PGCE Deadlines November 19, 2009
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If you are applying for a PGCE for next year don’t forget deadlines are approaching fast.
Primary teaching courses – the deadline for applications is 1st December. Applications must be received by this date to guarantee that you are considered by your first choice training provider. After this date training providers can choose to stop receiving applications for primary courses.
Secondary teaching courses – The December 1st deadline does not apply to secondary teaching applications. Applications can be received any time between September 2009 and June 2010. However, popular training providers often fill up their places early in the application cycle. To ensure you are considered by your first choice, get your application in as soon as possible!
Don’t forget, your application takes time and needs to be of the highest standard to increase your chances of being offered an interview. You need to allow plenty of time to work on your application and in particular your personal statement. This requires careful consideration and thought so don’t leave it until the last minute! Make sure referees are given plenty of notice for writing references in order to ensure your application isn’t delayed.
No matter how good you think your application is, it is always a good idea to have it checked over. Our careers advisers can go over your form with you, making suggestions and recommending any changes that they think will improve your application.
For more information on PGCE applications and deadlines visit
To make an appointment with a careers adviser ring 01902 321414 or call into the Gateway reception, MB Building
The German Extension Course at SML November 10, 2009
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What is it?
It is a free, full time, pre-ITT (Initial Teacher Training) German language course, fully-funded by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) for students who wish to embark on a teaching career in Modern Languages. Participants receive a bursary of £3,200 and numbers are strictly limited to a maximum of 20 places.
Participants need to have a conditional teacher training place and must have one modern language to degree or native speaker standard.
Students with no or little experience in German are able to attend an intensive two week “ab initio” programme prior to the main course. All students take part in a fully-funded two-week study visit to Hamburg where they are able to consolidate what they have learnt in class.
What are the course dates for 2010?
The course dates for 2010 will be:
- Ab initio course: 17th May to 28th May
- Main course: 1st June to 27th August
- Study visit: 18th July to 31st July
Why is Newcastle University offering this course?
The School of Modern Languages, with the support of the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences, submitted a bid to the TDA and has subsequently been established as the provider for German Extension Courses in the North East region.
Who can I contact for further information?
If you have any queries, or to apply for a provisional place on the course, please e-mail German.Extensioncourse@ncl.ac.uk
or ring the course secretary Liz O’Sullivan: 0191-2223001
Teacher Taster Course 2009 / 2010 October 30, 2009
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The Black Country Children’s Services Improvement Partnership (BCCSIP), in collaboration with the University of Wolverhampton and the four Black Country LA’s (Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton), is offering a special opportunity for people thinking about teaching as a career.
If you think teaching may be the right career for you a free one-week course may help in making your decision.
BCCSIP are running the following courses to recruit for Primary and Secondary:
- 23rd – 27th November 2009
- 1st – 5th March 2010
For further details and an application form, please contact Sukie Duhra on 01902 518975 or email S.Duhra2@wlv.ac.uk
New Target Magazines – Available from the Careers Centre October 22, 2009
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We now have copies of the following TARGETjobs magazines available to take away from the Careers Centre:
Teaching
- Take Control – Create a postive classroom environment
- Application Success – Top tips for course and job applications
- Bring on the boys – Be a positive role model: teach primary
Retail, Management & Sales
- I’m doing nicely, thanks! – Why there are always good jobs for the right type of candidate
- From seminar to boardroom – Essays are out, £million budgets are in
- I think therefore I earn – Using your head to get ahead in the competitive world of sales
Diversity
- Diversity in depth – Essential employment advice about disability, age, race, gender and sexuality
- Dealing with discrimination – Stand up for your rights in the workplace
- Graduate jobs – Equal opportunities employers who are looking to recruit you
Come and pick up your free copy today!
Free ‘Men into Primary Teaching’ Taster Course July 31, 2009
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This teaching taster course has been designed to enable men who are interested in a career in primary teaching to find out more about the profession. Male teachers are currently under represented in primary schools, with as low as one in ten primary school teachers being male. The TDA has funded this course to encourage more men into the primary teaching profession.
Who are Teaching Taster Courses for?
Running in Herefordshire for three days in October, this free course will develop your knowledge of teaching and education, allow you to spend a day in school to talk to teachers directly about their work, and identify your next steps towards becoming a teacher.
If you’re close to deciding whether to apply for teacher training, a taster course could be for you.
What’s involved?
The Taster Course is a three day programme taking place on 12th, 13th and 14th October. The course is designed to help you find out more about what it’s like working in a school and what’s involved in becoming a teacher.
Day One is an introductory day, where you’ll be given an overview of teaching, learning and assessment, the school curriculum and the roles and responsibilities of the people who work in schools. You’ll spend day two in a school, observing lessons and talking to teachers. On the final day, you’ll be able to review your school visit and discuss your next steps with our teacher training staff.
