Training to Teach
Teacher Training
At Northgate High School we have been supporting PGCE students extremely successfully for many years. Our CPD provision was highly praised in our recent Ofsted report and we have enthusiastic and highly experienced staff who value the process of mentoring students through their journey towards becoming excellent teachers. We currently have several staff who run workshops for a range of ITT providers and a UPR Group that focuses specifically on mentoring Early Career Teachers.
DfE Undergraduate Paid Teaching Internship Opportunity
Are you thinking about teaching Chemistry, Computing, Maths, Physics German or French? Would you like to be paid £900 to take part in a three-week teaching internship this summer?
We have a limited number of internships on offer. You will work in school with our young people, be mentored by expert teachers and be given support after the course to help you to apply to a teacher training course.
For further information: click here
Applications for our June 2023 Internship programme closed on 21st March 2023. We will open applications for June 2024 internships in January 2024.
Get School Experience
Many training programmes require applicants to have some classroom experience before they are accepted onto a PGCE training course. Northgate High School offers an opportunity to observe lessons for a day in order to get a taste of life as a teacher with our School Experience Programme.
During your day with us you will have the opportunity to:
- Observe teaching in a specialist subject
- Talk to teachers about day-to-day school life
- Talk to our experienced Professional Development Tutor about routes into teaching
- Watch a range of lessons and age groups being taught
- Meet other potential trainees
- Meet PGCE trainees who are in school at the time
If you are interested in attending one of our School Experience Days, please sign up with the DfE. Get School Experience programme by clicking the link here and search using the school postcode IP4 3DL.
You will then be contacted with full details closer to the time by Miss Mary Hallett, Professional Development Tutor, who coordinates the programme.
The dates available are:
- Thursday 29th Sept 2022
- Thursday 24th November 2022
- Thursday 26th January 2023
- Thursday 11th May 2023
- Thursday 15th June 2023
Each day will be available on the DfE website 60 days in advance and admissions close 10 days before the date. The day will start at 8.30am and will finish by 4pm at the latest.
There is a limit of two applicants per subject area for each day.
School Direct at UEA
School Direct Training Programme (Tuition)
Our School Direct Training Programmes for Academic Year 2022-23 closes on 14th July.
The new programme will open in September 2022.
We are a designated Lead School for the UEA School Direct Secondary PGCE course. We are proud to work in partnership with schools across the area and aim to train and support our next generation of teachers. Schools within the partnership are Northgate High School, Copleston High School, East Bergholt High School, St Albans High School and Westbourne Academy. You will be placed in one of our partner schools where you will work with students across the secondary age range.
To search programmes via The Department of Education's search tool, please use Northgate High School as the provider name. Our postcode is IP4 3DL.
To apply, please apply through the GOV.UK service called Apply for Teacher Training using our provider name, Northgate High School.
We offer the following Secondary School programmes across our partnership schools:
- Biology (J853) PGCE with QTS full time
- Chemistry (M874) PGCE with QTS full time
- Physics (U142) PGCE with QTS full time
- English (P095) PGCE with QTS full time
- Geography (D641) PGCE with QTS full time
- History (H977) PGCE with QTS full time
- Mathematics (E810) PGCE with QTS full time
- Mathematics with Computing (K052) PGCE with QTS full time
- Modern Languages (French) (H508) PGCE with QTS full time
- Modern Languages (German) (B893) PGCE with QTS full time
- Modern Languages (Spanish) (Z056) PGCE with QTS full time
- Physical Education (Z278) PGCE with QTS full time
UEA’s School of Education and Lifelong Learning is one of the UK’s premier centres for teaching and research in professional education and training. The School’s research has made a difference in schools across the country, influencing approaches to managing classroom behaviour, understanding students' motivation, and creating effective communities for learning. Please see the UEA website for further information about their courses.
All of UEA’s PGCE tutors have experience of school teaching and leadership, and all are specialists in particular areas of the curriculum. UEA’s expertise, together with our partner schools, means that you'll be well-supported throughout your PGCE.
You will study for a one-year Postgraduate Certificate in Education with an additional award of 90 Master's credits – PGCE(M). The course will lead to you gaining qualified teacher status (QTS). As a School Direct trainee you will study alongside and follow the same programme as the UEA PGCE(M) students.
During your course you will spend approximately two thirds of your time in school working alongside experienced teachers to develop your practice. Schools who have chosen to participate in the School Direct programme have carefully selected mentors who will help shape your training. Mentors will work alongside academic tutors at UEA to help you realise your potential as a reflective practitioner and fulfil your aspirations to become an outstanding newly qualified teacher. For the remaining third of the course you will spend time working with academic staff and peers at UEA to develop subject-specific pedagogy and explore areas of professional development.
All School Direct trainees undertaking their Initial Teacher Education with UEA will be fully registered students of the University. This means that not only will they receive the highest quality training from experienced staff within a well-established partnership with schools, but they will have full access to a range of University resources including library facilities, electronic resources, support and welfare services and the Sportspark.
Financial Information
Trainees pay a course fee to study on the course. Some secondary trainees are eligible to receive a bursary based on subject and degree level, and maintenance loans and maintenance grants may also be available.
For further information on bursaries, scholarships, and student loans please take a look at the information in the following links:
Entry Requirements
- Degree classification of 2:2 or above (Please note a 2:1 is required for the Physical Education training programme)
- Degree must be in related academic subject area
- Some school experience (e.g. observation) prior to applying to the course is highly desirable but not essential.
- Grade C or above in GCSE English and Mathematics.
- Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check to verify their capability of working with young people.
- Candidates will need to be able to confirm that you have the health and physical capacity to start training.
Other Teacher Training Links at Northgate High School
We work closely with other teacher training providers both as experienced mentors and Professional Tutors and providing placements for tuition trainees. Our two main provider links are with the Suffolk and Norfolk SCITT and the EAST SCITT.
www.suffolkandnorfolkscitt.co.uk
Useful Links:
Get into Teaching
getintoteaching.education.gov.uk
How to apply for teacher training
getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/how-to-apply-for-teacher-training
Search for teacher training
Get School Experience
schoolexperience.education.gov.uk
