Entry Requirements
To be accepted onto the course you will need:
- a honours degree with a significant element of the subject that you wish to teach
- advanced level qualifications (or equivalent experience) in the subject you wish to teach
- GCSE grade C or above in English and mathematics (or equivalent)
- the ability to read effectively and communicate clearly and accurately in spoken and written standard English
- a good state of physical and mental fitness
- confirmation that you have not been excluded from teaching nor from working with children, nor have been registered with the Criminal Records Bureau as unfit for working with children or young persons
- the suitable personal and intellectual qualities required for teaching in secondary schools
It is beneficial that you also have:
- recent experience working with secondary-age children
- recent experience of your subject in a secondary school
- experience as a trainer / teacher / mentor to others
- a basic level of ICT skills and experience
Science applicants will need to be able to demonstrate that they have adequate subject knowledge in biology, chemistry and physics. This may be evidenced by advanced level or higher level study or by additional experience. Quality applicants without sufficient physics subject knowledge may be accepted onto the course, on the condition that they satisfactorily complete a six-month Physics Enhancement Course before the PGCE course. More information about these courses can be found at www.teach.gov.uk
Leeds SCITT welcomes applications from all members of the local community. We recognise the under-representation of certain groups in the teaching profession and so particularly encourage applications from diverse backgrounds.
We are partners of the "Teachers for the 21st Century" (TC21) project. This is a Teacher-Training Agency funded project that can offer support to ethnic-minority applicants to teacher-training courses. For further information please see their website www.tc21.org.uk
