School Direct with LJMU Initial Teacher Training Partnerships

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1 POSTGRADUATE STUDY AND RESEARCH School Direct with LJMU Iitial Teacher Traiig Parterships

2 Whatever your ambitios i the teachig professio, completig your Iitial Teacher Traiig at Liverpool Joh Moores Uiversity (LJMU) will provide you with the skills ad cofidece to ispire ad motivate learers. Our School Direct programmes provide a route ito teachig where schools, workig closely with LJMU, play a leadig role i recruitig traiee teachers, ad i the plaig, delivery ad maagemet of traiig. LJMU works with School Direct cosortia across Merseyside to provide high quality traiig i primary educatio (ages 3-7 ad 5-11) ad all secodary subjects. All programmes lead to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). These programmes offer a school-cetred approach to traiig ad support early career developmet. They also iclude a Masters-level postgraduate award, such as the PGCE or PGDE, awarded by LJMU. I the 2014 REF, LJMU s educatio-related research was raked 4th i the UK S Post- 92 Uiversities, with over 60% of work cosidered world leadig or iteratioally excellet. This research helps esure our postgraduate courses are at the forefrot of developmets i the field ad that studets have a opportuity to work alogside leadig experts.

3 What is School Direct? School Direct is a alterative route ito teachig from traditioal uiversity-led postgraduate programmes. It offers traiees a more school-cetred approach to traiig. There are two types of School Direct traiig programmes available: School Direct (tuitio fee) ad School Direct (salaried). LJMU works with a umber of schools across Merseyside as part of the School Direct iitiative to provide postgraduate Iitial Teacher Traiig courses which lead to Qualified Teacher status. As a School Direct traiee, you may be workig at your school from the first through to the last day of the school year. You will also atted a short summer school at LJMU. School Direct (tuitio fee) traiig programme The School Direct (tuitio fee) traiig programme is ope to all graduates. You will pay tuitio fees ad may be eligible for a Bursary from the Natioal College for Teachig ad Leadership (NCTL). The amout of Bursary you receive will deped o your degree classificatio. Additioal Bursaries may be available for some secodary subjects. You will be eligible for tuitio fee ad maiteace loas from the Studet Loas Compay. Traiig icludes substatial time spet i school ad ivolves sigificat traiig orgaised ad provided by outstadig teachers. A elemet of your traiig will be uiversity-based. This is provided over several weeks ad leads to a postgraduate award with Qualified Teacher Status either a Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma i Educatio (PGCE or PGDE), depedig o your cosortium. School Direct (salaried) traiig programme The School Direct (salaried) traiig programme is a employmet-based route ito teachig ope to graduates with at least three years work experiece. Please ote: schools ca decide to accept applicatios from cadidates with less work experiece to attract high-quality cadidates i hard-to-fill subjects, such as Mathematics ad Physics. This route is ideal if you are cosiderig a career chage. As a School Direct (salaried) traiee, you will be employed i a school durig your traiig ad will receive a salary from that school (the amout paid will deped o your subject). The school will also cover the cost of your traiig to become a qualified teacher. You will also be expected to atted LJMU-based sessios for half a day per week durig your traiig. Successful completio of the School Direct (salaried) traiig programme will result i a Postgraduate Certificate i Educatio (PGCE) i primary or secodary educatio. Choosig betwee School Direct or uiversity-led traiig? LJMU s School Direct programme follows the same structure as our Uiversity-led postgraduate teacher traiig programmes. This meas all traiees will: complete 60 days of traiig ad at least 120 days of teachig i the classroom cover the same subject ad professioal developmet elemets predomiatly complete their traiig i a home school, with a shorter placemet i a alterate school graduate with a recogised postgraduate qualificatio, either a Postgraduate Certificate or Diploma i Educatio (PGCE or PGDE) The decisio about which route to take is dow to your persoal preferece. Whe makig your decisio, ask yourself: if you would prefer to study at the Uiversity, with time away from the school eviromet to reflect o your traiig? or if you would you prefer to do most of your traiig ad practice at school

