East London Teaching School Hub work closely with local school-based primary Initial Teacher Training providers, who are experts in delivering well-rounded and high-quality development programmes for primary school educators.
Working collegiately, for the betterment of all students, remains at the heart of our approach. All of our strategic partners have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of how to help trainee teachers to meet the specific needs of working in an inner-city context.
LETTA Trust’s values, of innovation, aspiration, generosity and equality, underpin how they work together and support their decision-making. LETTA offers both fee paying and salaried apprenticeship courses for the 3-7 and 5-11 age phases. They also offer a SEND specialism for all age phases, including 7-14, and a maths specialism.
Facilitators leading centre-based training are selected for their subject knowledge and excellent level of engagement with trainees. They include well known writers, researchers and consultants. The content is delivered through a combination of face-to-face training, live webinars, school visits, online study tasks, projects and school-based practice in four settings.
They can offer trainees the opportunity to be creative and innovative. LETTA include a science residential and links with local theatres, arts organisations and museums. Trainees’ wellbeing is important to them, so they offer a varied package of support from informal to formal specialist help and advice. They also have a mentor training programme which supports mentors in their role.
Alongside centre-based training, trainees’ study for their PGCE with 60 Masters credits. This is led by tutors from Sheffield Hallam University (SHU).
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The HTSA offer a salaried postgraduate teaching apprenticeship with a placement in one of their alliance schools, leading to Qualified Teacher Status and a PGCE. Their high retention of teachers is based on the reputation for excellence in Initial Teacher Training, and many of their former trainees are now successful teachers in their schools. The schools in their network are diverse, and carefully match trainees with their placement school to ensure a successful fit, as well as great outcomes for each trainee and for the class they are placed in.
As well as gaining invaluable experience in the classroom, apprentices are supported by knowledgeable experts from within the schools who mentor them through the course. The apprenticeship is a school-led, employment-based route, meaning trainees earn the inner London unqualified teacher salary during training. There are no tuition fees to pay, as they are met by the apprenticeship levy.
They offer a supportive local network led by specialists with expertise in teacher development, and the opportunity to access additional high-quality professional development through a tailor-made HTSA training programme. This is designed to complement the course elements led by their partner university, London Metropolitan University.
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PAITT have 150 teachers across eight primary schools in Hackney with almost a third of them having trained as student teachers with PAITT.
They train teachers for the profession, not just for the individual school, but find many stay with them growing as both excellent practitioners and leaders. PAITT have long been a close partner of the Institute of Education – UCL offering the School Direct Tuition Fee route, and are also partnered with London Metropolitan University for the Post Graduate Apprenticeship Programme.
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East London Teaching School Hub coordinates City Excellence in Teaching, a partnership of secondary schools in East London, who work collaboratively to ensure that trainees across our schools benefit from challenging, varied and engaging opportunities that enhance the initial teacher training programme they are completing.
To learn more about our work please contact ITT@eastlondontsh.org
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Mulberry School for Girls is part of the Mulberry Schools Trust which is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (Company No. 10035860).
Company’s registered office: Mulberry Schools Trust, Richard Street, Commercial Road, London E1 2JP.
