Course structure
The North East SCITT (formerly Shotton Hall SCITT) teacher training programme is a one-year, full-time course that runs from September to July.
August
From day one, and throughout the course, you will have access to a personal SCITT tutor, offering pastoral and job application support.
September -
July
Core training. You will be with the SCITT every Thursday for core training. This will involve safeguarding training, lesson observations, planning, behaviour and research-based training. As a Research School, all of our training is underpinned by the latest research evidence.
Teaching placement within our North East teaching school hub alliance with ongoing personalised support from your subject mentor and SCITT tutor. You will be st your host schools when you are not a SCITT core training.
Mini placements and intensive training and practice which will include: Primary, Key Stage 2/3 transition, Key Stage 5 enhancement, behaviour management, English as an additional language (EAL), phonics, working with looked after children, Early Years and Foundation Stage (EYFS), working as part of a pastoral team, behaviour, literacy and numeracy support, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).
Masters level training which will completed via distance learning.
Subject days throughout the year, led by outstanding, current classroom practitioners.
January
Further core training at SCITT every Thursday
Four week teaching placement at different school within our North East teaching school hub alliance with ongoing personalised support. Regular meetings with subject mentor and target setting individualised for development.
February -
July
Further core training at SCITT every Thursday
Return to host school for continued teaching placement within our North East teaching school hub alliance with ongoing personalised support. Regular meetings with subject mentor and target setting individualised for development.
Personalised mini placement of your choice.
Final Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) assessment.
Ongoing
Post SCITT support as an Early Career Teacher (ECT) & ongoing CPD development!
PGCE Assessment
The National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) currently works in partnership with the University of Birmingham (UoB). The UoB is the validating university, which means it has responsibility for awarding the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) element of the NIoT’s programmes. The NIoT has applied to the Office for Students for registration and for New Degree Awarding Powers (NDAPs). If granted, we will be able to run all elements of its programmes and award PGCEs ourselves.
If the NIoT is awarded NDAPs prior to the start of academic year 2025/2026, then all students will be awarded their PGCE by the NIoT (rather than the UoB). If the NIoT is not awarded NDAPs by such date, NIoT’s programmes will either remain validated by the UoB or where NIoT and UoB have ended their validation arrangement, the NIoT may use another validating partner and your PGCE will be awarded by that validating partner.
If the programme you have applied for is affected by any change in the validating partner, we will contact you as soon as possible to inform you of the change. If we do not notify you of any such change, the programme will remain validated by UoB.
The impact of a change of validating partner from UoB to an alternative validating partner or to the NIoT itself will be the institution who awards your PGCE element of the programme. If you accept an offer for a programme for the academic year 2025/2026, this is done so on the basis that you are aware of the validation changes that might occur before your programme begins.