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School Direct Information Pack
           2020/21
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What is the Ealing Teaching School Alliance?
Ealing Teaching School Alliance (ETSA) is an exciting and innovative collaboration striving to provide
teaching excellence in the London Borough of Ealing. The Alliance comprises of 13 secondary schools and is
in partnership with Hillingdon SCITT, St Mary’s University and Goldsmiths, university of London.
ETSA has a fantastic reputation for its well-established training programmes and its excellent track-record of
induction. ETSA’s commitment to ensuring that all trainees, regardless of subject or route, are able to
benefit from the experience and expertise of the very best practitioners makes it an excellent place to train
and procure employment once qualified. For the past five years, the vast majority of ETSA trainees have
secured their first qualified teacher role within the Alliance upon completion of their training year.

Why train with us?
All schools in ETSA are highly supportive and inspirational environments where you will develop the
necessary skills and acquire a true appreciation of the practice essential for outstanding teaching and
learning. You will learn your craft in a safe environment which allows you to experiment with teaching
styles, strategies and ideas.
Your training will be delivered by expert teachers within the school. You will participate in weekly
professional development sessions and you will also attend Alliance-wide “Golden Day” training events
along with fellow ETSA trainees. Your school-led training will be complemented by attendance at the
Hillingdon SCITT, St Mary’s University or Goldsmiths, university of London.
You will be assigned an experienced mentor from within your subject area at your main placement school
who will support you in your development over the course of what will be a challenging and rewarding
year. All mentors are excellent teachers who are well-trained in mentoring, coaching, lesson observations
and feedback skills. You will also work closely with a member of the Senior Leadership team who will
oversee a great deal of your training and will provide an invaluable perspective on your role as a teacher
and the wider issues of education leadership.
As well as your main training placement, you will complete a 7-12 week placement in a contrasting
context within ETSA; this will afford you the opportunity to experience working with different students,
within different structures and with a wider range of colleagues.

                                                           The benefits of teaching
                                                           O Rewarding & Challenging

                                                           O Varied

                                                           O Make a real difference to those you teach

                                                           O Financial benefits

                                                           O Holidays!
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About the School Direct programme
School Direct is a school-led teacher training option that offers practical, hands-on training and education.
This course offers a brilliant option if you want to train and learn ‘on the job’, and you shouldn’t worry
about being thrown in at the deep end. You’ll be part of a team from the very start, receiving intensive
support from experienced teachers and mentors. That means you won’t be teaching classes unsupported
until the school thinks you’re ready. School-led courses have very high rates of employment and trainee
satisfaction.

Salaried School Direct                                          Unsalaried School Direct
This route is aimed at high quality career changers. You        This route is aimed at recent graduates.
will be employed by your main placement school and paid         Unsalaried School Direct trainees work
a salary up to £25,000 depending on the subject you will        towards a Postgraduate Certificate of
teach. At the end of the one year training programme,           Education (PGCE) during the training year,
you will gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). You should        which also results in Qualified Teacher
be a degree holder, with at least a 2:2 in a relevant           Status (QTS). You must have at least a 2:2
subject. You must have 3 years’ work experience (this           class degree in a relevant subject. You will
doesn’t have to be education related), although less            be eligible for student finance to cover the
experience may be considered for shortage subjects such         cost of your PGCE fees, as well as a
as Physics, Maths, Chemistry, Modern Foreign Languages          training bursary (dependent on degree
and Computing.                                                  classification).
You do not have to be supernumerary and you can have            You will be supernumerary and you can
up to 80% of a teaching timetable. You will attend the          have up to 50% of a teaching timetable.
Hillingdon SCITT, St Mary’s University or Goldsmiths (as
applicable) for up to 15 days of training. The majority of
your training will be delivered by the school.
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About our schools for 2020-21 School Direct offer
Brentside High School, Hanwell
Dormers Wells High School, Southall
Ealing Fields High School, Ealing
Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls, Acton
Elthorne Park High School, Hanwell
Northolt High School, Northolt
Twyford CE High School, Acton
William Perkin CE High School, Greenford
Villiers High School, Southall