4 LJMU s School Direct Parterships Each School Direct cosortium is led by a Lead School, which works i partership with LJMU to develop their traiig programme. While the traiig provided by each cosortium is based o a framework agreed with the Uiversity, each School Direct programme is uique. You ca check the full details of traiig ad requiremets o the Lead School s web pages. Traiig places are allocated to each Lead School, actig o behalf of a cosortium, ad applicatios are made to the Lead School via UCAS. Iterview ad selectio will be coducted by staff from LJMU ad the school. The Heath School, Halto The Heath School (Rucor) is a outstadig high achievig school, a STEM (Sciece, Techology, Egieerig ad Mathematics) Cetre of Excellece, Leadership Developmet School ad Natioal Teachig School i the borough of Halto. The school leads a large cosortium called TEAM (Teacher Educatio Across Merseyside), which icludes secodary, primary ad special schools from across the regio, helpig to esure that traiig meets may specific eeds. Traiig leadig to a PGCE award with QTS is offered i primary ad secodary subjects through both the School Direct (tuitio fee) ad School Direct (salaried) programmes. The Heath strives to place successful traiees as Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) withi its cosortium of schools o completio of traiig. You ca expect lots of support ad focused feedback to help you develop ito a outstadig teacher. You will build strog relatioships with studets ad staff over a full academic year, ad will be able to see the progressio of your teachig ad the positive impact you have had o studets at the school. For more iformatio go to: Weatherhead Teachig School Alliace, Wirral Weatherhead High School, a outstadig school ad Natioal Teachig School, leads the Weatherhead Teachig School Alliace. This icludes early years, primary ad secodary schools i the Wirral that have a excellet reputatio for workig collaboratively to deliver high quality traiig. Traiig leadig to a PGCE award with QTS is offered i primary ad secodary subjects through both the School Direct (tuitio fee) ad School Direct (salaried) programmes. Strategic parter, St George s Primary School, leads o the primary ad early years traiig programme. You will sped the vast majority of your oe-year full time traiig programme i the classroom, gaiig a real uderstadig of what outstadig teachig looks like. Learig from highly skilled teachers, you will ejoy a rigorous traiig programme (i areas such as behaviour maagemet ad meetig the eeds of studet learig) plus excellet oe-to-oe subject ad professioal coachig ad metorig. For more iformatio go to: North Liverpool Academy, Liverpool North Liverpool Academy (NLA) is a highly successful, oversubscribed educatioal provider based i North Liverpool. Its core purpose is to trasform the life chaces of studets ad the commuity where its iovative approaches to learig are systematically raisig attaimet i North Liverpool. North Liverpool Academy is the lead school of Norther Schools Teacher Traiig Cosortium. All schools i the cosortium are focused o esurig learers academic success ad providig a multitude of erichig opportuities to broade life experieces ad opportuities for all. The schools are also focused o developig teachers to provide the best learig experieces through high quality CPD ad support. For more iformatio go to: Fazakerley High School, Liverpool Situated i a suburb of North Liverpool, Fazakerley High School is recogised locally for its diverse curriculum ad as a place of high academic achievemet offerig a varied programme of extra-curricular activities. With a commitmet to providig high quality traiig i partership with LJMU, the school ow leads a cosortium of secodary schools i Liverpool ad Sefto. Traiig leadig to a PGCE award with QTS is offered i secodary subjects through both the School Direct (tuitio fee) ad School Direct (salaried) programmes. For more iformatio go to:

