Routes into teaching
- Teacher taster courses
- Undergraduate route
- Postgraduate route
- Graduate and registered teaching programme
- Fast track
Teacher taster courses
Taster courses are short courses for people considering becoming a teacher which are designed to provide participants with some experience of what it means to be a teacher and an insight into what life in the classroom is all about.
We run taster courses with neighbouring boroughs which normally last four days, two of which will be spent in a school.
There are courses for different subjects and phases with many aiming to attract participants from groups currently under represented in teaching.
Applications for taster courses are made through the teacher training agency. Call 0845 600 0991 for more information.
See teacher taster courses information in the external links section below.
|Back to topUndergraduate route
To gain entry to a university based undergraduate course requires at least two A levels or equivalent with at least one being in a national curriculum subject.
Most courses are for primary teaching but there are also some undergraduate secondary programmes.
Full-time courses last three or four years. If you have already completed one year of full-time higher education, you may be suited to a two year course in order to gain qualified teacher status (QTS).
See Undergraduate Route information in the external links section below.
|Back to topPostgraduate route
The PGCE (postgraduate Certificate in Education) offers graduates the opportunity to train to become a teacher.
It is normally a year long university based course involving placements in schools throughout the year.
See postgraduate route information in the external links section below.
|Back to topGraduate and registered teaching programme (GRTP)
The GTP is for people who have a UK degree or an equivalent qualification and the RTP is for people who have completed two years of higher education (or equivalent) to qualify as a teacher while employed in a school.
Entry is competitive with places going to the best applications in each of the teacher training agencies (TTA), and priority categories.
People who want to train through the GRTP need to find a school willing to employ them as an unqualified graduate or registered teacher.
Some schools and local authorities have set up partnerships to help.
The organisation that takes responsibility for the training is called the recommending body (RB) for the trainee. The RB may be:
- A school
- An initial teacher training (ITT) provider
- A local education authority (LEA)
- Another organisation with ITT experience
- A combination of these organisations.
The recommended body is responsible for designing a training plan, supervising the delivery of the training, and arranging the trainee’s final assessment against the QTS standards.
For us, the GRTP is run by the north London consortium which represents north London training providers and LEAs.
Tel 020 8411 4602
Email lonoco@mdx.ac.uk.
See graduate teacher programme information and the registered teacher programme information in the external links section below.
You can download the graduate teachers programme information and the registered teacher programme in the attached files section below.
|Back to topFast track
The fast track programme is an accelerated development programme towards leadership positions in education.
See fast track website in the external links section below.
|Back to topFurther information
Recruitment and Retention Team
4th Floor
48 Station Road
Wood Green
N22 7TY
Tel 020 8489 5932 (24 hr voicemail)
Fax 020 8489 3664
Email teaching@haringey.gov.uk.
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| the registered teacher programme- information for candidates.pdf | 386K | |
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Useful External Links
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- Teacher Taster Courses information
- Undergraduate Route information
- Postgraduate Route information
- Graduate teacher programme information
- Registered teacher programme information
- Fast Track website
Update MePage Last Updated: 17 September 2008
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