Applications
Application to the School Direct route
From September 2021 application will be via DfE Apply. In the first instance you can apply to 3 different providers, have 3 interviews and potentially 3 offers before you need to make a final decision about which provider you will join.
https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-teacher-training
Improve your subject knowledge – Get Into Teaching
The Next Steps…
| Step | Description |
| 1. | Visit North East Schools Teaching Alliance – Contact Nicki Smith to arrange a chat to see if North East Schools Teaching Alliance is the right provider for you. |
| 2. | Apply via DfE Apply website – from mid-October |
| 3. | Find North East Schools Teaching Alliance on DfE Apply website |
| 4. | Complete Your Application |
| 5. | North East Schools Teaching Alliance shortlist applicants |
| 6. | Attend Interview – which will include: introduction, time in a classroom supporting students, discussion of a pre-planned lesson/resources with interview panel, interview questions. |
| 7. | Offers made – Conditional on meeting criteria |
| 8. | Offers Accepted |
| 9. | Attend Northumbria University Welcome Session – early July |
| 10. | North East Schools Teaching Alliance Induction Day – Late August |
| 11. | Course Commences – Start of September |
| 12. | Course Concludes – June. Successful trainees qualify with a PGCE with QTS |
| 13. | Northumbria Graduation / North East Schools Teaching Alliance Celebration Event – July |
| 14. | Start Job as an ECT on a starting salary of approximately £24k – September |
