Secondary
Our primary and secondary programmes have children and young people's best interests at heart.
Our secondary programme is designed to ensure the curriculum is ambitious and exceptional in quality. It is carefully sequenced to ensure trainees have the foundational building blocks and understanding in place to enable them to be successful and highly effective teachers. A highly skilled and dedicated cohort lead supports and guides trainee learning and development across the year. They form one part of an 'exceptional team around the trainee' (Ofsted) designed to ensure trainees receive a highly personalised programme and experience in line with individual needs.
The carefully designed central curriculum is delivered through a weekly professional studies session. Trainees learn foundational knowledge, pedagogies and skills and engage with current research. Additionally, secondary trainees develop comprehensive subject knowledge and subject-specific teaching through Expert Subject Mentor training sessions. These two elements of the training programme ensure that all secondary trainees develop the necessary knowledge, skills and behaviours to plan and deliver highly effective lessons for all pupils, including those with additional needs and/or disabilities as well as those who speak English as an additional language (EAL).
Our secondary programmes are offered in the subjects listed below. There is no limit to the number of trainees we can take in each subject, although not every partner school will be able to support a trainee in every subject listed.
Secondary subjects offered in the 11–16 age range:
| Art and Design | Food Technology (DT) | Physical Education (PE) |
| Computing | Geography | Religious Education (RE) |
| Dance | History | Science – Biology |
| Design and Technology (DT) | Maths | Science – Chemistry |
| Drama | Modern Languages | Science – Physics |
| English | Music |
Additional secondary subjects offered in the 14–19 age range:
| Business studies | Economics | Media Studies |
| Social Sciences |
All trainees on our secondary programmes have the experience of teaching across two key stages (KS3 and 4 or KS4 and 5) and across two contrasting school placements.
Modern Languages candidates will train in two languages (French, German/Spanish). They must hold a degree in their main language and demonstrate knowledge of the second e.g. A Level GCSE or native speaker.
PE, Dance and Drama applicants will be expected to train in a second subject to increase their employability. Applicants must hold an A level at grade C or above in a curriculum subject.
'Learning on the job, in a school with your own class is the best way to get a real feel for how you can become the best teacher you can be. This, coupled with the excellent lectures provided by a range of specialists, helps support your development. Most importantly, when there are areas where you need support (and that’s inevitable!), the SCITT team is above and beyond supportive, both emotionally and practically, meaning that at no point do you feel like you are on your own.'
Matthew Maslin – SCITT Trainee