Events

Information Events

Application Support Workshops

School Experience

OTT SCITT Information Events

Come and meet members of the SCITT Team to find out details about our teacher training courses.  We’ll tell you more about who we are, what we offer, and how to apply for our courses. If you are thinking about applying to our courses we would strongly recommend that you attend one of our events! Please note that all information events will cover the same content, whether in-person or online, and details will cover all routes and subject options.

  • Friday 9th May, 1-2pm, ONLINE
  • Tuesday 3rd June, 6-7pm, ONLINE
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Application Support Workshops

Application Support Workshops, these are free events, which are held online, they are designed to support if you are considering applying to our courses or if you have been invited to interview and would like guidance on how best to prepare. A member of our SCITT Team will give you advice on the application process, how to prepare for the recruitment and selection day and course details for your particular training route. Please book your free place by clicking the button below. 

  • Thursday 24 April, 1.30-2.30pm
    • Online – a meeting link will be sent to those who register
  • Tuesday 13 May, 4.30-5.30pm
    • Online – a meeting link will be sent to those who register

 

Book an Application Support Workshop!

School Experience

The best way to decide whether or not teaching might be the right career for you is to get some classroom experience. OTT SCITT operates a School Experience Programme in partnership schools, to offer interested applicants a chance to get into state schools and see what life in the classroom is really like.  Placements are typically one or two days long with the majority of the time being spent in the classroom in lessons. As well as giving you invaluable insight into whether or not teaching might be right for you these placements also provide you with relevant school experience to support an application for teacher training. Please see below for a list of available dates and locations.

 

Visiting a school prior to application can help you: 

  • strengthen your ITT application;
  • check your understanding of what it means to teach in the state school system currently;
  • provide you with live examples to reflect upon when asked about your motivations to teach at interview;
  • decide if teaching is the career for you, and identify further the relevant age-range and subject areas of interest.

 

A SEP visit will provide you with the opportunity to:

  • meet current Associate Teachers, qualified teachers and Senior Leaders;
  • visit lessons and observe experienced teachers;
  • find out more about the curriculum and subject content;
  • find out more about effective classroom management;
  • understand the significance of safeguarding in an educational setting.

 

If you are interested in gaining school experience but cannot see any suitable dates or locations below, you may find it best to contact a few schools directly. Schools are usually very welcoming to these requests, so do make contact via the reception/school office and explain that you would like to observe some lessons to consider applying to train to teach.

Primary School Experience Programme:

Secondary School Experience Programme:

  • Friday 2 May (online booking link to follow soon)
    • Trinity School, Newbury, Berkshire  RG14 2DU
  • Wednesday 21 May (online booking link to follow soon)
    • Kingsdown School, Swindon  SN2 7SH
  • Thursday 12 June (online booking link to follow soon)
    • The Downs School, Compton, Newbury, Berkshire  RG20 6AD

Please note, not all dates are available for booking through the links at this time, but they will be added as the event gets closer.