WTSA School Direct PGCE

School Direct PGCE | SECONDARY

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Why choose us?

Weatherhead Teaching School Alliance (WTSA) are an alliance of Secondary and Secondary Specialist Schools across the Wirral where you can train to teach in local schools and learn from outstanding teachers.

We offer: ● A school-based bespoke School Direct teacher training programme, delivered in partnership with LJMU leading to PGCE with QTS qualification and 60 Master’s Level credits ● P GCE courses in a variety of subject specialisms are available across our partner schools in the WTSA ● P lacements in Wirral schools with high-quality mentoring and personalised academic and pastoral support.

Partner Secondary Schools Birkenhead High School Academy Clare Mount Specialist Sports College The Mosslands School Weatherhead High School West Kirby Grammar School Wirral Grammar School for Girls

What our trainees say…

I felt like a member of staff being in school from day one. The programme allows you to focus on teaching Chloe

Thank you for all your support and for making my dream a reality Charlotte

Lots of professional training opportunities and school-based experience Jessica

I have felt thoroughly supported all year and I am so pleased I chose this route over traditional university-based training Aimee

Great sense of community and support to get me through a tough training year!

Jason

I would recommend WTSA for School Direct – great support and outstanding mentors. Great to be in a school from the start of course Stephanie

The research-led training sessions at WTSA are great and help to widen our understanding of current educational ideas Natalie

Good support all round, I knew which school I was going to at the start, and great relationships with other trainees Rob

For full information visit: www.weatherheadhigh.co.uk/school-direct Tel: 0 151 631 4415 (Mrs Tanya Jordan) 0151 631 4400 ext. 265 (Dr Debbie Moore) Email: schooldirectPGCE@weatherheadhigh.co.uk

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Train to Teach Why Choose Our School Direct PGCE?

TEACHING Gradual introduction to teaching through an initial period of observation before starting to teach in the classroom

COMMUNITY Participate as an active member of the school from the first day, building relationships with students and colleagues

SUPPORT Receive academic and pastoral support from our School Direct Team throughout the year

TRAINING High-quality bespoke school-based training sessions to cover all your training needs, delivered by our alliance partner schools INSPIRE A GENERATION AND DEVELOP YOUNG MINDS