Training to Teach

Teacher Training

At Northgate High School we have been supporting PGCE students extremely successfully for many years. Our CPD provision was highly praised in our most recent Ofsted report, and we have enthusiastic and highly experienced staff who value the process of mentoring students through their journey towards becoming excellent teachers. We currently have several staff who run workshops for a range of ITT providers and a UPR Group that focusses specifically on mentoring Early Career Teachers.

DfE Undergraduate Paid Teaching Internship Opportunity

DfE Undergraduate Paid Teaching Internship Opportunity

Are you thinking about teaching Chemistry, Computing, Maths, Physics, German or French? Would you like to be paid £1,275 to take part in a three-week teaching internship this summer?

We have a limited number of internships on offer. You will work in school with our young people, be mentored by expert teachers and be given support after the course to help you to apply to a teacher training course.

The internship will run from Monday 16^th June to Friday 4^th July 2025. The deadline to submit the application is Monday 24^th February 2025. We may close applications before this date if the places are filled.

Online Interviews will be held during the week beginning 10th March 2025 and places will be offered during the week beginning 17th March 2025. You will need to accept your place before Wednesday 26th March 2025. You will then need to complete a DBS check within school.

Further information and the link to the application form can be found below.

DFE TEACHING INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME SUMMER 2025

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DfE Get School Experience

Many training programmes require applicants to have some classroom experience before they are accepted onto a PGCE training course. Northgate High School offers an opportunity to observe lessons for a day in order to get a taste of life as a teacher with our School Experience Programme.

During your day with us you will have the opportunity to:

Observe teaching in a specialist subject
Talk to teachers about day-to-day school life
Talk to our experienced Professional Development Tutor about routes into teaching
Watch a range of lessons and age groups being taught
Meet other potential trainees
Meet PGCE trainees who are in school at the time

If you are interested in attending one of our School Experience Days, please sign up with the DfE. Get School Experience programme by clicking the link here and searching using the school postcode IP4 3DL.

You will then be contacted with full details closer to the time by Miss Mary Hallett, Professional Development Tutor, who coordinates the programme.

The dates available are:

Mon 30^th Sept 2024
Fri 29^th Nov 2024
Mon 27^th Jan 2025
Fri 21^st Mar 2025
Fri 9^th May 2025
Mon 9^th June 2025 (English, Maths and Science only)

Each day will be available on the DfE website 40 days in advance and admissions close 10 days before the date. The day will start at 8.25am and will finish by 4pm at the latest.
There is a limit of two applicants per subject area for each day.

Teacher Training Links at Northgate High School

We are proud to work closely with three different teacher training providers and trainee teachers benefit from a very experienced Professional Tutor, skilled Mentors and several Course Tutors. Our three main provider links are EAST SCITT, Suffolk and Norfolk SCITT (to be known as NESTT from September 2024) and the UEA.