 Brentside High School
        A popular and oversubscribed secondary
         school serving an ethnically diverse
         community
        1400 students, 300 in the sixth form
        Investors in People
        Students make excellent progress
         supported by teaching, learning and
         assessment of the highest standard.
        Students ‘are extremely complimentary
         about their school and the staff who work
         with them. They want to do well, regularly
         attend and work hard.’ (Ofsted 2016)
        Ofsted rating of ‘good’

     Dormers Wells High School
        Multi-cultural comprehensive school
        1220 students,185 in the sixth form
        Vibrant learning community
        Looking for dynamic and creative
         teachers
        Long history of training successful
         teachers
        New building with state of the art
         facilities
        Specialist provision for Hearing Impaired
         students
        Ofsted rating of ‘good’
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About our schools
Ealing Fields High School
   Ealing Fields High School is the most recent mem-
    ber of the Twyford CofE Academies Trust family of
    schools.
   It was opened as a Free School in 2016 by a group
    of parents with a strong desire to provide an
    excellent new school for the South Ealing
    community.
   Ealing Fields is joined the Twyford CE Academies
    Trust and is the smallest of the Trust schools, with
    only 120 in each year group and therefore has a
    very compact family feel.
   The school motto is Brave Hearts, Bold Minds -
    Brave enough to listen to our hearts and bold
    enough to sharpen our minds.

Elthorne Park High School
   Successful and oversubscribed 11 -19 mixed
    comprehensive school of 1100 students
   Specialism in Mathematics and Computing
   Growing Sixth Form opened in 2009
   Performance is above Ealing and national
    averages
   Emphasis on developing students’ potential and
    celebrating their successes
   Well-designed curriculum meets the needs of
    students
   Committed to partnership with parents and
    carers
   Ofsted rating of ‘’outstanding’

The Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls
   A diverse school—microcosm of multi-cultural London
   Specialist Schools Award, DfE – value added Investors in People
   Specialist college for Science and Mathematics
   Highly qualified and hardworking staff
   Excellent relationships between pupils and staff
   Ethos effectively supports and encourages learning
   Ofsted rating of ‘outstanding’

Northolt High School
   An inclusive 11-19 school where students are well
    cared for, challenged and supported to make
    outstanding academic progress.
   Northolt High school was praised in its most recent
    Ofsted report for its “culture and
   Climate of high expectations”.
   We are proud to promote our ‘STEAM’ specialism,
    which places great emphasis on the STEM subjects
    such as Computing, Mathematics and Science
    alongside a real focus on the Arts.
   Our vision statement is “committed to
    excellence”.
   Ofsted rating ’Good’
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About our schools
Twyford Church of England High School
   Lead school in the Ealing Teaching School
    Alliance
   One of four Twyford CE Academies Trust
    schools
   Large, oversubscribed comprehensive school
   500 students in the sixth form
   Performance well above Ealing and national
    averages
   Distinctively Christian, with an emphasis on
    developing socially responsible individuals

Villiers High School
   It is an 11-19 co-educational school with 1300
    students
   Results have been excellent for three consecutive
    years for all subjects with strongly positive value
    added for A Level and vocational placing the school
    in the top quartile of all schools around the
    country.
   The school also has a sixth from which has been
    rated as ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted in May 2019.
   Motto “For life not school we learn”
   Ofsted rating ’outstanding’ in all categories (May
    2019)

