Course structure
The North East SCITT teacher training programme is an 11-month, full-time course that runs from September to July.
Our full-time course will consist of four days in school and one core training day with your North East SCITT cohort. You will work around school hours of 8am til 4pm, however, these times will differ slightly depending on your placement schools.
Autumn term
SCITT tutor
Throughout the course, you will have access to a personal SCITT tutor, offering pastoral and job application support.
Core training
You will be with the SCITT team for the first 3 weeks of the course to begin your training, during these weeks you'll will begin ITAP 1. As of week 4 of the course your core training will be every Thursday. This will involve safeguarding training, lesson observations, planning, behaviour and research-based training.
Main school placement
You will begin your first school placement on your fourth week in September, where you will stay until the Christmas break. The course fully immerses you in school life from the offset, allowing you to shadow and learn from brilliant teachers. You will not be expected to teach on your first day in school, your timetable will gradually build up and increase as the year progresses.
Spring and summer terms
Contrasting school placement
You will begin your second 'contrasting school placement' in January until the end of the course in July. The aim of the contrasting placement is to provide trainees with a broader experience, so they can get a better understanding of what type of school they would like to work in.
Further core training with North East SCITT every Thursday
Ongoing
Post SCITT support as an Early Career Teacher (ECT) & ongoing CPD development!
PGCE Assessment
Your PGCE qualification will be made up of the following modules;
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Module 1: Critical Reflection on Establishing and Sustaining an Effective Classroom Culture (assessed through a 4,500-word coursework essay)
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Module 2: Reflective Inquiry into Contemporary Educational Issues (assessed through a 4,500-word coursework essay)
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Module 3: Specialist Curriculum Studies: Adaptive Teaching for Pupils with SEND (assessed through an individual presentation)
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Module 4: Professional Practice (assessed through the successful completion of all placement requirements across both school placements)