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We are a genuine Partnership run BY and FOR schools who passionately believe that teacher training can and should be delivered with the student at the very heart of why and how we deliver training.

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* ‘Drop-in’ sessions in Doncaster*

January 21, 2022 Doncaster ITT 11 Comments

Need to talk to someone about your application?

It’s always great to meet with and talk to potential applicants wanting to apply to train to teach in Doncaster, so if you have queries about our training programme or if you want to discuss any aspect of your application, then please let us know when its convenient for you from the following dates and we’ll arrange to ‘see’ you at one of our 1-1 ‘Drop-in’ Sessions:

2022

Book a Place if you would like to attend a session between 10am and 4pm on:

Tue 8th Feb
Tue 1st Mar
Wed 16th Mar
Tue 29th Mar

Other Events:

Thu 20th Jan – Teach Yorkshire Event (6pm – 7pm)
Thu 10th Feb – DfE Train to Teach Doncaster Event (4:30pm – 7:30pm)

Confirmation of dates/times and details of further 1-1 Sessions will be posted here once finalised.

We’ll have more events after Easter, so please check back here for further dates

If none of these are convenient for you, please let us know through the ‘Contact Us’ and we’ll try and arrange an alternative time to speak to you.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

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Previous Events:

2021

Wed 3rd Nov
Tue 16th Nov
Tue 30th Nov
Tue 14th Dec

2022

Thu 20th Jan

Also look out for other posts with details of the DfE (Department for Education) ‘Train to Teach Roadshows‘ taking place in the Region and our own ‘Teach Yorkshire‘ on-line Events.

Applications, Events, Information, Support

* DfE Train to Teach Doncaster Event (5pm – 7pm) Thu 10th Feb 2022 *

January 6, 2022 Doncaster ITT Leave a comment

At the moment the DfE are holding virtual events rather than physical events.

So to find out more about university and local schools-based teacher training in Yorkshire, book a place to come to the DONCASTER ‘Train to Teach’ Event and discuss your application to the Doncaster ITT Partnership, organised by the Department for Education (DfE).

We’ll be ‘HERE’ because we ‘ARE’ Doncaster ITT!

Who is this event for?

This event is designed for anyone who has a degree and is interested in teaching – particularly those who are considering starting teacher training in September 2022 or a later year.

What to expect:

If you attend the event you’ll be able to:

discuss the different teacher training options available, to help you decide which would best suit you;
meet representatives from our own and other schools/universities that deliver teacher training in this area, and find out about their courses and entry requirements;
receive advice on submitting a successful application;
talk to practicing teachers, including those who have changed career to teach, about what a career as a teacher is really like;
find out about bursaries, scholarships and funding available for teacher training.

So ‘Save the Date’ and we’ll look forward to seeing you there if not before!

And, if you can’t get to see us at this on-line event ‘in’ Doncaster on 10th Feb, then please see all of our school / centre ‘Drop-in’ sessions and come along to discuss your application for teacher training in Doncaster.

We look forward to meeting you at one of these these events.

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Applications, Information, Support

* APPLY NOW!*

January 6, 2022 Doncaster ITT 14 Comments

All of our 2022-23 courses are now on the DfE FIND System

APPLY for Schools-based ITT in Doncaster for 2022-23 (opened on 12th Oct 2021):

Applications opened on Tue 12th Oct 2021, so please go to the DfE’s “Find Postgraduate Teacher Training” (opened on 5th Oct 2021) to search for training places, then (from 12th Oct 2021) go to the DfE ‘Apply’ system (or www.UCAS.com) to apply for SCITT & School Direct places with the Doncaster ITT Partnership for 2022-23.

Search for ‘Doncaster‘ then, for:

SCITT – ‘Doncaster ITT Partnership’ (Primary & Secondary)

Or for School Direct:

Primary* – ‘Doncaster Partners in Learning Alliance’
Secondary – ‘Doncaster Regional Alliance For Teacher Training Secondary’ (‘DRAFTTS’)

We will be especially interested in receiving applications for certain ‘Priority‘ Secondary subject areas that offer a Bursary Grant or Scholarship:

Physics;
Chemistry;
Computing;
Mathematics.

