Summer Institute
Summer Institute is our initial training for the programme. The training is a hybrid of both online and in-person learning, which will equip you with the core skills you’ll need in the classroom from September 2024.
You’ll receive an excellent grounding in the key areas of behaviour management, lesson planning, and pupil assessment. You’ll attend online sessions with experts, complete self-directed online learning, and spend time in school, practicing the skills you’ve learned, in front of real classes.
How is Summer Institute delivered?
In the past, we’ve delivered Summer Institute as a fixed five-week block running from late June to the end of July. This model has worked well for many of our trainees, so we’ll continue to offer this as an option.
We also know some trainees would prefer a more flexible model to accommodate commitments, which otherwise might prevent potential teachers from entering the classroom. We want to remove this barrier.
Last year we offered our first ever flexible part time Summer Institute. Due to its success we’ll be offering the same again in 2024.
Instead of committing to the five-week full-time model, you’ll have a choice to opt-in to a part-time model where you’ll complete the learning over nine weeks, rather than five. The part time model requires a weekly commitment of around 12.5 hours, instead of 37.5.
Whichever route you complete you’ll:
- spend five full days in a host school, working on your teaching practice outside of your employment school – we call this school-centred learning
- spend two full days in your employment school meeting your new colleagues
- attend an in-person day networking and meeting some of your peers
- receive high-quality training that provides you with the knowledge and skills you need to set you up for success
We’ll be in touch at the relevant point in the year to ask which version you’d prefer, so start considering now what would work best for you. Places for each version may be capped depending on demand for each model, so please respond promptly when asked for your preference.
Autumn Institute
Information relating to Autumn Institute will be released soon.