NET Academies Primary (3BQ9)

Postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) with qualified teacher status (QTS)

• Accredited body: Forest Independent Primary Collegiate SCITT
• 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: 4 to 11
• Course length: 1 year
• Date you can apply from: 11 October 2022
• Date course starts: September 2023
• Website: https://www.netacademies.net/Join-Us/

Contents

Course summary

We believe that teaching is an exciting, challenging and rewarding profession. We pride ourselves on having a proven track record over the past 15 years in training excellent practitioners and supporting them in gaining positions within our partnership schools. Forest Independent Primary Collegiate, the accredited provider, has written this highly comprehensive and bespoke programme. It reflects the exceptional standards in Harlow schools and our understanding of what makes an excellent teacher. We are committed to offering high quality training for local candidates with the aim of securing the beginning of a successful career in a Harlow school. This includes subject knowledge and leadership training, and opportunities to take part in research and to work collaboratively with colleagues in other schools. In addition to the QTS programme, we offer a PGCE for suitable candidates in partnership with The University of Derby. Teacher Training applications are scutinized with trainees placed in the partnership schools. These are excellent mainstream schools that are committed to supporting the process of the training in Harlow. Our programme features an intensive week with a focus on SEND.

School placements

This one-year primary course is based in one school for the majority of the year with a contrast setting placement. Candidates learn the art of teaching in the classroom for four days each week, guided by their mentors. Each trainee is allocated a professional tutor who visits and supports the trainee on a regular basis. Host schools are able to offer insights into their successful practices and induct trainees in line with the best of teaching through current research. Centre-based training is every Friday. The programme requires a full time commitment of 5 days per week from September to July and trainees are expected to participate fully in the everyday life of the schools in which they train.

Locations

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

Location	Vacancies
Main Site Paringdon Road, Harlow, Essex, CM18 7RQ	Yes
Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy Quendon Drive, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1LG	Yes

Entry requirements

Qualifications needed

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

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

We will not consider candidates with pending GCSEs.

We’ll consider candidates who need to take a GCSE equivalency test in English, maths or science.

Personal qualities

We are looking for people that:

• are passionate about educating children.
• are good at communicating with adults and children.
• want to be part of something bigger.
• are interested in developing the whole child.

Other requirements

Offers to the course will be subject to enhanced DBS checks.

Fees and financial support

The course fees for UK students in 2023 to 2024 are £9,250.

The PGCE course has a fee of £9250, you can apply for a student loan to cover this (repayments are taken from your salary directly through your PAYE once you are earning £25,000). The Student Loan Company also offer maintenance/support loans. www.slc.co.uk  

Financial support from the training provider

Unfortunately the government does not offer any bursaries for primary teacher training. The SLC offer maintenance/support loans and, in some cases, grants for childcare www.slc.co.uk

About the training provider

Longwood Primary Academy is host to the NET Academies training routes, based in Harlow, Essex.

We believe that teaching is an exciting, challenging and rewarding profession. We pride ourselves on having a proven track record in training excellent practitioners and supporting them in gaining positions within our partnership schools.

Due to our unique setup, NET academies have 5 schools within very close proximity to one another - as a result, we can provide experiences and training beyond that of other providers. We have a range of lead practitioners and development pathways in order to suit all applicants.

About the Lead School: In 2018 Longwood was awarded national ‘Employer of the Year’ in the TES awards, Place2Be Primary Community of 2019 and was the second school in the country to be awarded with gold status for mental health and wellbeing for pupils and staff. This is due to our commitment to lifelong wellbeing for pupils and staff. Longwood was also awarded ‘Outstanding Contribution to Emotional Health and Wellbeing’ in 2017 and 2018. The leadership and management, together with personal development, behaviour and welfare was graded as outstanding by Ofsted in 2017.

Interview process

We encourage candidates to visit our school prior to the selection process consisting of the following:

• The scrutiny of a lesson plan to teach a specified aspect of the curriculum.
• The observation by a head teacher of the applicant delivering a lesson to the agreed year group
• A formal 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, 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 welcome applications from candidates including those with special educational needs and disabilities.

We aim to meet the challenge of all declared disabilities and other needs placing candidates in our diverse range of school.

We are committed to supporting the full inclusion of individuals ensuring their needs are met.

At NET Academies, we are proud of our inclusive practices meeting the needs of children and adults alike.

Our locations are all DDE compliant.

Contact this training provider

• Email: hewers@longwood.netacademies.net
• Telephone: 01279 866155
• Website: https://www.netacademies.net/Join-Us/
• Address: Longwood Primary Academy; Paringdon Road; Harlow; Essex; CM18 7RQ

Support and advice

You can speak to a teacher training adviser for free, dedicated advice. They are all experienced teachers who can give you one-to-one support with your application. They can also help you get school experience, and find events where you can speak to training providers and teachers.

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).

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