And:

Design Technology (esp. Resistant Materials);
Geography:
Modern Languages:
- French & Spanish (possibly German, if with Spanish / French)
Biology

We will also be looking to fill a number of Secondary subjects (in addition to the above) that do not have a Bursary, inc:

Art & Design;
Business Studies;
Dance;
Drama;
English;
History;
Music;
Physical Education – see notes below* ;
Religious Education;
Social Science.

And of course:

Primary:
- Teach either:
  - Foundation Stage (‘Early Years’) and Key Stage 1 (Infants);
  - or
  - Key Stage 1 & 2 (Infants & Junior ages)

Good luck with your applications!

*NOTES:

Please note that PE is always very heavily over subscribed and places are always quickly filled, so please consider if you have the relevant skills, experience or degree (i.e. Sports ‘Science’) to perhaps consider applying for another subject (e.g. Biology or Primary etc.).

*PE & EBacc subject:

The DfE have again committed to supporting a limited number of additional PE places where the applicant has: a good A-Level pass in a relevant EBacc subject; can demonstrate an ability to develop their subject knowledge (SKE may be available) and train to teach ‘some’ of that subject in addition to PE. All assessments for the award of QTS will still be based on the PE element of training, but will enable the trainee to be considered for a teaching timetable that included the EBacc subject in future.

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Applications, Information

* Financial support while you Train *

October 7, 2021 Doncaster ITT Leave a comment

Find out about the ITT Bursaries, Scholarships and School Direct (Salaried) grants for the academic year 2022 – 23 at the Department for Education (DfE): Get Into Teaching website.

Get up to £26,000 (TAX FREE) to train to teach !

And you may also be entitled to Additional Financial Support while you train.

The DfE provided bursary awards for 2022-23 are as follows:

Graduates with top degrees training to teach in ‘priority‘ Secondary subjects may be eligible for a Bursary Grant or a Scholarship of up to:

£26,000 Scholarship or £24,000 Bursary in ‘high-priority’ subjects for Trainees with a 1st, 2:1, 2:2, PhD or Master’s for:
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Computing

- Languages – £10,000
- Biology – £,7000

Other subjects which are not otherwise listed above (e.g. Primary or PE etc.) do not have a bursary, so if you’re not sure if you’ll be eligible, please contact us to discuss your application, at:

ittpartnership@doncaster.gov.uk

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Applications, Information

What will happen to my Application?

October 7, 2021 Doncaster ITT Leave a comment

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 an online or in-school interview & assessment to discuss your application.

Secondary – applicants that schools wish to consider will be contacted by a Partner school and invited to attend an on-line or in-schools interview & assessment.

*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 do not use the ‘Interview’ stage on the DfE Apply system as our Partner schools and academies prefer to arrange individual interviews themselves, so your application may still be shown as ‘Referred’, but actually may still be being considered by schools.

Please see our Blog post on ‘Hotmail’ as you may be missing an email from us or a school with important information -i.e. an invitation to interview.

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 etc.) have been completed.

If you’re not sure what’s happening please email us: ittpartnership@doncaster.gov.uk

**On behalf of the schools, if your application is not short-listed – it will be ‘Rejected’ on the DfE ‘Apply’ system by the Partnership.

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Information

Why do you want to be a teacher?

October 6, 2021 Doncaster ITT Leave a comment

Over 80% of all applicants say that the reason they want to be a teacher is because they “enjoy working with children and young people”

They also “want to make a difference” and have “variety” where “every day is different”.

Most were “inspired by a teacher(s) at school”

Almost all because they “love my subject” and they want to “have fun!”

Is this you?

Yes?