William Perkin Church of England
High School
   One of four Twyford CE Academies Trust
    schools
   Opened as a Free School in September
    2013
   At full capacity for the first time (Year 7, 8,
    9, 10, 11, 12 and 13)
   Distinctively Christian, with an emphasis on
    developing socially responsible individuals
   Student progress and personal progression
    is exceptional
   Ofsted rating of ‘outstanding’
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Finance Information for Unsalaried School Direct
Scholarships
Scholarships of up to £30,000 are available in maths, physics, chemistry and computing for trainees who
are starting their training in the 2020/21 academic year. These prestigious awards are aimed at high-
quality graduates with a 2:1 or first-class degree, who are passionate about their subject and have the
potential to be inspirational teachers.
Scholarships are awarded by professional bodies for these subjects, and scholars will be selected through
an additional application and assessment process. Each scholarship also comes with a package of non-
financial benefits, such as early career support and membership of the appropriate professional body. To
apply for a scholarship and for further information, you should visit the appropriate subject association
website:
Physics – delivered by the Institute of Physics (IOP)
Chemistry – delivered by the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Maths – delivered by the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), in collaboration with the
London Mathematical Society (LMS), the Mathematical Association (MA), Maths in Education and
Industry (MEI) and the Royal Statistical Society (RSS)
Computing – delivered by the BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT
Geography— delivered by the Royal Geographical Society with IBG
Modern Foreign Languages—delivered by the British Council
The scholarship will be instead of the standard bursary, but trainees who are not awarded the
scholarship will still be eligible for the standard bursaries.
                                                                                    Bursaries                   Early-
                        Financial offer for
Training bursaries      Maths                                      Trainee with    2:1/Masters          2:2
                                                                                                               career
                                                   Scholarships      1st/PhD                                  payments
To encourage the
                             Chemistry,
best graduates to        Languages, Maths or   £28,000            £26,000         £26,000          £26,000    £6,000
enter the profession,          Physics

financial incentives
                        Scholarships and                                                    Bursaries
are offered to
                        bursaries for other    Scholarships
trainees intending to   subjects                                   Trainee with    2:1/Masters          2:2        Other

train to teach the
                             Computing         £28,000            £26,000         £26,000          £26,000    £0
subjects in the table
                             Geography         £17,000            £15,000         £15,000          £15,000    £0
below. You do not
need to apply for a            Biology         -                  £26,000         £26,000          £26,000    £0

bursary – if you are           Classics        -                  £26,000         £26,000          £26,000    £0
enrolled on a non-
                                 D&T           -                  £15,000         £15,000          £15,000    £0
salaried postgraduate
                               English         -                  £12,000         £12,000          £12,000    £0
course and meet the
eligibility criteria         History, RE       -                  £9,000          £9,000           £9,000     £0

                         Art & Design, Music   -                  £9,000          £9,000           £9,000     £0
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Finance Information for Salaried School Direct
ETSA Salaried School Direct trainees will be paid on the Unqualified Teacher Pay Scale (Band A, Inner London) area.
All ETSA schools offering Salaried places in Maths, Physics and Computing will pay trainees at least £25,000 as a
result of additional funding being offered by the government. Salaries for other subjects will vary depending on the
subject and salary.

Unqualified Teacher Pay Scale

Scale point Annual salary England and Annual salary inner London Annual salary outer London Annual salary Fringe area
             Wales excluding London              area                       area                    (band C)
                    (band D)                   (band A)                   (band B)
                        £                          £                          £                          £
     1               17,682                     22,237                     21,004                     18,844

     2               19,739                     24,293                     23,061                     20,898

     3               21,794                     26,350                     25,118                     22,955

     4               23,851                     28,405                     27,178                     25,011

     5               25,909                     30,460                     29,233                     27,067

     6               27,965                     32,515                     31,290                     29,123

Qualified Teacher Pay Scale
When you have completed your training year and secured your first qualified teacher role in the Ealing Teaching
School Alliance, you will be paid on the Qualified Teacher Pay Scale (Band A, Inner London Area). Here is an idea of
how your salary could progress over the following 6 years:
Scale point Annual salary England and Annual salary inner London Annual salary outer London Annual salary Fringe area
             Wales excluding London              area                       area                    (band C)
                    (band D)                   (band A)                   (band B)
                       £                          £                          £                          £
    1                24,373                     30,480                     28,355                     25,543

    2                26,298                     32,070                     30,113                     27,468

    3                28,413                     33,741                     31,976                     29,581

    4                30,599                     35,499                     33,956                     31,775