5 Matthew Arold Primary School, Liverpool Matthew Arold Iitial Teacher Traiig (MAITT) is the mai primary ITT School Direct provider i Liverpool. Their provisio icludes faith-based schools. Traiees complete a PGDE (120 Masters-level credits) with QTS. Gaiig a diploma o etry to the teachig professio demostrates that traiees are highly skilled professioals with a high level of academic rigour, who may choose to complete a full MA i Educatio i their first year of employmet. MAITT has a commitmet to providig quality iput for its traiees. The MAITT traiig programme, delivered i the school s traiig cetre, develops subject kowledge ad professioal skills. It is desiged so that you have the opportuity to lear from, observe ad work alogside teachers who have bee judged as outstadig. For more iformatio go to: Our Lady of Pity Roma Catholic Primary School, Wirral As the lead school for the Deep Learig Teachig School Alliace, Our Lady of Pity offers traiig withi a outstadig teachig cotext to eable you to develop a deep uderstadig of excellece i the classroom. As part of your traiig there will be opportuities to work collaboratively with a umber of outstadig schools i cotrastig catchmet areas. The traiig curriculum is derived from the very best of iteratioal practice ad provides a uique opportuity for you to trai, ot just as a teacher for tomorrow, but as a future leader i educatio. Our Lady of Pity is a Catholic school ad offers you the opportuity to trai i the cotext of the Christia ethos. There is, however, o religious requiremet for studets. Netherto Moss Primary School, Sefto Netherto Moss Primary is the Lead School for the Horizo Network. Horizo is a etwork of schools that has worked together as a group for 10 years. While the majority are age 3-11 primary schools, the cosortium icludes a variety of schools ad settigs which cotribute to a high quality programme leadig to PGCE with QTS i the primary phase. Its school-based professioal developmet programme is delivered i outstadig schools, by outstadig practitioers i the etwork. To maximise learig from these opportuities, you will follow a teach, observe, reflect model. You will be expected to commit to the full school year of 195 days as this is a itegral part of the traiig. For more iformatio go to: Childwall Sports ad Sciece Academy, Liverpool Childwall Academy has a strog traditio of educatioal excellece datig back to 1907 ad is at the heart of its commuity. The Academy provides high quality teachig ad stimulatig learig experieces desiged to appeal to pupils of all ability levels, with a iclusive ethos that celebrates every idividual. The Academy is part of the Academies Eterprise Trust (AET) ad all applicatios must be made via AET. For further iformatio, go to: For further iformatio go to: Pesby Primary School, Wirral Pesby Primary School has may years experiece successfully developig ad leadig high quality schoolbased ITT programmes as part of the Natioal Primary SCITT, i cojuctio with local uiversities. The school leads a cosortium of primary schools based o the Wirral ad offers traiig i primary educatio (ages 3-7 ad 5-11), leadig to a PGCE award with QTS. It provides high quality metor support as part of its traiig programme. Additioally, the cosortium schools offer a variety of placemet settigs, icludig a special primary school. The traiig programme is delivered by a strog team of educatio specialists from all the cosortium schools, may of whom have worked across the local authority i a advisory capacity. The programme is further supported by Wirral s EQ (Educatio Quality) Partership, which provides additioal expertise. For more iformatio go to:

6 About LJMU s School of Teacher Educatio ad Professioal Learig The School of Teacher Educatio ad Professioal Learig has a well-established reputatio for deliverig iovative approaches to teacher educatio. Our academic team is made up of successful teachers who maitai strog liks with schools, local authorities ad regioal ad atioal CPD etworks ad professioal bodies. This helps to esure you receive the most up-to-date traiig ad key isights ito the field, durig your course. Staff offer a wide rage of expertise ad cotribute to the developmet of atioal educatio policy ad govermet iitiatives. They are also helpig to shape policies relatig to curriculum developmet, school leadership ad goverace plus iitial teacher educatio. The School s iteratioal reputatio is also growig, through a rage of successful projects delivered i collaboratio with uiversities ad educatio providers i Swede, Polad, Greece ad Sigapore.