. . . then go to the DfE’s Get Into Teaching website, search for ‘Doncaster’ and look forward to enjoying working in a profession that really does make a difference.

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Which schools are involved?

October 5, 2021 Doncaster ITT Leave a comment

The Doncaster ITT Partnership is a genuinely ‘schools-led’ partnership of Primary, Secondary and Special Schools, Academies and Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) all working within either a Primary or Secondary phase ‘Alliance’ to deliver Initial Teacher Training.

These Alliances form the Partnership along with Education, Finance and HR specialists at Doncaster Council and tutors from local universities / colleges.

Primary: ‘Partners in Learning‘ Alliance

Secondary: ‘Doncaster Regional Alliance For Teacher Training secondary’ (DRAFTTs)

Each phase has a ‘Lead School‘ that coordinates the recruitment and training for their Alliance and each has representatives who form the Partnership’s Strategic Management Board, which is Chaired and led by Primary and Secondary school colleagues.

Working collaboratively between Primary & Secondary to share resources and expertise, trainees are able to gain learning experiences in a number of local, different context settings.

Doncaster’s Primary & Secondary Schools, Academies and PRUs are supporting our trainee teachers, with most of the training delivered in-school by outstanding classroom practitioners who can relate to and train others in the very latest initiatives in Education.

Schools aren’t therefore just ‘in partnership with’ an accredited ITT Provider; they ARE the Doncaster ITT Partnership – Led by and run for schools in the Doncaster area.

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How much do Early Career Teachers earn?

October 5, 2021 Doncaster ITT Leave a comment

A. Over £25,700 in their first year!

That compares favorably to almost every Graduate post in the UK and exceeds many.

But clearly it’s not all about the money.

“Although [these] incomes vary between degree disciplines, it’s important to remember that there is no point earning £40,000 a year as a barrister if you don’t enjoy doing it. Pick your job according to your passion and if you work hard enough at it, you will end up with a healthy salary!”

– Mariclaire White writing in Save the Student (2015)

So if ‘your passion’ is to teach, then train with us.

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Hints & Tips, Information, Support

Applying for Student Loans

October 5, 2021 Doncaster ITT Leave a comment

All our tuition-fee paying courses (SCITT & School Direct*) require trainees to apply for fees from the Student Loans Company (SLC) / Student Finance England (SFE)

Please watch this 1 minute film which helps explain student finance and the application process or go to the Student Finance Zone or watch the ‘Getting Paid’ video on YouTube.

To apply for tuition-fees and see what other loans you may be eligible for, please go to the DfE’s Student Finance – Log-in

To register for a tuition-fee loan please go to: www.slc.co.uk and search for the ‘Doncaster ITT Partnership’ then you can select from one of two courses with SLC, either (for 2022-23):

‘QTS ONLY’ (£8,050) or;
‘QTS and PGCE’ (£9,250) – (See below for details)*.

To apply you need to search for the ‘Doncaster ITT Partnership’ then it should give you the two Course options (above). Do NOT enter any other description (i.e. ‘Primary SCITT’, ‘Maths’ etc.) as these will NOT allow your application to be correctly processed.

*NB – Please note that the ‘PGCE’ refers to the programme offered by University of Hull who provide this additional qualification to Doncaster ITT Partnership trainees – please do NOT apply for a tuition-fee with the University of Hull.

Good luck arranging your student loans!

*NB – School Direct (Salaried) trainees do not need to apply for tuition-fees

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How do we compare?

October 5, 2021 Doncaster ITT Leave a comment

The Department for Education’s (DfE) performance data for ITT Providers (July 2019) showed that the Doncaster ITT Partnership is:

In the Top 10 Providers in the Yorkshire & Humber Region;
Ranked higher than all but one University!;
3rd (by just 2%!) for trainee attainment in South Yorkshire overall;
2nd for Primary attainment in South Yorkshire;
2nd (by just 1%*) for Secondary attainment in South Yorkshire.

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!