Yes, schools may be closed, but we are still very much open for applications!
You can search for course training details on the Department for Education (DfE) ‘Find’ website, then apply on UCAS for places to start in September 2020.
If you have any queries about teacher training in Doncaster then please get in touch as we’d love to discuss your application to us for next year.
Good luck with your applications!
Following recent updated advice from the Government regarding the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Pandemic, we have sadly had to cancel all planned School Experience Days, ‘Drop-in’ sessions and Recruitment Events.
This is due to school restrictions on external visitors and, since Mon 23rd March 2020, that all schools are closed for the foreseeable future.
The DfE has cancelled all Get into Teaching Events (inc. in Sheffield) and our planned Teach Yorkshire event in Knottingley later this month is now also cancelled.
However, we are still open to applications and the ITT Partnership Team will be available to respond to any of your queries regarding how to Get Into Teaching in Doncaster.
Please continue to follow Government & NHS advice on staying safe.
UPDATED: 24th March 2020
If you want to Get into Teaching in South Yorkshire, then come along to this prestigious event on Wednesday 20th May 2020, hosted at Sheffield Hallam University, Charles Street Building, Sheffield, S1 2NH
This event is for anyone considering applying for teacher training in the Region who wants to find out more about the different routes into teaching, funding, qualifications and how & when to apply.
There will be knowledgeable speakers from the Education sector, with support talks on: applying, finance, school experience, subject talks (Early Years, Primary, Secondary, Post 16 & Further Education), alongside representation from teacher training providers in South Yorkshire.
Register to attend HERE – To book onto the ‘Talks’ and download a Schedule for the evening wil be live soon.
In addition, there will be a ‘Get into Teaching – Advice Zone’ providing objective, one-to-one advice and guidance for those looking to go into teaching.
‘Get into Teaching – in South Yorkshire’ is a collaborative event involving South Yorkshire Futures, Sheffield Hallam University, the University of Sheffield, Doncaster ITT Partnership, Sheffield SCITT, the National Modern Languages SCITT and it is supported by the Department for Education (DfE).
All Languages, Biology, Chemistry, Physics & Computer Science teachers who start a teacher training course (or are in years 1 to 5 of their careers) from/after September 2018, will be eligible for the Teachers’ Student Loan Reimbursement scheme announced by the Secretary of State in October 2017, provided they are teaching in a state-funded school in a designated Local Authority (LA).
Doncaster is one of those Local Authorities!
This will therefore NOT apply if you teach in a neighboring LA that is not on the list. The only other local LAs are: Barnsley, Bradford, North East Lincolnshire & North Yorkshire.
The full list of participating Local Authorities can be found here.
This is a massive opportunity to both train in and then stay on and teach in Doncaster, so let us help you to take the first step.
The Department for Education’s (DfE) performance data for ITT Providers (July 2019) shows that the Doncaster ITT Partnership is:
NB* – That’s just 1% behind a Russell Group University!
We’re proud to be doing so well, but we’re not complacent and we’re aiming to be No. 1 in South Yorkshire and to be in the Top 5 in Y&H
Watch this space!
The UCAS recruitment system requires applicants to nominate two Referees – one should be your current (or most recent) employer or perhaps your course tutor, if you’re still at Uni.
Whoever you nominate, we advise you to speak to them NOW if you haven’t done so already, as your application will not be able to be sent on to us from UCAS until both references are back in their system.
So speak to them NOW so that they can agree to provide a reference, know to look out for a reference request for you soon and understand how important it is to you that they complete it as soon as possible.
Good luck with your applications!
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Are YOU ready to apply, but are struggling a bit with your personal statement?
Maybe YOU just need some final guidance around the interview process?
You’ve still plenty of time to submit your UCAS application to start your Teacher Training next September and we’re keen to make sure that YOU have the resources YOU need to apply this year. However, as the year progresses some subjects will fill their places and we’ll have to close for any more applications.
The Department for Education (DfE) Get into Teaching Events team is planning to host some FREE application workshops, where YOU will:
So go to the Get into Teaching website and register for your nearest Application Workshop in Yorkshire.
Or if you’re a career changer looking to get into teaching then perhaps go to the Transition to Teach website and apply for additional support with your application.
Then when you’re ready to apply, go to the DfE’s ‘Find a Postgraduate Teacher Training Course’, choose the Doncaster ITT Partnership and two others from Teach Yorkshire , then link through to UCAS to apply.
Make your application STAND OUT!
Good luck with your applications!
Once you apply, if your application is short-listed**:
Primary – you will be asked to select areas of the Borough that you would prefer to be trained in, if you have a preference. Then Partner schools in that area(s) will consider your application and hopefully contact you to arrange a visit to a school* to discuss your application or invite you to attend an interview.
Secondary – applicants that schools wish to consider will be contacted by a Partner school and invited in for interview.
*The school that contacts you may only be hosting interviews, so may not be the same school that you would train in, if you are subsequently offered a place.
Please note we are not able to use the ‘Interview’ stage on the UCAS system as our Partner schools and academies will arrange individual interviews themselves, so your application may still be shown as ‘Referred’, but actually may still be being considered by schools.
All ‘Offers’ will show as ‘Conditional’ as they are subject to the usual clearances and checks, but will be changed to ‘Unconditional’ once all these (inc. the DBS checks and Skills Tests etc.) have been completed.
If you’re not sure what’s happening email us: ittpartnership@doncaster.gov.uk
**On behalf of the schools, if your application is not short-listed – it will be ‘Rejected’ on UCAS by the Partnership.
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Our last cohort of SCITT & School Direct students are now off and running with their Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) ‘Induction’ and our current cohort are fast approaching the end of their 1st term, so that means we’re already recruiting applicants wanting to start teacher training in September 2020 (UCAS opened in October 2019).
So why did our trainees chose schools-based training and why should you? Do you want to:
Yes? – That’s why our trainees chose us and why you should too!
Please look through this website to find out more about why you should consider school-based training in a Doncaster ITT Partnership school and see how to apply for one of our programmes.
Good luck with your application!
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First the good news – the DfE announced in July 2019, that applicants for teacher training starting in Sep 2020 will no longer have to pass the two Professional Skills Tests. However, all trainee teachers will now be required to demonstrate that they meet ‘Fundamental English & mathematics’ criteria.
ITT Providers will continue to ‘test’ applicants for their numeracy & literacy skills to determine that all teachers are able to demonstrate competence in the following areas:
Further official guidance can be found here
We’re really looking forward to deleting this post and never having to mention Skills Tests ever again!!
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