7 Professioal accreditatio ad Qualified Teacher Status All of LJMU s Iitial Teacher Traiig (ITT) programmes are accredited by the Natioal College of Teachig ad Leadership (NCTL) ad studets who successfully complete these programmes will graduate with a recommedatio for Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). QTS is the essetial accreditatio for ayoe who wats to teach i state-maitaied ad special schools i Eglad ad Wales as it demostrates that you have acquired the competecies ad qualities required to be a effective teacher, as determied by the Govermet s Teachers Stadards (2011). Subject Kowledge Ehacemet programmes (SKE) LJMU provides free Subject Kowledge Ehacemet programmes, i some secodary specialist subjects, i preparatio for School Direct programmes. These iclude: Computig Desig ad Techology Mathematics Moder Laguages Physics If your subject kowledge is cosidered iadequate at the selectio stage, we may offer you a place coditioal o completig the relevat SKE programme. You may be etitled to receive a small cash Bursary for this programme. QTS Professioal Skills Tests All iitial teacher educatio traiees are required to pass computer-based QTS Professioal Skills Tests i umeracy ad literacy before startig their ITT course. You will eed to register for these olie tests ad are advised to take them as soo as possible. You are restricted to three attempts for each of these tests, which must be completed before you begi your teacher traiig. Attempts two ad three icur a resit charge ad, if you fail either the literacy or umeracy test o three occasios, your applicatio ca ot be cosidered. Please cotact the Faculty Admissios Team for more details: Tel: +44 (0) , [email protected] SKE programmes ivolve the equivalet of eight weeks study of the subject, liked to secodary curriculum demads. They are a excellet way to prepare for your iitial teacher traiig. Most SKE programmes start i Jue, followed by School Direct erolmet i September.

8 Applicatio ad etry requiremets Applicatios for School Direct programmes are made through UCAS to the Lead School. Your applicatio will be cosidered i cosultatio with a LJMU admissios tutor ad you may be asked to atted a selectio evet i school. Selectio is based o your performace i teachig ad writte tasks ad iterviews, which may ivolve the school s learers. The selectio process will ivolve teachers ad seior leaders from the school, ad LJMU tutors. Additioally, you will be expected to meet the followig etry requiremets: First degree of 2.2 or above (some Lead Schools will require a 2:1), Miimum GCSE Grade C or equivalet i Eglish ad Mathematics (ad i a sciece subject for Primary programmes) QTS Skills Test passes i umeracy ad literacy Evidece of experiece i a school settig prior to the start of the programme A satisfactory Ehaced Disclosure from the Disclosure ad Barrig Service (formally the Crimial Records Bureau CRB) prior to startig the programme Fees ad fudig If you are a School Direct (tuitio fee) traiee, you will be charged a tuitio fee of 9,000. You will be eligible for the same rage of fiacial support as udergraduate studets, icludig: a o meas-tested studet loa to cover your tuitio fees. This moey is paid direct to LJMU a meas-tested studet loa to help cover some of your livig expeses. This is paid direct to your bak accout a meas-tested maiteace grat, which does ot have to be paid back Please ote: You oly start repayig your studet loas after you graduate ad start earig over 21,000 (this guidace is based o studets ormally residet i Eglad). For further iformatio go to: Further fiacial support The cost of Iitial Teacher Traiig i some subject areas may be supported by the Natioal Bursary Scheme of the Natioal College for Teachig ad Leadership (NCTL) or, i some cases, by scholarships awarded by professioal subject bodies. To ecourage strog graduates to trai as Sciece, Techology ad Mathematics teachers, for example, fiacial icetives of up to 25,000 are available. Bursaries awarded vary depedig o your teacher traiig subject ad degree class/highest relevat academic qualificatio. Larger fiacial icetives are offered to traiees with 2:1 ad first class degrees. For further details, go to Please Note: The Uiversity reserves the right to cacel, susped or modify, i ay way, the iformatio cotaied i this leaflet. Cotact for further iformatio Faculty of Educatio, Health ad Commuity tel: +44 (0) [email protected] Visit: ljmu.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate-courses ad click o the Teacher Traiig Course lik PG151