School Direct Training Programmes

FIND US ON UCAS AS ‘THE WEST ESSEX SD PARTNERSHIP’

All applications must be made through the UCAS Teacher Training website using the 'Apply' system.

The UCAS portal for applications to this partnership opens in October each year and you are able to view our training programmes now.

To find the list of programmes we offer, please click on the UCAS link below. In the 'search for a training provider' box search for us using the following lead school provider codes:

Davenant Foundation School or West Essex SD Partnership – 1OS

UCAS search for a training programme

It is essential that all applicants make contact with us for an initial visit to ensure that this route is the right one for you.

School experience is essential; therefore, if you have not done so already, we suggest you make contact with a local school or with us to arrange some observation experience for you.

DBS

An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS) is required for entry to Initial Teacher Training. We ask applicants to confirm that they agree to a check by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Entry requirements

To qualify for this school centered route you must have English and Maths GCSE (or equivalent) at grade C or above and a degree preferably in the subject you want to teach, however through our provider TES Institute we offer SKE (Subject Knowledge Enhancement), see our SKE menu.  You must have two references and you must have passed the English and Maths professional skills tests before a formal offer of a place on the training programme is made.

How we select:

The partnership will sift applications for eligibility (meeting the criteria) and a list will be drawn up.  All of the partnership schools will take part in a shortlisting process for each subject on offer and this will lead to interviews being held across all of the schools.

The Interview process will involve an observation of the candidate teaching a class for 30 minutes (at least) with advance notice of the topic, year group and ability of the children that they will be teaching.  There will be a written exercise and an interview lasting 30 minutes.

Staff from participating schools and TES Institute will be involved in the process which will be coordinated by Davenant Foundation School as the ‘Lead School’.   

• applicant must present original degree certificate and GCSE certificates (or equivalent) grade C or above passes in English, Maths and Science
• proof of ID and residency
• satisfactory references
• satisfactory health check and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
• applicant must pass the Professional Skills Tests in Literacy and Numeracy

All overseas qualifications will need to be verified by NARIC.