What makes us special?

• Based in local schools in the Tendring and Colchester area
• Run and organised by the schools which have a proven track record of working collaboratively
• Course has been tailor made to reflect the needs of schools and to produce good teachers with high levels of practical teaching skills. Tailor made course to reflect the needs of schools and to produce good teachers with high levels of practical teaching skills.
• Practical and taught elements of the course are strongly linked
• Trainees have the opportunity to explore inclusion and diversity in a range of schools
• All trainees complete a Modern Foreign Language (MFL) module
• Trainees conduct research in an area of special interest
• Partnership schools include infant, junior, primary, large, small, village, church-aided and pre-schools
• Teachers from the schools act as mentors, as training managers and deliver most of the training, providing a strong support network
• The schools have had experience in training and support for trainee teachers
• Good employment prospects within the local area. The majority of our successful trainees gain positions within local schools.