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1. Turn your talent to teaching. www.teach.gov.uk A career in teaching

2. What we will cover today What makes a good application? The rewards of teaching Qualifications, teaching phases & subjects Your teaching career Training routes & funding

3. Today’s presentation will take you through your options for teacher training as they stand for entry in September 2011. As you may be aware on 24th November the Department for Education published the Schools White Paper - ‘The Importance of Teaching’. The White Paper sets a new direction of travel for initial teacher training (ITT). Proposals for the future have been published and are at the consultation stage The current situation

4. The rewards of teaching

5. Question 1 What is the minimum starting salary for a new qualified teacher (NQT) ? a) £18,500 b) £16,422  c) £21,588

6. The rewards of teaching Leadership £37,461 £105,097 AST £37, 461 £56,950 Upper pay scale £34,181 £36,756 Main scale £21,588 £31,552

7. Teachers enjoy up to 12 weeks’ holiday a year, giving them opportunities to pursue their personal interests and spend time with their families. Teaching offers the flexibility to fit your work to your life through job-sharing and part-time work. Teachers have a generous occupational pension scheme with guaranteed benefits. The rewards of teaching

8. Qualifications, teaching phases & subjects in demand

9. Question 3 What minimum qualifications do you need to become a teacher ?  a) A degree  b) Maths GCSE All at grade C or above (or equivalent)  c) English GCSE  d) Science GCSE If you want to teach at primary level and KS2/3

10. What phase ? Secondary You usually teach pupils between the ages of 11 and 18. Most secondary teachers have one specialist subject. Every teacher trains to work with at least two consecutive ages at either primary or secondary level. Primary You teach pupils between the ages of 4 and 11, spending most of your school day with your own class. At primary level you will teach all the subjects of the primary curriculum. Your training will prepare you to teach these core subjects.

11. Subjects in demand If you have a languagedegree (or you are a native speaker with a degree in another subject) and need to develop a second language, we offer modern language (ML) enhancement courses in French and German which you can attend prior to starting a ML initial teacher training course this year. If you believe you would make a good physics, chemistry or mathsteacher but you have a degree in another subject, you can enhance your subject knowledge by attending an enhancement course before starting your initial teacher training this year.

12. Training routes & funding

13. Postgraduate certificate in education (PGCE) - university-led training - full-time, part-time or flexible - distance learning - there are providers at this event offering PGCE courses School-centred initial teacher training (SCITT) - school-based training - full-time - QTS only/PGCE - there are providers at this event offering SCITT courses Training routes

14. Bursary allowance (for trainees starting in 2011) On 31st January 2011 it was announced that the focus has been given to investment in the subjects where there are the most shortages Funding while you train Funding – PGCE & SCITT

15. Training routes • Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP) • - you are employed by a school as an unqualified teacher • and you teach a reduced timetable • - usually full time • - competitive programme designed for graduates who • want to work in a school while they train • - programme takes three terms full-time (although it is • possible to complete it earlier) • - programmes can start at any time during the year, but most • begin in September or January. • - led by EBITTs (employment based initial teacher • training providers) • - there are several EBITTs at this event

16. Funding - GTP Participants are paid upwards of £15,461 depending on responsibilities, experience and location The TDA provides each EBITT with a set number of grants which are then allocated to schools by the EBITT. These are available to State schools only Unsuccessful candidates’ schools can opt to self-fund Independent schools must self-fund

17. Training routes Overseas Trained Teacher Programme (OTT) - offers overseas trained teachers the opportunity to gain qualified teacher status (QTS) while working as a teacher - teachers trained in any European Economic area (EEA) country or Switzerland may be eligible for QTS under mutual recognition arrangements. - if training is needed, the maximum training programme is one year - if you are an overseas trained teacher, come and see us on the TDA stand and we will talk you through the programme in more detail

18. Your teaching career

19. After your training, your first full year as a teacher is your induction year During this year, you will teach an 80 per cent timetable and you have the support of an induction mentor Your mentor will help you learn how to manage behaviour, organise your time, and plan your lessons You will also have weekly meetings on teaching and subject content with your mentor and your head of department. Your teaching career Induction

20. What makes a good application ?

21. PGCE & SCITT Check with the institution whether class of degree is important Check with the institution if degree content has sufficient subject specialism. Complete GTTR form online Form goes to first choice of provider only - 2 for primary, 4 for secondary If you meet the entry requirements the provider invites you to interview Recruitment process

22. This is your moment to stand out from the rest Important to convey why you want to teach What you can offer and why you will make a good teacher How you know that teaching is right for you What experience you have had in schools that has confirmed this Convey your communication skills What are we looking for ?

