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School Direct is a new route into teaching. Whether you have just finished a degree, or have been working in a career for many years School Direct offers a brilliant teacher training opportunity. You will be based in one school, learning on the job with and alongside outstanding practitioners. Successful completion of a School Direct course with the East Kent Learning Alliance (EKLA ) will lead to the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

THERE ARE TWO SCHOOL DIRECT ROUTES TO CHOOSE FROM

• School Direct Salaried: This is an employment-based route for high-quality experienced graduates with at least three years’ work experience (to be completed primarily before undertaking a degree or after graduating; not whilst studying for a degree).  Colleagues will earn a salary while they train.
• School Direct non salaried: This is aimed at high-quality graduates who want to be part of a school team from day one. Trainees will be pay their own fees, but may be eligible for a bursary of up to £30,000 to support them while they train

EKLA AND SCHOOL DIRECT

The East Kent Learning Alliance (EKLA) is a Teaching School, comprising of a partnership of secondary and primary schools, that is engaging with schools and accredited providers to recruit high quality trainees and to providing a rich training programme.  EKLA is committed to helping improve the lives of the young people that it serves in East Kent and believes that the recruitment and development of the workforce of the future will help us to achieve this aim.

ADVANTAGES OF APPLYING FOR SCHOOL DIRECT WITH EKLA

• Partner school have a strong tradition of highly successful ITT
• Very experienced school based mentors
• Strong relationship with training providers
• Track record of talent management and succession planning for colleagues who have completed ITT
• Collaborative working
• Joint Professional Studies
• Range of placements
• Inter school visits
• Networks and support
• Potential Employment with a school in the EKLA area

THE EKLA SCHOOL DIRECT PROGRAMME

We are working in partnership with an accredited body, Canterbury Christ Church University and all successful applicants will be enrolled as CCCU students.  EKLA will be offering the following elements of the programme:

• Professional studies based at EKLA partnership schools
• Subject studies with input from subject leaders & experts from across the alliance
• School placements in differing contexts across the alliance.
• Networking opportunities with trainees at other schools.

EKLA ARE LOOKING FOR GRADUATES WITH:

• a commitment to working with young people
• good communication skills
• a fascination with the learning process
• a love of their subject
• the ability to motivate and enthuse
• a desire to make a difference

SCHOOL DIRECT PLACES WITH EKLA 2017-18

School	Salaried Places	Non-salaried Places
Blean Primary School		Primary General Primary General
Canterbury High School	English Maths Chemistry	Art Business Studies PE Music
Canterbury Primary School	Primary General
Capel-Le-Ferne Primary School		Primary General
Chartham Primary School		Primary Gemeral
Chatham & Clarendon House Grammar School		MFL (Spanish) PE Maths Physics Chemistry
Chilton Academy Primary School		Primary General Primary General
Christ Church CE Junior School	Primary General Primary General
Dane Court Grammar School		Art MFL English Maths Chemistry
Hartsdown Academy	English Maths Maths Physics
Herne Bay High School	English Maths	Geography PE Religious Education Music MFL (French) Art
Herne Bay Junior School		Primary General Primary General
Joy Lane Primary School	Primary General Primary General
King Ethelbert School	Maths	MFL (Spanish) Chemistry English Geography Physics History Maths
Lydden Primary School		Primary General
Newington Primary School	Primary General Primary General
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School	Maths Design Technology MFL (Spanish) Biology	PE Physics
River Primary School		Primary General  Primary General
Royal Harbour Academy	English Maths Physics Chemistry History Design Technology Art Religious Education Music Computing	English Maths Physics Chemistry PE Design Technology Art Religious Education Music Computing
St Anselm's Catholic School	English
St Crispins Infant School		Primary General
St Georges CEP School Sheppy	General Primary
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School		Primary General
St Nicholas At Wade CE Primary School		Primary General
St Stephen's Infant School		Primary General
Upton Junior School	Primary General	Primary General
White Cliffs Primary School		Primary General

ELIGIBILITY

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS WILL YOU NEED?

Degree

• You must have a UK university degree or a recognised equivalent qualification of a minimum award of 2:2, with honours.   Your degree must be completed before commencement of your training place.  For applicants with a higher degree (Masters, MBA or Doctorate) you must also have a first degree.
• All secondary Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science and MFL candidates who do not have a degree in the subject they want to train to teach, will be required to undertake a subject knowledge enhancement course (SKE).  Any offer of a place on the School Direct programme will be conditional on completion of an SKE course.  Further information can be found below and at http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/train-to-teach/subject-knowledge-enhancement.aspx

GCSEs

• To train as a teacher on any programme you must achieve a standard equivalent to a grade C in GCSE English and Mathematics. If you want to teach primary or key stage 2/3 (ages 7 to 14), you must also have achieved a standard equivalent to a grade C in a Science GCSE.

Overseas Qualifications

• NARIC equivalency certificates are required for any degree or school qualifications gained outside the United Kingdom

Work Experience - Salaried Route

• To apply for the salaried route you must have at least 3 years full time work experience. This must not be undertaken whilst completing your degree. Less than 3 years experience would be considered from exceptional applicants, particularly for those applying for priority subjects.

GCSE EQUIVALENCY TESTS

For details about the equivalency test please see link below. 

http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/admissions/gcse-equivalency-tests/gcse-equivalency-tests.aspx

QTS SKILLS TESTS

Applicants to all ITT courses will be required to pass QTS skills tests before starting their course. Applicants can register for the skills tests  once they have submitted their application. We strongly advise applicants to take the tests as soon as possible after submitting an application.

