Y12 Pre-Teaching Course

The broad aim of the course is to give students a variety of teaching experiences so they can make an informed judgement about whether teaching is a career they would like to go into. This is a bespoke course created by the school (and copied by others!).

The course is for one year and includes:

• Sessions led by teachers on the theory of learning and practical applications in the classroom
• Supporting one KS3 lesson a week in a subject they are doing for A level. This will lead on to taking starters to lessons and build up to the students preparing and taking a full lesson.
• Two placements in different schools from a choice of primary, secondary and special
• A visit to Bishop Grosseteste teaching university in Lincoln to find out about routes into teaching
• First Aid training

A number of skills are developed through the course including:

• Presentation skills
• Communicating ideas to other students
• Managing a classroom environment
• Learning how to evaluate good practice and being able to be self- reflective
• First Aid