1. Secondary Initial Teacher Education: routes into teaching
Vicky Pateman, Head of Secondary ITE

2. School Direct Salaried
Secondary ITE training routes into teaching
Secondary ITE routes
School Direct Salaried
School Direct PGCE
University-led PGCE

3. Secondary ITE Training routes at UH: qualifications
School Direct Salaried Training programme for graduates with three or more years’ career experience
recommended to NCTL for Qualified Teacher Status
option to gain 30 masters level credits
School Direct PGCE and University led PGCE Training programme for graduates
PGCE which is worth 60 masters level credits and includes recommendation to NCTL for Qualified Teacher Status

4. School Direct routes: cost
School Direct Salaried Training programme
Unqualified teacher salary (approx. £17000)
School Direct PGCE and University Led PGCE Training programme
UH fee for PGCE £9250*
Student loans are available to eligible applicants
tax-free bursaries of up to £26,000 are paid to candidates training in certain priority subjects
*TBC

5. Bursaries

6. School Direct: age ranges and subjects offered
School Direct Salaried Training programme
11-16: Key Stage & Key Stage (any subject offered by school)
14-19: Key Stage and Key Stage (any subject offered by school)
School Direct PGCE

7. University-led PGCE: age ranges and subjects offered
University-led PGCE Training programme
11-16: Key Stage & Key Stage
Subjects
Confirmed
To be confirmed
Maths
English
Physics
History
Biology
Geography
Chemistry
Computer Science
Art and Design
Modern Foreign Languages

8. Brief overview of the structure of the training routes
Professional Learning
20 days includes activities that are undertaken in school
Subject Knowledge Enquiry
5 Subject Knowledge for Teaching days
3 seminar mornings
School Based Training
Demonstrate meeting the Teachers’ Standards

9. Brief overview of the structure of the training routes
Two UH Taught Modules (60 Masters Credits):
Developing Professional Practice and;
Secondary Subject and Curriculum Knowledge, or;
Learning and Teaching Subject
School Based Training
Demonstrate meeting the Teachers’ Standards

10. Why train to teach through School Direct routes at UH
Start to build relationship with training school from the point of application
School experience from day one
Outstanding support from UH tutors and from school mentors and tutors
High levels of trainee satisfaction
Excellent employability

11. Why train to teach via the University led PGCE
Two training placements selected by UH – strong school partnerships
Research informed practice
Outstanding support from UH tutors and from school mentors and tutors
High levels of trainee satisfaction
Excellent employability

12. What Ofsted say about us
Trainees are highly motivated and reflective. They demonstrate strong subject knowledge and are keen to succeed.
Visiting tutors are of high quality. They play a key role in supporting trainees and quality assuring school based training and mentoring.
Selection and recruitment of trainees is rigorous, of high quality and involves a range of partners to ensure that good quality trainees are selected.
The leadership and management of the partnership are of high quality. The commitment to improve outcomes for trainees has been shared very effectively. Communication across the partnership is strong.

13. Entry requirements
An honours degree (2.1 or above preferred; 2.2 accepted with other relevant experience or higher qualification) or equivalent. For secondary trainees at least 50% content must be in the subject you wish to teach).
GCSE Grade 4 or above in English and mathematics (Grade C or above under the old grading structure). Equivalency tests are not accepted
Applicants with 3rd class honours in their first degree may only be considered if they have a masters in the subject they like to train in to teach.
Overseas qualifications should be checked via UK NARIC before application. See Please admissions tutor before application with a copy of your NARIC and original certificate.
Professional Skills Tests in Literacy and Numeracy (must be passed by 31st August 2018)

14. Subject Knowledge Enhancement courses
An applicant may be offered a conditional place subject to doing an SKE course. An SKE course is recommended if we feel an applicant has the right qualities to become a teacher, but needs to acquire more subject knowledge first.
This could be for several reasons, including:
your degree wasn’t in your chosen subject, but is closely related
you studied the subject at A level, but not at university
you have relevant professional experience, and an SKE course would show you how to apply that to the curriculum and your teaching
you would benefit from a short refresher course in your chosen subject

15. What we are looking for in our applicants
Desire to bring out the best in people
Commitment to improving educational outcomes for young people
Excellent interpersonal skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Ambitious for a long and career in teaching
Experience of state secondary school
Understanding of the role of the teacher and the demands of the teaching profession
Ability to reflect on observational experience
Respond well to feedback
Meet the entry requirements

16. Contact the ITE Secondary Team
Applicant queries

17. Useful links to further information
Secondary ITE training routes at UH
Bursaries
Professional Skills Tests
tests
UCASTT
Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) courses

18. The information in this presentation was believed accurate and up to date at the time of delivery. We may however make changes from time to time to advertised courses or modules (or occasionally discontinue them), for example as a result of the way in which we continually seek to improve our academic provision and take on board feedback from students and other stakeholders, or to take account of changed circumstances.
For full details of when we might make changes, and how we will try to minimise any impact on people affected by them, please check our Key Facts Document at