Teach North: County Durham English (36B4)

PGCE with QTS full time

• Accredited body: Durham 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.

• Age range: 11 to 16
• Course length: 1 year
• Date you can apply from: 12 October 2021
• Date course starts: September 2022
• Website: https://teachnorth.com/

Contents

About the course

As a Teach North English trainee, you will promote a love of reading to all students, exploring a wide range of fiction and non-fiction, poems and plays that include works by 19th, 20th and 21st century writers. Alongside your students, you will unpick the craft of the writer and how language is used for effect and influences the readers.

You will deliver lessons that are fundamental to personal intellectual growth, enabling students to make sense of the world around them whilst building their confidence in communication.

Your classroom will be brimming with opportunities for students to write imaginatively and through transactional writing where purpose, audience and format are paramount; these will extend students’ vocabulary as well as their written accuracy.

On completion of this programme, you will be awarded a PGCE with QTS and 90 Masters credits in Education from Durham University.

You’ll be delighted to know that we have a strong partnership with Durham University who are one of the leading departments for education in the UK as they regularly feature in the top five in national university league tables such as 3rd in the Guardian University Guide 2019. This partnership creates a collaborative model of training.

Click here to read about one of our English trainees

School placements

During the programme, you will complete two placements in our alliance schools and academies. The location of these placements is decided by the Teach North team who will consider your home location, mode of transport and the capacity of the school or academy.

Click here to discover our placement schools

You will be assigned a trained mentor to support and celebrate your progress as you enter the teaching profession.

Click here to meet our mentors

Locations

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

Location	Vacancies
Outwood Academy Acklam Hall Drive, Acklam, Middlesbrough, TS5 7JY	Yes
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth Harrowgate Lane, Stockton on Tees, TS19 8TF	Yes
Outwood Academy Bydales Coast Road, Marske by the Sea, Redcar, TS11 6AR	Yes
Outwood Academy Ormesby Tothill Avenue, Netherfields, Middlesbrough, TS3 0RH	Yes
Outwood Academy Redcar Kirkleatham Lane , Redcar , North Yorkshire, TS10 4AB	Yes

Entry requirements

Qualifications needed

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

Your degree subject should be in English or a similar subject. Otherwise you’ll need to prove your subject knowledge in some other way.

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

Teach North is seeking applicants with the following qualities:

• A genuine desire to put children first and a commitment to improving the life chances of young people
• An ability to engage with students in a personable and professional manner
• Resilience, flexibility and a passion to succeed in the teaching profession

Other requirements

Successful candidates must obtain clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) regarding suitability to work with children. Admission is also dependent on a satisfactory medical examination.

Fees and financial support

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

About the training provider

Teach North offers a School Direct programme that strives to develop, support and celebrate excellent trainee teachers who are well-prepared for the profession.

We are an integral part of a high-performing multi-academy trust, Outwood Grange Academies Trust. We embrace the opportunity to ensure that all children, irrespective of their starting point, receive an excellent education.

We relish the opportunity to be part of the much needed regeneration of the areas we work in. We are serious about the part we have to play in regenerating the areas we serve by placing an outstanding school at the heart of the community.

To do this, we ensure that:

• students are always at the forefront of what we do, so we can help them to reach their potential
• that all our staff strive to be experts in our respective fields
• together, as a trust, we are obsessive about attaining the highest standards, thereby enhancing children’s life-chances.

Quite simply, we want to be known for placing:

Students first; raising standards and transforming lives.

Interview process

If you meet our entry requirements, you will be invited to a remote interview to complete our selection process.

Click here to explore our remote interview process

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, you may need to apply for a visa. The main visa for fee-paying courses (those that you have to pay for) is the Student visa.

To apply for a Student visa, you’ll need to be sponsored by your training provider.

Sponsorship is not available for this course.

If you need a visa, filter your course search to find courses with visa sponsorship.

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 offer disabled access across our family of schools and invite all applicants to discuss their individual needs with us so that we can place you in the most appropriate schools and academies for your training year.

Contact this training provider

• Email: teachnorth@oie.outwood.com
• Telephone: 01642 811000
• Website: https://teachnorth.com/
• Address: Outwood Conference Centre - Tees Valley, Outwood Academy Acklam; Hall Drive; Middlesbrough; North Yorkshire; TS5 7JY

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.

Is there something wrong with this page?

If there is something wrong with this course listing, contact us by email.