Barking Abbey SCITT

Train to teach with Barking Abbey

Barking Abbey are delighted to be offering a route into teaching with high quality school-based training taking place in our schools. The School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) programme is a one year teacher training course which enables you to train and develop your skills in the classroom.

Our partnership

We’re working in partnership with Teach First to develop and deliver this programme. Teach First have worked with a range of educational experts and school leaders to develop our research led SCITT course.

With 20 years’ experience as the largest Initial Teacher Training provider in the country, Teach First are committed to helping all teachers reach their potential and have the greatest impact possible on the pupils they teach.

Teach First's Initial Teacher Training was recently inspected by Ofsted and has again been rated outstanding in all areas.

About the Course

Barking Abbey is working in partnership with Teach First to provide School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) where you will gain Qualified Teacher Status and a PGCE.

Our one-year, research-led training will give you plenty of hands-on experience and allows you to train to teach in a school near you. Our curriculum focuses on supporting you to put learning into practice to have an impact on pupils during a four day a week core school placement from mid-September to July.  You will have one day a week to engage in training and development to support your teaching practice, as well as six weeks gaining broader school experience in other educational settings. The programme balances developing your subject knowledge and expertise alongside giving you a deep understanding of effective teaching methods and techniques to manage your workload and wellbeing.

At the start of the programme in September, you’ll have two weeks of intensive training which will focus on the core areas of teaching such as behaviour management and lesson planning. You will have a further two separate weeks of intensive training later in the year.

In your school, you will spend your time with other expert teachers, observing their lessons and learning how to teach and plan lessons and throughout the year practise your own teaching. You will work closely with a highly skilled and knowledgeable mentor, who will also receive support and training from Barking Abbey.

Your weekly training day is designed in collaboration with Teach First’s expert curriculum designers and sequenced to make sure you are focused on the areas of teaching that are most relevant to that point in the year. The training will include a mixture of online and face-to-face elements and will ensure that you develop the knowledge and skills you need to become a great teacher, gain your Qualified Teacher Status and your PGCE.

The programme also includes six weeks in other educational settings, starting in January. You will spend time working with children of a different age, this may mean spending time in a nursery, a primary school, a secondary school or in post-16, depending on your specialism.  These experiences will ensure you have a broad experience of teaching in different schools and further prepare you for your future career as a teacher.

At the end of the programme, you will have the foundational knowledge and skills to become an effective early career teacher.

“Barking Abbey provided me with an amazing start to my teacher training year. I learnt so much and gained so many new skills. The staff were also supportive and kind.”  IOE Trainee

Training courses offered

• Biology
• Chemistry
• English
• Geography
• History
• Mathematics
• Modern languages
• Physics
• Religious education

“A lot of support given from staff to develop teaching with a lovely, diverse range of students.”

“Barking Abbey, a School that glows in a spirit, that of a family, where 'everyone is reminded to be their BEST for everyone starting with themselves.” KCL Trainee

Apply today!

Visit www.gov.uk/apply-for-teacher-training and choose Barking Abbey as a provider. We’ll then contact you directly with information about the next steps in the application process.

All offers are subject to satisfactory results from necessary pre-employment checks.

Here to Help

If you have any questions please contact Helen Blake, by emailing barkingabbeySCITT@barkingabbeyschool.co.uk

“There has been great support during my training year from other teachers, heads of department and year, and members of SLT.”

“Incredibly professional environment with friendly staff always ready to help.”