Next Steps
More information on taster courses can also be found on the Training and Development Agency for Schools website www.tda.gov.uk
For more information and to book a place on this course contact:
Robert Owen Society
Tel: 01568 615510
Fax: 01568 615240
Email: info@robertowen.org
Application forms are available from the Gateway reception, City Campus.
Qualifying to Teach in Summer 2009? May 29, 2009
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Are you qualifying to teach this summer, expecting to start work in September? Not only can you get four terms’ full NUT membership for just £1, you can also get great training. Take advantage of FREE NUT learning opportunities during July.
Just Qualified 0ne-day seminars
Our Start Right: classroom organisation and behaviour CPD seminars take place in 12 locations across England and Wales. They focus on just-qualified teachers in your locality.
If you would like a place at a Start Right seminar, apply now for the location nearest to you in July (dates in brackets):
- Durham (Mon 6th)
- Bolton (Tues 7th)
- Doncaster (Wed 8th)
- Birmingham (Thurs 9th)
- Cambridge (Fri 10th)
- London (Mon 13th)
- Brighton and Southampton (Tues 14th)
- Taunton and Bristol (Wed 15th)
- Cardiff and Wrexham (Thurs 16th)
Seminars are free and run from 10am to 4pm, with lunch and refreshments included.
For more details and/or to apply, email nutcpd@nut.org.uk or visit www.teachers.org.uk/cpdcalender and click on the link to ‘Start Right’ – classroom organisation and behaviour’.
Just Qualified summer workshop 20-22 July
Alternatively, you can spend three days at the NUT’s education and training centre, Stoke Rochford Hall, in the Lincolnshire countryside. You will:
- Share experiences and tips
- Learn survival strategies for that important first year of teaching
- Meet other just qualified teachers from all over England and Wales.
This residential course includes accommodation, meals and refreshments – ALL FREE!
For more details on the summer workshop, email training@nut.org.uk or visit www.teachers.org.uk/training
NQT teaching opportunities April 24, 2009
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Class Teacher X2
Required for September 2009
“Work as a team to achieve the Dream”
St. John’s Ladywood is a voluntary controlled inner city Church of England Primary School. They take children from the age of 4 until the age of 11. There are 169 pupils on the roll and a dedicated team of 10 teaching and 10 support staff. Situated in the heart of Birmingham, close to the Symphony Hall and the National Indoor Arena, the area is one of re-generation and growth.
We are seeking ambitious and talented teachers who are eager to work in a school where you will have a real opportunity to make an impact on pupils’ lives. You will be joining a supportive and friendly team in a school where staff are highly valued and given plenty of opportunities to develop their careers and take advantage of the training opportunities on offer. You will have a strong commitment to raising attainment and will be supportive of the Christian Ethos of the school.
We welcome applications from experienced or newly qualified colleagues. NQT’s can also be offered a July start.
For more information and to apply please visit our website www.hays.com/jobs/stjohnsladywood or contact Richard Williams at Hays Education. Closing date: Friday 8th May 2009
T 0121 236 4476
Targetjobs Teaching 2009 October 27, 2008
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We now have copies of TARGETjobs Teaching 2009 available to take away from the Careers Centre.
Featuring:
- How to win a place on your dream course
- Is teaching right for you? First-person insights into life in school
- Explore teacher training routes: TARGETcourses shows you the way
- Get yout first teaching job: tips for great applications and expert interview advice
Come and pick up your free copy today!
Teach English in Japan – Jet Drop in Session at the Workplace October 7, 2008
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Wednesday 8th October 2008
11am – 1pm
The Workplace
MD Building
City Campus
The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme is an official Japanese Government scheme to improve foreign language teaching in schools and to promote international understanding. The programme was established in 1987, with 848 participants from four countries. Since then, the number of participants has increased more than six-fold: there are currently over 5800 graduates from 44 different countries on the programme.
Further details available on www.wlv.ac.uk/careers
Subject Knowledge Enhancement Course in French July 14, 2008
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This course is for graduates who wish to teach Modern Languages in secondary schools (across the 11-18 age range) but do not have adequate language competence or qualifications in French to enter straight into a one year PGCE course.
The course is part-time, over one year, and includes intensive tuition in French language and culture, plus a stay in France. By the end of the course, participants will have attained a level of French that is equivalent to degree level. The course has been consistently highly rated by external examiner s and trainees, and is currently the only one of its kind in the country.
Applicants should normally have at least an A-level or equivalent in French. Places are available for September 2008.
A bursary is available for the course.
Contact: Suzanne Graham, Subject Leader for PGCE Modern Languages. Tel: 0118 378 8838; e-mail s.j.graham@reading.ac.uk; OR Dominique Medley, e- mail d.medley@reading.ac.uk
