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School Direct

The new route into teaching replacing the Graduate Teacher Programme for 2013-14.

How does it work?

Designed to enable schools to take a leading role in initial teacher training but still work in close partnership with the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) Graduate Teacher Training Partnership (GTTP), School Direct is a one year full time programme where trainees should be offered employment in either their training school or within one of the consortium schools.

Trainees are no longer supernumerary, schools will want to balance trainees teaching duties with training to ensure a high-quality experience for their prospective Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs). Regulations require that a trainee receive 60 days' training during the year on the programme.

Graduate Teacher Training Partnership Schools

We have two Consortiums of schools in the Borough as follows:

Consortium 1 - Windsor School Direct

Windsor Boys' Lead Schools - The Windsor Boys', St Edward's Royal Free Ecumenical Middle, Braywood CE First Consortium 1 Partner Schools - Windsor Girls', Churchmead Church of England, Dedworth Middle, St Peter's CE Middle, Trevelyan Middle, Datchet St Mary's Academy, Wraysbury Primary, Alexander First. Clewer Green CE First, Dedworth Green First, Eton Porny CE First, Eton Wick CE First, Hilltop First, Homer First, Kings Court First, Oakfield First, The Royal.

Consortium 2 - Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead (WAM)

Cookham Nursery

Lead Schools - Cookham Nursery, The Lawns Consortium 2 Partner Schools - Charters Academy, Furze Platt Academy, Maidenhead Nursery, Burchetts Green CE Infant, Cookham Dean CE Primary, Cookham Rise Primary, Furze Platt Infant, Furze Platt Junior, Oldfield Primary, South Ascot Village, The Queen Anne Royal Free CE First, White Waltham CE Primary, Wessex Primary, Manor Green Special.

Will I be paid?

At present the GTTP are offering the salaried route, trainees will be employed on Unqualified 1.

Self funded?

We are able to offer 'self funded' places, in addition to our funded allocation.

These are available to both Borough and Independent Schools (Independent School trainees are subject to a training fee). Please contact GTTP@rbwm.org for further information of the self funded option.

What are the requirements?

Applicants will have had three years' career experience and should have the following:

A Grade C GCSE, or equivalent, in Maths and English Language
A Grade C GCSE, or equivalent, in a science subject to teach primary
A UK second class degree or higher
To have had a at least 2 weeks observation/experience in a school

Secondary trainees are expected to have a degree in the subject they wish to teach.

Any overseas qualifications should be verified with UK NARIC http://www.naric.org.uk/

Specific requirements when applying to RBWM GTTP

We also have the following local requirements:

To live within or very close to the Royal Borough
To have some experience in a school e.g at least two weeks observations
To have booked the Skills Tests if called for interview
We only offer the programme on a full-time basis

School Direct candidate application system for course starting in September 2013

For recruitment to courses starting in September 2013, the Teaching Agency will manage an interim central application system providing a single point of application for all candidates and on which all School Direct places will be listed. The School Direct application system for candidates is now open on the Department's website. Once a school wishes to receive no further applications, the 'Apply' button will be removed. For recruitment to places in 2013/14, the partner ITT provider will manage the administration of the application forms and log acceptances to places. All schools will be required to advertise their places through this interim application system.

Skill Tests

Applicants to Initial Teacher Training (ITT) courses starting in the academic year 2013/14 are required to pass the skills tests before they start the course.