    5                33,010                     38,230                     36,836                     34,179

    6                35,971                     41,483                     40,035                     37,152
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Ealing Teaching School Alliance
                                         Example Early Careers Teacher Programme

           Year 1 – Trainee Teachers                  Year 2 – Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs)          Year 3 – Recently Qualified Teachers (RQTs)

Whole Cohort Training                              Whole Cohort Training                              Whole Cohort Training
Approximately 26 sessions (16 in the main          Approximately 20 sessions (front loaded) which     RQTs are invited to re-visit any NQT sessions
school and 10 in the 2nd second school) which      cover a range of topics including:                 which might be applicable. They can also attend
cover a range of topics including:                    Behaviour for learning                          lunchtime sessions on a range of topics including:
   Lesson planning                                    Communicating with parents                          Student engagement with feedback
   Classroom management                               Creating lessons that support students to           Effective group work
   Differentiation                                    make progress over time                             High level thinking
   The role of the Form Tutor                         Learning from lesson observations                   Questioning
   Assessment for learning                            Assessment types purposes and limitations           Using and engaging with research
   (Key Stage 4 teaching and learning strategies      Pastoral approaches                                 Starters & plenaries
   Applying for jobs                                  Encouraging collaborative working – coaching,       Techniques for checking understanding
   Effective deployment of Teaching Assistants        peer observations, school to school support         Working memory and cognitive overload
   Post 16 routes & pathways                          Performance Management: understanding               Achievable vs challenging- finding the stretch
                                                      targets, outcomes and support available             zone

One-to-One Support                                 One-to-One Support                                 One-to-One Support
A weekly meeting with a subject mentor             A fortnightly meeting with a subject mentor        Bespoke support depending on areas of
Professional Studies tutor                         NQT co-ordinator                                   development
University tutor

ETSA Training                                      ETSA Training                                      ETSA Training
Theme-based workshops hosted at the ETSA           Theme-based workshops hosted at the ETSA           Theme-based workshops hosted at the ETSA
schools                                            schools                                            schools
Spring-term TeachMeet                              Spring-term TeachMeet                              Spring-term TeachMeet
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Before applying for a School Direct position at ETSA
UCAS is open for applications for Schools Direct from the 8th October 2019, but from the 1st October you
can browse all courses that will have vacancies on the GOV.UK website https://find-postgraduate-teacher
-training.education.gov.uk/

When you reach the page above, please either search ‘By postcode, town or city’ using the location
‘Ealing, UK’ or ‘By school, university or other training provider’ using the code 1KV and selecting Ealing
Teaching School Alliance.

All the ETSA School Direct courses will be listed, but you can then filter by subject using the options on
the left side of the screen. Please make a note of the course codes of the course you want to apply for,
as these will be needed when applying through UCAS.
How to apply for a School Direct position at ETSA
Applications for ETSA School Direct courses must be made through UCAS.
There is lots of guidance on the application process, and tracking your application, on the following pages;
https://www.ucas.com/postgraduate/teacher-training/ucas-teacher-training-apply-and-track

https://www.ucas.com/postgraduate/teacher-training/apply-through-ucas-teacher-training/filling-your-
ucas-teacher-training-application
How to apply for a School Direct position at ETSA
Applying for ETSA’s School Direct vacancies on UCAS

When you know which subject, school and route you want to apply for, you can begin your application.
Before you can apply, you must register with UCAS to create an account. When you have registered, click
“apply for 2020 training programmes”.
To apply for a position at ETSA, click on “add a choice” under the “Choices” tab as follows:

