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School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) |
A School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) is a consortium of Primary and/or Secondary schools from the maintained or independent sectors in England. They have a commitment to providing a high quality training environment for tomorrow's teachers, an environment in which Students can learn from the enthusiasm and best practice of their professional colleagues.
A SCITT course is based in and run by schools and therefore offers a distinctive type of training. A feature of SCITT training is that, from day one, Students are in a school environment, which enables them to acquire quickly, the depth of knowledge and range of skills required for effective teaching. SCITT programmes allow you to be taught by experienced, practising teachers, tailored towards local teaching needs.
If you prefer to spend more time training in the classroom, putting theory into practice and gaining confidence through increased contact with the school environment, then a SCITT programme is a good option for you.
SCITT groups are accredited by the TDA to run courses of ITT for graduates leading to the award of QTS. These courses may also lead to a PGCE validated by a higher education institution. |
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High Force Education SCITT |
High Force Education is accredited by the TDA as a grade A provider for ITT and has an outstanding OFSTED. We offer QTS with a PGCE validated by Northumbria University at Newcastle as well as 60 credits towards a Masters qualification if you complete two modules at Masters Level.
The course is one academic year running from September to July. You will usually be based in one school from the consortium, the 'lead school', Green Lane C of E School while completing school placements and teaching practices at othern schools within the partneship.
High Force Education currently has 18 partnership schools spread across three local authorities of Darlington, Durham and North Yorkshire. Please see school ssection for furhte information on each school. |
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Funding
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| Your tuition fees and any other bursary or financial support depends on your status as a home, European Union (EU) or overseas student.
All grants and bursaries are subject to conditions and you are not guaranteed funding, but you may be eligible for financial support. |
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Tuition Fees |
If you are on a postgraduate initial teacher training (ITT) course, you will have to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees vary depending on the course and the higher education institution (HEI) or school-centred initial teacher training (SCITT) provider and increase in line with inflation on an annual basis.
The Office for Fair Access has approved High Force Education's tuition fee rate for the course year beginning September 20010 at £3290.
In 2010/11 students starting a full-time course will be eligible for maintenance support inlcuding a maintenance grant of upto £2,906 where the family income is less than £25,000 or a partial grant where the family income is less than £50,020. In addition maitneneace loans are availabel to support living costs with the maximum maintenance loans for a student living away from home outside London could be as much as £4,950 a year.
In addition High force Education offers a £675 Scholarship award paid in 3 installments of £225 over the three term course. An element of this scholarship is non means tested and therefore all students will receive £319, however the remaining proportion of the scholarship is paid to all students who fulfill the requirements of the course including; attendance and punctuality, meeting submission dates for assignments and completing audits. |
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TDA Bursary |
Eligible postgraduate initial teacher training (ITT) students are entitled to a £4,000 bursary while they train. It is a tax-free grant that is the equivalent of £100 a week. This is paid directly into your bank account by your ITT provider in nine monthly instalments of £444
To find out more about the financial incentives you may be eligible for, check the TDA website www.tda.gov.uk or to apply for any of the grants or loans available visit the Directgov student finance getting start website.
To find out more about school teachers' pay and conditions, go to the teachernet website.
For more information about financial help while you train, use the 'Contact Us' form. |
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