You will find information on:

http://sta.education.gov.uk/ 

Booking a skills test:

www.skillstestbooking.com/sta-web/registration?execution=e1s1

SECONDARY SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE ENHANCEMENT (SKE)

All candidates for secondary Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science and MFL who do not have a degree in the subject they want to train to teach, will be required to undertake a subject knowledge enhancement course (SKE).  These are run by Canterbury Christ Church University for free, details of which can be found at  http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/train-to-teach/subject-knowledge-enhancement.asp

• The SKE is free to candidates (you do not have to pay a fee) if it is made a condition of your offer of a teacher training place
• If a student enrols on the SKE before the end of March they may also get a bursary to support their study
• The course is not "pass / fail" it is a "complete / not complete" programme
• The SKE is entirely distance learning, there is no need to attend any sessions in Canterbury.  Materials are accessed via Blackboard and tutorials are accessed remotely via the Internet.
• The SKE materials are focussed in the main on personal subject knowledge
• If a candidate goes on to an ITE place with CCCU after undertaking their SKE they retain access to the materials throughout their training year, which means they can use them to support their subject knowledge development through the training year as well.

Clearance from the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB)

We have a duty to protect children and vulnerable adults. If you are offered a place on the School Direct programme, you will be asked to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure certificate from the CRB as a requirement of entry to the course. This document will contain details of any cautions, convictions, reprimands, warnings or bindovers recorded against your name (even where they would ordinarily be considered spent) or confirm that you have none. It will allow us to make an assessment of your suitability for access to these vulnerable groups.

INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS

Applicants who do not hold a UK or EU passport might not be eligible for funding.  International students not holding an EU or UK passport are only eligible for Salaried School Direct places.  Applicants must hold the relevant work visa.

FUNDING

The funding available to you will depend upon which School Direct route and which subject you choose.  It is also affected by what degree you hold.

School Direct Salaried:  You will be paid a salary by the school in which you train. This salary will be in line with the unqualified teacher pay ranges - UQ1 (£16,461 for 2016). You will not need to pay fees to cover the cost of your qualified teacher status (QTS) award. You will not be eligible for a training bursary.

School Direct non salaried:  You could be eligible for a tax-free bursary of up to £30,000, depending on the subject you want to teach and the degree class that you hold. You will need to pay tuition fees to cover the cost of your course.

Non-Supported Trainees – Self Funded

When is a trainee fundable by NCTL?

Where they are able to access student support i.e. assessed as ‘home or EU status’ for the purpose of assessing tuition fee status or are home or overseas/international School Direct Salaried trainees on an allocated place and employed in a state maintained school in a priority subject. All trainees that are able to access student support will be assessed as fundable by NCTL whether they draw down the support or not.

When are they not fundable by NCTL?

Where they are assessed as ‘overseas or international’ for the purpose of assessing tuition fees status, or are School Direct Salaried Trainees (home or overseas) on a non-allocated place or undertaking a lower priority, (non NCTL funded) subject and/or employed at a Private School.

Tuition Fee Routes

Scholarships

Scholarships are available in physics, Secondary mathematics, computing, chemistry, geography, modern foreign languages for trainees who are starting their training in the 2017/18 academic year. These prestigious awards are aimed at high quality graduates with a 2:1 and above, who are passionate about their subject and have the potential to be inspirational teachers.

Subject		Amount
Physics  - 2:1 or first	£30,000
Secondary mathematics, computing, chemistry, geography, modern foreign languages – 2:1 or first	£27,500

Graduates with a 2:1 and above, who are passionate about their subject and have the potential to be inspirational teachers can apply for a scholarship with the appropriate professional body. As well as the financial award, scholars will receive a package of additional benefits provided by the professional bodies.

Trainees with a 2:2 may be awarded a scholarship in exceptional circumstances, if they have significant relevant experience.

Trainees awarded a scholarship cannot receive a bursary. Trainees who aren’t awarded a scholarship are eligible for a standard bursary.

Bursaries

 

Eligibility 2017 to 2018 (1)	Trainee with 1st/PhD	2:1/Master’s	2:2	Other
Physics	£30,000	£25,000	£25,000	£0
Secondary mathematics, classics, computing, geography, modern foreign languages	£25,000	£25,000	£25,000	£0
Chemistry	£25,000	£20,000	£20,000	£0
Biology	£15,000	£12,000	£10,000	£0
Design and technology	£12,000	£9,000	£0	£0
English	£9,000	£9,000	£0	£0
History, music, religious education	£9,000	£4,000	£0	£0
Primary mathematics (2)	£6,000	£6,000	£6,000	£0
Primary	£3,000	£0	£0	£0

 

1. Applicants with a degree from outside the UK should refer to the equivalency table to see if their degree is likely to attract a bursary, or should consult their chosen training provider.
2. Trainee teachers on primary mathematics courses, with at least a B at A level in mathematics (or equivalent), will be eligible for a bursary of £6,000.

UNDERGRADUATE BURSARY

A training bursary for final year undergraduates of £9,000 is available for trainees on courses in secondary mathematics and physics that lead to qualified teacher status (QTS). The bursary is available to undergraduate trainees who enrol on a QTS course starting in the 2017 to 2018 academic year, and is payable in the final year of their course.

The same £9,000 training bursary is available to trainees on an opt-in secondary undergraduate mathematics, physics, computing or modern foreign language course that leads to QTS. The bursary is available to undergraduate trainees who enrol on a QTS course in the 2017 to 2018 academic year, and is payable in the final year of their course.

For both of these courses, trainees who are on a 4-year undergraduate course that leads to the award of QTS and that also leads to the award of a Master’s degree receive a £9,000 bursary in both the third and fourth years of their course.

More information and guidance on the bursaries can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/funding-initial-teacher-training-itt-academic-year-2017-to-18

HOW TO APPLY

Please follow this link for detailed information:http://www.ucas.com/how-it-all-works/teacher-training

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