Tandridge Teaching Alliance
Primary (37NX)

QTS full time

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

  QTS (qualified teacher status) allows you to teach in state schools in England.

  It may also allow you to teach in the EU, the EEA and Switzerland. You should check with the institution you’d like to teach in for confirmation. The status of QTS in these countries may change after the UK leaves the EU. Please check GOV.UK for updates.

  To teach in the rest of the UK or internationally, you may wish to consider a ‘PGCE (or PGDE) with QTS’ qualification instead.

• Course length: 1 year
• Date you can apply from: 8 October 2019
• Date course starts: September 2020
• Website: http://www.ttatraining.co.uk

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. 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.

How school placements work

SCHOOL DIRECT TEACHING SCHOOL ALLIANCE PARTNERS

All applications for School Direct are made via UCAS. 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. Each candidate will have two placements within the year.

Fees

The course fees for 2020 are as follows:

UK students	£6,000
EU students	£6,000

Please note: UK/EU Overseas Full-time
QTS only £5,960 QTS & PGCE £9,250

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

If you would like information about paying your fees, please email finance@canterbury.ac.uk For specific fee queries, please email fees@canterbury.ac.uk

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

If you would like information about paying your fees, please email finance@canterbury.ac.uk For specific fee queries, please email fees@canterbury.ac.uk 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 Category Description Text books Own purchase text books Travel to other sites Where travel to other sites is required, this will be payable by the student Library Fees and Fines Where students fail to return loaned items within the required time they will be responsible for the cost of any library fees and fines applicable Printing & Photocopying The cost of printing and photocopying undertaken by students to support their individual learning are payable by the student Graduation ceremonies It is free for the student to attend the ceremony itself. Guest tickets and robe hire / photography are additional costs payable by the student

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

A good honours degree of at least lower second class (2:2) standard with at least some of the degree modules related to the training subject.

English and Maths at GCSE (grade C or above) or equivalent for Secondary (11-18). For the Primary route, candidates will also need Science GCSE at grade C or above.

To have passed the government's skills tests in literacy and numeracy.

About the training provider

Tandridge Teaching Alliance is a teaching school partnership based in Tandridge, Surrey. We currently have 21 member schools who work together ensuring that we provide local training, support and learning in our locality. We have been successfully offering ITT courses for the past two years linking with both the University of Brighton and Canterbury Christ Church University. For more information please look at our website (www.ttatraining.co.uk)

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: http://www.ttatraining.co.uk
• Address: Silkham Road; Oxted; Surrey; RH8 0NP

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
Bletchingley Village Primary School Coneybury, Bletchingley, Surrey, RH1 4PP	Yes	B
Downs Way School Downs Way, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 0NZ	Yes	D
Godstone Village School Ivy Mill Lane, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8NH	Yes	G
Holland Junior School Holland Road, Oxted, Surrey, RH8 9BQ	Yes	H
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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