23. Approach a local school in your area Become a regular volunteer or classroom assistant The Teaching Information Line can also arrange for a teacher to give you a call at a time convenient to you or have a chat with one of the teachers at the ‘meet a teacher area’ in the main exhibition area How to get schools experience

24. Practical tips Use the internet to research the latest developments in education Try the TDA’s interactive interview www.teach.gov.uk/interactiveinterview and application assistant Look at training providers’ websites You can find out more information on providers and their courses, visit www.tda.gov.uk/performanceprofiles Your interview

25. The application process varies significantly across providers Must apply to an EBITT (use the TDA website www.teach.gov.uk) May be required to have the support of a school May need to apply formally to school Remember - each EBITT is different Applying for an employment based route Applying for an employment-based route

26. How to apply See www.teach.gov.uk for details GTTR www.gttr.ac.uk GTTR or direct www.gttr.ac.uk EBITT (GTP) PGCE SCITT

27. Proposals - Introduction • Last November the White Paper set out the Government’s vision for educational reform ‘At the heart of our plan is a vision of the teacher as our society’s most valuable asset’ • The WP said that we should continue to improve the recruitment, training and subsequent professional development of teachers and promised an ITT Strategy Document which is now out for consultation • What follows are therefore proposals and you are advised to visit the DfE or TDA websites as the consultation progresses

28. This consultation document proposes to take action in three main areas: • first, to raise the bar for entry to initial training: attracting more of the highest achieving graduates and having higher expectations of the academic and interpersonal skills of those funded to train to teach • second, to refocus government investment in teacher training so that it is effective in attracting and retaining in teaching more of the best graduates, especially in shortage subjects, and • third, to improve the routes through teacher training, so that it is easier to apply for teacher training and so that the nature and content of the training is more effective in preparing trainees to be successful in the classroom.

29. Raising the bar and attracting more of the best • Based on the evidence from this country and abroad, the coalition intends to strengthen the selection process for entry to teacher training in three ways: • will raise the expectations of the academic achievement of trainees (Already published – only those with a 2:2 or above will qualify for ITT funding) • will strengthen the assessment of literacy and numeracy, and • will increase the rigour of assessment of the candidates’ interpersonal skills.

30. From September 2012, we propose that all those wishing to enter post-graduate teacher training should have to pass both a literacy test and a numeracy test. Candidates who fail one or both of the skills tests at the first attempt should be limited to two re-sits for each test. We propose to drop the IT skills test. • We want there to be better testing of candidates’ interpersonal skills and we will expect all providers of ITT to assess these skills before accepting anyone onto training. • We propose to look at the options for: • providing a single system for applications to all courses – this gateway could also include initial numeracy and literacy tests, and • having applications made in parallel to all teacher training providers.

31. Reform of training School Commissioning • A school or group of schools applies to the new Teaching Agency to be able to offer a training place. The school advertises the training place, including on a central list, selects a trainee and chooses an accredited ITT provider to work with to provide the training. If the trainee attracts DfE funding, including a training subsidy or bursary. • The accredited provider administers payment of any bursary to the trainee. • The provider may charge the trainee a tuition charge. • Once the trainee has completed training and gained QTS, the school will be expected to employ the trainee. Priority will be given to the schools and subjects with the greatest need.

32. Refocus government investment in teacher training on the best graduates, especially in shortage subjects From September 2012, we will offer Department for Education funding to trainee teachers who hold a second class degree or higher. We also propose to offer larger financial incentives to trainees with higher class degrees. The table below gives an indication of how this might work in practice

33. Refocus government investment in teacher training on the best graduates, especially in shortage subjects • We plan to expand the number of GTP places • We will focus allocations on undergraduate ITT courses where trainees are at least of the same quality as those on typical postgraduate courses.