Proudly serving the districts of East Staffordshire, Cannock, Lichfield, Tamworth, North Warwickshire, Nuneaton and Bedworth.
The John Taylor SCITT has provided high-quality teacher training since 2015. We offer full-time and part-time programmes for Primary and 9 Secondary subject routes into teaching. For further information, please click below.
At the Teaching School Hub, we have been offering our AB services to schools since 2016, working annually with over 350 ECTs. We take care of registration and induction and provide informal support and guidance to many schools and ECTs.
The ECF is a statutory 2-year induction and entitlement for all Early Career Teachers, ensuring that they have continued support and professional development. The ECF builds on and complements ITT.
CPD will be high-quality and evidence-based focusing on developing high-quality teaching across the hub area. It is complementary to ITT, ECF and NPQ content and underpinned by the Standard for Teachers’ Professional Development.
The John Taylor Teaching School Hub is part of the John Taylor Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) and is based at John Taylor High School, near Burton on Trent – a school with a sustained and proud record of excellent outcomes for all learners.
As a former Teaching School, a current EEF Research School, an accredited SCITT provider and Teaching School Hub we have strong track record and reputation for high-quality professional development and support for teachers and leaders.
We look forward to working in partnership with all schools and providers to meet the professional development needs of colleagues at all career stages.
If you want further information or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to use the contact form below or pop in for a visit.
Consider including a QR code to allow email recipients quick access (Parents, Local Community and Sixth Form students)
An example of an email footnote could look like this:
Do you know someone who is interested in training to teach? Send them this [insert QR code]
Include ‘Train to Teach’ signposting to local providers or DfE materials as an email footnote or signature strip.
Other practical and innovative approaches to recruitment
Use CEIAG lessons, events and articles to educate students and promote teaching as a career choice.
Put a banner on your school gates/perimeter fencing to show your community that they can access teacher training locally.
Develop a strong post-ITE training offer for staff considering career progression, ECF, NPQs, Curriculum Hubs, CPD for M3-M6 teachers, other CPD.
Share these myths and misconceptions-busters about teacher training and teaching to inform potential applicants about the profession.
Talent Spotting – Promote routes into teaching for suitably qualified staff (e.g. TAs, Technicians, Librarians, non-teaching pastoral or DSLs) via Salaried routes, Apprenticeships, Undergraduate or Post-graduate pathways.
Facilitate sessions for ITE providers on specialist areas and fundamental concepts in education (typically 1.5 – 6 hours).
Offer whole-year placements (e.g. to trainee A in Autumn & Summer Terms and Trainee B in the Spring term) with mentoring.
Offer longer ITE programme placements (typically 12-20 weeks) with mentoring of trainees.
Offer shorter ITE programme placements (typically 8-12 weeks) with mentoring of trainees.
Offer Intensive Training & Practice (ITAP) placements to ITE providers (typically 1-2 days) to allow trainees to observe practices and apply learning.
Offer enhanced placements (1-5 days) as part of an ITE programme, focussing on a phase, type, or specialist area of education (e.g. PRU, Special School, EYFS, Post-16).
Offer ‘School Experience’ tasters (typically 0.5 or 1 day) to potential applicants.
Register as a school on ‘DfE Apply’ as a ‘location’ for potential applicants to find/search train to teach providers in close proximity to their postcode.
Share positive stories, case studies and testimonials of colleagues and ex-trainees (associated with your school), showcasing career progression, opportunities and CPD.
Follow and share content on your school accounts from these below to reach your community:
ITE providers in the West Midlands
Connect with ITE providers in the West Midlands – click here to access a map of local and national Accredited providers.
Connect with ITE providers on social media from the districts covered by the John Taylor Teaching School Hub region or in the immediate surrounding districts:
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Promote the Department for Education’s train to teach recruitment events
Follow and share content on your school accounts from these below to reach your community:
ITE providers in the West Midlands
Connect with ITE providers in the West Midlands – click here to access a map of local and national Accredited providers.
Connect with ITE providers on social media from the districts covered by the John Taylor Teaching School Hub region or in the immediate surrounding districts:
