IMPORTANT UPDATES

Thank you for your interest in the MSC Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP).


As you may be aware, all GTP providers are still waiting to hear from the Government confirmation of numbers of GTP places for 2012/13 and details of funding that will be provided.
At present, high achieving graduates (first class honours and 2:1 classification of degree) will be given priority for funding as will career changes. Maths, physics, chemistry, MFL, design technology and ICT appear to be the favoured funded subjects.
The MSC have begun preliminary selection procedures and will be ready to contact cadidates once we have further information from the Government.



Thank you for your patience. Please continue to check the MSC website for updates.


 

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The Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP) provides an employment based route into teaching, with trainees achieving Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). The Mid Somerset Consortium for Initial Teacher Training, established in 2004, is committed to recruiting and training new secondary school teachers capable of working at a high professional standard. Originally targeted at graduates in the Somerset area who want to follow a teacher training programme, though have difficulty due to the lack of a university in Somerset.

The MSC aims to train secondary teachers in most subject areas, though particularly in shortage subjects like maths, physics and chemistry. The programme that trainees follow ensures that they are equipped to meet the ever increasing demands of classroom practitioners. The course involves working in a main placement school for an academic year. Each trainee follows a carefully designed individual professional development programme provided by the consortium.

The training programmes that the MSC provides will also ensure the continuous development of professionals already working in schools. The staff involved within the programme will be kept up to date with Leading Edge Practice and become increasingly reflective classroom practitioners.

The Graduate Teacher Training Programme is designed to allow graduates to achieve Qualified Teacher Status in one academic year.

Working in a school as an unqualified teacher you follow an individualised training plan enabling you to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). Once you have QTS, you can work as a qualified teacher in any maintained school in England.

The MSC works solely with secondary schools.

We are now taking applications for September 2012. You will need to visit the Training and Development Agency (TDA) website at www.tda.gov.uk

Partner schools/colleges involved with the training are Crispin School, St Dunstan’s School, Huish Episcopi Academy, The Blue School, Castle School, Chilton Trinity School, Stanchester School, Hugh Sexey School, Taunton Academy, Gillingham School, Backwell School and Hayesfield School.

The 3 Categories of requirements are:
1) Maths, Physics & Chemistry
2) Science, Biology, Design Technology, Modern Foreign Languages
3) All other subjects
50% of our placements are from Category 1

Partnership Manager :    Mrs Pam Brown
Administrator:                  Mrs Louise Higgins

Address: Crispin School, Church Road, Street, Somerset, BA16 0AD
Tel: 01458 449418
Fax: 01458 447955
Email: midsc@crispin.somerset.sch.uk