Teacher Training | Warden Park Secondary Academy

OUR TEACHERS WHO HAVE TRAINED AT WARDEN PARK

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When did you start working at Warden Park Secondary Academy?

I started working at Warden Park in 2021 as a teaching assistant. I underwent my training the following year (with Warden Park as my main placement), and started as an English teacher in 2023.

What is your role at Warden Park Secondary Academy?

I am an English teacher and Form Tutor.

What do you remember about how you were supported by the mentoring and induction programme at Warden Park Secondary Academy?

My department was incredibly supportive, always offering resources, advice and encouragement. I instantly was treated as a colleague and was in no way overlooked or treated as ‘just the trainee’. Similarly, the induction support I received from the Professional Tutor was incredible, as she not only guided us through our training but prioritised supporting our wellbeing during the process.

Why should someone choose to train to be a teacher at Warden Park Secondary Academy?

All members of staff are incredibly welcoming and willing to help you with anything, be it navigating the school or how to use the photocopier. The support and understanding from those facilitating training and senior leadership is fantastic.

Mr Longman

ECT to English teacher and pedagogical excellence.

Click here to read Mr Longman's story.

Ms Bithell

Trainee to stand out Science teacher and Deputy Head of Community.

Click here to read Ms Bithell's story.

Mr Allen

Trainee to Humanities expert.

Click here to read Mr Allen's story.

UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING INTERNSHIPS

We are involved in offering places for paid internships for undergraduates in maths, physics, chemistry, modern foreign languages or computing who are thinking about teaching as a career. You can find out more about the scheme here.

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Train to Teach in Sussex with outstanding ITT provider Xavier Teach Southeast in partnership with Bosco Sussex

With applications opening soon, you can now start searching for postgraduate teacher training courses starting in 2024.

Take a moment to flick through XTSE's prospectus here then watch this 1-minute video on how to make an application for one of their courses here.

Prefer to find out more first? Attend one of the following up-coming events:

Wednesday 11^th October 11am: Online information event. Join using this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83776497445

Wednesday 8^th November 9.30-11.00am: SCITT Information event @ Salesian school, Chertsey. Register here: https://forms.office.com/e/waYe6E454Q

Follow XTSE on social media to find out about more events, or just pick up the phone today to the Xavier Teach SouthEast team on 01932 578 682 or email tseinfo@xaviercet.org.uk

We are always interested to hear from anyone in our local communities who is considering a career in Teaching.

This includes those who have recently graduated, returners and career changers. There is a wealth of information on our website about teacher training and we have recently added a link to NOWTEACH which is an organsiation that specifically supports career changers who want to teach.

https://nowteach.org.uk/already-found-your-place/

AN INVITATION TO VISIT OUR ACADAMIES

If you would prefer a shorter informal visit or conversation in the first instance, then please contact:

nsimmons@wardenpark.co.uk. Nikki Simmons Deputy Headteacher Warden Park Secondary Academy

msears@northlandswood.co.uk Mark Sears Headteacher Northlands Wood Primary Academy

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT TEACHER TRAINING

The Get into Teaching website offers lots of very useful advice, gives information about recruitment events and offers potential applicants access to an advisor.

Book here for Get into Teaching events.

You can also book a whole day School Experience visit to Warden Park Secondary Academy through the Get School experience site. This service is not available for Primary Schools but you can contact our Primary Academies to arrange an informal visit. Please refer to useful contacts section at the top of this page.

POSTGRADUATE TEACHER TRAINING COURSES

You can find details of postgraduate teacher training courses here and to locate those run by Sussex Learning Trust schools then search using the postcode RH17 5DP.

School Direct (SD) and PGCE at Warden Park Secondary Academy

As in previous years we will be offering school direct places at Warden Park Secondary Academy and we also expect to be able to host PGCE trainees from September 2022.

Our School Direct partners are the BOSCO Teaching School alliance and the University of Sussex. With School Direct prospective trainees apply to the school they would like to train in and that school then considers (along with the University) their application. If successful this leads to a SD place on the PGCE. As the host school and therefore main placement is known in advance there will be opportunities for the trainee to engage with and form a relationship with that school ahead of their training e.g. attending September INSET days.

To apply for SD please follow the link above to the BOSCO site. If you have any questions about School Direct then please contact Nikki Simmons nsimmons@wardenpark.co.uk

The SCITT route described on these pages is an alternative to School Direct and PGCE that we are also offering from September 2022.