North Bedfordshire Training Partnership

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North Bedfordshire Training Partnership

• Recruitment Information Evenings
• Monday 7th December 2009
• Samuel Whitbread Community College
• Tuesday 8th December 2009
• Wootton Upper School

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Aims of this evening

• For you to gain an understanding of -
• the PGCE and GTP routes into teaching
• what we can offer you
• what you will need to offer teaching
• the way forward

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Secondary PGCE

• Professional Certificate of Education
• students / not employees (24 places)
• no initial timetable commitment
• 4 days a week in school (terms 1 2)
• 36 weeks teaching experience in Middle and Upper
  schools in.
• Art, English, Geography, History, Science, Maths
• 4,000 training bursary (Art History)
• 6,000 training bursary (Geog / Eng / Science)
• 9,000 training bursary in Maths
• Golden Hello available in shortage subjects
• (5,000 Maths and Science)

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Secondary PGCE

• TopUp Fees
• Since September 2006, all providers of teacher
  training have been charging students up to 3,225
  per year in tuition fees.
• We will be charging 2500 much less than most
  providers!
• You won't have to pay anything up-front your
  fees are simply added onto your student loan and
  are repaid when you are earning over 15,000.
• Trainee teachers will get help with their fees
  as, in addition to the training bursary, a grant
  of up to 2,906 will be available from your LEA.

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Secondary GTP

• Graduate Teacher Programme
• employees / not students
• initial timetable commitment? (prior experience?)
• full time commitment in school
• 36 weeks in school
• teaching experience in two schools
• 24 places - 11 for priority subjects
• - 13 for non-priority
  subjects
• 15,461 training salary (taxed! -10months
  pro-rata)
• 10 month Training Contract no strings !
• No Golden Hello available - but no top up
  fees!

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Priority Subjects

• Design technology (including Textiles)
• Food Technology
• ICT
• Maths
• MFL
• Science
• Music
• Religious Studies

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What we can offer you

• Course outline Secondary PGCE GTP
• dedicated subject mentor in school
• Subject Application Lecture Course
• (twilight Tuesdays or Wednesdays 4 to 6 pm)
• Professional Studies Lecture Course
• (twilight Thursdays 4 to 6 pm)
• formative and summative profiling
• range of written and seminar assignments
• access to UoB Library in Bedford
• excellent employment prospects

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What you need to offer teaching is

• a good degree in relevant subject
• GCSE grade C or above in English Maths
• GCSE grade C or above in Science
• (for Secondary Science)
• clear CRB record check / good references
• experience working with young people
• the ability to be open minded and reflective
• the ability to take, and act upon, constructive
  criticism
• the ability to give blood, sweat and tears
• .and no sex until next summer !

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The way forward

• Application Time Line
• Download and complete the application form
  www.northbeds.org.uk
• Email your completed application by Friday 15th
  January 2010
• (we will email acknowledge receipt)
• Applications to Kerrie Northern at
• Samuel Whitbread Community College
• office_at_northbeds.org.uk

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The way forward

• The Selection Process 2009
• Receipt of Applications deadline Friday 15th
  January
• Short list for interview in the week of Monday
  25th January
• Successful applicants informed by Friday 29th
  January
• School based selection process will take place in
  the week of Monday 8th February 2010.