Initial Teacher Training
Elston Hall Learning Trust have vast experience in Initial Teacher Training and are proud of our achievements in turning inexperienced trainees into outstanding teachers and leaders of the future. Many of our trainees now hold positions in middle and senior leadership roles across our Trust. It is expected that trainees will go on to work within their host school, although there is no absolute guarantee of employment. All our previous School Direct Trainees who have completed the course have achieved employment at the end of their training year.
About the Course
Throughout your training you will be supported by a school-based mentor and be part of bespoke learning communities. We believe that investing in people’s training is vital to those people becoming the outstanding teachers that we need in the Teaching profession. Our trainees really appreciate the one to one guidance they get from their mentors, Trust year group teams and their schools. They enjoy meeting the other trainees across the Trust where they take part in professional meetings, as well as having the chance to reflect on their experiences within their teaching practice.
You will have sessions delivered at our linked universities (Wolverhampton & University of Birmingham) where you will explore different pedagogical ideas and learn different techniques to practise back in the classroom.
You will receive regular feedback on your teaching practice with support and guidance on how to plan and deliver lessons, as well as improving your practice within the lesson.
We are committed to delivering outstanding ITT provision. We believe that through School Direct and Teaching Apprenticeship programmes, we are recruiting the best teachers in order to improve the educational opportunities for pupils. Working closely with the University of Wolverhampton and Birmingham University, we continually expand our ITT opportunities and enhance the quality of our programmes through regular review and consultation. The partnerships continue to grow from strength to strength.
We offer three routes into teaching:
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School Direct Tuition Fee route
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Salaried School Direct route
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Apprenticeship in Teaching route
Working in Partnership
Elston Hall Learning Trust works in close partnership with the University of Wolverhampton and Birmingham University to recruit ITT trainees for the Trust. These close partnerships have proven many successful years of collaborative working and Elston Hall Learning Trust have an excellent reputation of recruitment for previous NQTs/ECTs, following successful teaching placements.
All schools that participate in the partnership are within the Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire region. Elston Hall Learning Trust works closely with the Universities to recruit trainees and deliver Continuous Professional Development to professionals across the city and beyond. Trainees are extremely well supported by their School Mentors, and the Trust have a commendable previous success rate of Newly Qualified Teachers and Early Career Teachers successfully completing their induction periods. Working within this partnership gives Trainees the opportunity to experience a wide variety of settings across the city, from one form entry schools, to schools with 700+ pupils. Elston Hall Learning Trust has a strong reputation of ‘growing their own leaders’ with many previous NQTs/ECTs now in middle and senior management positions.
The Partnership between EHLT and the Universities will ensure:
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an outstanding academic and 'hands-on' school-based experience in a variety of educational settings is delivered
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a bespoke training package for each trainee is provided
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trainee teachers are included in all aspects of the life of the school
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employment at the end of the training where suitable vacancies arise, or assist with gainful employment
We are proud of how many teachers we train remain in the profession and are making a real difference in schools across the city, impacting on the lives of children.
To find out further information on the requirements for each of these routes into Teaching via the Elston Hall Learning Trust, then please click here for the courses we offer
To learn more about the school-led routes into teaching, visit ‘Apply’: https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-teacher-training and the University of Wolverhampton Institute of Education websites.
