Becoming a Teacher
Becoming a Teacher
Welcome to our page about a career in teaching! We hope you find it useful.
If you are considering teaching as a career, but would like to find out more, you might find the Get Into Teaching website a useful starting point. Find out more here: https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/
Initial Teacher Training
Oldfields Hall Middle School are pleased to work in partnership with The John Taylor SCITT to offer local placements and valuable classroom experience to the teachers we need tomorrow, today!
The John Taylor SCITT is an accredited provider of Initial Teacher Training that offers;
- Experience of leading over 400 teachers through to Qualified Teacher Status since 2015.
- 40 Placement schools across the East and West Midlands, in your local area.
- Primary (3-7), Primary (5-11) and Primary (5-11 with SEND Enhancement) routes
- Secondary (11-16) routes in; Art, Biology, Chemistry, D&T, English, French, German, Geography, History, Maths, PE, Physics and Religious Studies.
- All routes can be offered on a PGCE with QTS or QTS Only basis.
- All routes can be studied either on a one-year full time or two-year part time basis.
Discover more and sign up for an upcoming Train to Teach event at: https://jtscitt.co.uk/
Work Experience
If you are a Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5 or College student, we offer work experience placements for those considering careers in teaching, supporting children in the classroom and coaching. Please start by finding out when your school or college Work Experience weeks are. When you are ready to apply, please contact me via our school office, [email protected]
If you have any further queries we have not covered here, please do contact the school.
Mrs Sam Fowler, Early Career, ITT and Work Experience Lead



