: 01883 712817
• Website: https://stmarysprimary.org/
• Address: St. Marys Junior School; Silkham Road; Oxted; Surrey; RH80NP

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
Godstone Village School Ivy Mill Lane, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8NH	Yes	G
Holland Junior School Holland Road, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9BQ	Yes	H
Hurst Green Infant School and Nursery Wolfs Wood, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0HJ	Yes	E
Limpsfield Church of England Infant School Limpsfield Common, Westerham Road, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0EA	Yes	L
Main Site Silkham Road, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0NP	Yes	-
St Mary’s Church of England Junior School Silkham Road, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0NP	Yes	M
St Stephens Church of England Primary School Hunters Chase, South Godstone, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8HR	Yes	S
Tatsfield Primary School Church Lane, Tatsfield, Westerham, Kent, TN16 2JX	Yes	T

Support and advice

For questions about this course you should contact the training provider using the contact details above.

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