In the “training provider code” section, search for “Ealing Teaching School Alliance” and the course
training provider code 1KV will be automatically entered. You can then choose your training programme
by providing the UCAS course code of the vacancy you wish to apply for. Please see the list of vacancies
in this booklet for individual course codes. When choosing a training location/campus, the school’s name
will appear for you to select. Please note that for Twyford places, the location is listed as “main site”.
ETSA vacancies are full-time and modular. See below for an example of applying for Salaried Biology at
Twyford:
                                                                                 The other sections are
                                                                                 straightforward and
                                                                                 UCAS provide you with
                                                                                 detailed instructions.
                                                                                 Each tab in the lefthand
                                                                                 column must be
                                                                                 completed before you
                                                                                 can submit your
                                                                                 application.
                                                                                  Please note that once
                                                                                 you have completed and
                                                                                 submitted your
                                                                                 application, we will not
                                                                                 receive your application
                                                                                 until your referees have
                                                                                 provided your reference.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does the training programme last?
The next cohort of ETSA School Direct trainees will begin their training in September 2020 and finish in
summer 2021.
I haven’t got a degree. Can I still apply?
No, all candidates must hold a UK degree (or equivalent). Please note if you are currently studying
towards an undergraduate degree, you must have completed the course prior to commence a School
Direct training programme.
I live outside of the UK. Can I still apply?
All applicants must have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for School Direct at ETSA. Some schools
may be willing to sponsor applicants who are looking at applying for the salaried route in Physics, Maths
or Computer Science.
Do I need to have experience of working in a UK school?
Experience of working in a school is not a mandatory requirement for joining the School Direct
Programme. However, school experience is desirable, especially for a salaried route. Before you apply for
your training, we recommend you gain as much experience in the classroom as possible in order to
strengthen your application and prepare yourself for potential interviews. To find out more about getting
school experience, please visit https://schoolexperience.education.gov.uk/ .

What qualification will I receive at the end of the training programme?
Trainees on the non-salaried route will gain a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) and Qualified
Teacher Status (QTS) upon successful completion of the training year. Trainees on the salaried route will
gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).
Can I apply by submitting a CV and covering letter directly to the School?
No, all applications must be submitted via UCAS. To find a programme and to apply, please visit: https://
www.ucas.com/ucas/teacher-training

I’m having issues submitting my application via UCAS.
Unfortunately we are unable to help with technical issues with UCAS. You can find plenty of help at
https://www.ucas.com/ucas/teacher-training.

I have submitted my application and I haven’t heard back from you.
After you have applied, you will receive a welcome email from UCAS within 48 hours. We aim to respond
to applicants within 25 working days of receiving your application. If we would like to invite you to an
interview, it is likely that it will take place within these 25 working days.
Will I secure a teacher position with you after my training?
We aim for 100% of our School Direct trainees to secure permanent employment with us upon successful
completion of the training year. At ETSA, we see the School Direct training programme as the beginning
of your teaching career with us, not just a one year training programme. For the past four years, the vast
majority of our trainees have secured permanent employment within their main placement school, or
partner school within the Alliance.
Email us
     For school-related queries, please email ETSA : teachingschool@twyford.ealing.sch.uk
          For course-related queries, please email the relevant accrediting provider:
                           Goldsmiths University: TEP@gold.ac.uk
                        Hillingdon SCITT: bsheppard.312@lgflmail.org
                    St Mary’s University: shuetkwan.tang@stmarys.ac.uk

                                       Find out more
                               ETSA: http://www.etsa.org.uk/
                Twyford CE High School: http://www.twyford.ealing.sch.uk/
              William Perkin CE High School: http://www.williamperkin.org.uk/
                Brentside High School: http://www.brentsidehigh.ealing.sch.uk
                    Dormers Wells High School: http://www.dwhs.co.uk/
                    Ealing Fields High School: https://ealingfields.org.uk/
         Ellen Wilkinson School for Girls: http://www.ellenwilkinson.ealing.sch.uk/
                 Elthorne Park High School: http://www.ephs.ealing.sch.uk/
                   Northolt High School: http://www.northolthigh.org.uk/
                   Villiers High School: http://www.villiers.ealing.sch.uk/
      Goldsmiths University: http://www.gold.ac.uk/educational-studies/schooldirect/
    Hillingdon SCITT: http://www.hillingdonteachingschoolalliance.org/HillingdonSCITT/
St Mary’s University: https://www.stmarys.ac.uk/teacher-training/school-direct/overview.aspx
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