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Teacher Taster Course – 2008
The Teacher Taster Course is intended to give you the opportunity to gain an understanding for teaching either Design & Technology or Information & Communication Technology in secondary schools. The course will also provide details of the West Midlands Consortium PGCE courses and teaching as a career.
Two Saturdays, 12 April and 26 April, will be based at Thomas Telford School. Participants will spend two consecutive days during the intervening two weeks in two of the West Midlands Consortium’s secondary schools. The Thomas Telford School based days will be from 9.30am until 3.30pm, the school based days will follow the individual timings of each school. The days have been selected to minimise participants having to book leave and to help with their other work commitments or childcare responsibilities. West Midlands Consortium will provide light refreshments and lunch on days 1 & 4.
Course Outline
Day 1
12 April
Thomas Telford School
9.30 – 3.30pm |
Welcome to the West Midlands Consortium
Introduction to teaching as a career
School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) programmes
How to apply for a place on the PGCE programme
Requirements for Design & Technology / Information & Communication Technology
Other routes into teaching including the Graduate Teacher Programme
National Curriculum
Training Bursary / ‘Golden Hello’
Finance / Variable Fees / Grants / Students Loans
Literacy, Numeracy and ICT Skills Tests
Teachers’ pay and conditions
Teacher’s career structure
School visits programme
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Days 2 & 3
8.30 – 4pm (approx) |
Course participants will be placed in two West Midlands Consortium’s secondary school in order to observe teaching in their selected subject area. Participants will be able to talk to Professional Tutors and other Subject Mentors to help gain greater insight into teaching today. Participants will not be required to carry out any teaching, but will complete observation schedules.
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Day 4
26 April
Thomas Telford School
9.30 – 3.30pm |
Teaching activity
Feedback and questions from the school placements
Results of observation in school
Meeting with current PGCE students
Open forum
Opportunity to book advisory interviews
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The Teacher Taster Course has been part funded by the Training & Development Agency and is free to course participants. A deposit of £35 is required with your application but is refunded on completion of the course.
Places on the Teacher Taster Courses are limited. Please ensure your application is returned to the West Midlands Consortium by Monday 17 March 2008.
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For the latest information from the Training & Development Agency about teaching and the routes into teaching call the Teaching Information Line on 0845 6000 991
Web site: www.tda.gov.uk
Or by post: TDA Communication Centre, P.O Box 3210, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3WA
West Midlands Consortium, Thomas Telford School, Old Park, Telford, TF3 4NW | Tel: 01952 200000 | Fax: 01952 293294 | Copyright Thomas Telford School
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