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Welcome to our Recruitment for 2021-2022

Recruitment for 2021-2022 opens on 6th October 2021. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us | Martin Smith | Director of Dartmoor TSA | msmith@dartmoortsa.org.uk | 07786523276

Our interviews are now online

While Covid restrictions are in place we have moved our interview process online. Click on link below to find out more about how this works. 
Online interviews explained

Dartmoor Teaching School Alliance is an alliance of primary and secondary schools in the wider Devon area. If you are thinking about training to teach, we think we can offer you a superb range of inspiring courses. Whether you are a new graduate or you are considering a career change, our teacher training will equip you with the skills to be an outstanding teacher. Dartmoor Teaching School Alliance is led by Okehampton College, rated Outstanding by Ofsted. We work in partnership with the University of Exeter, itself rated as Outstanding as a Teacher Training provider. Together we provide first class school-based training and rigorous academic learning that has enabled us to recruit over 40 trainees each year onto our School Direct programmes.  

Great reasons to train with us

  • An outstanding partnership: Okehampton College and the University of Exeter offer trainees first class school placements and academic teaching.
  • Train close to home: With 88 schools in our Alliance from the greater Devon area, we offer trainees greater control over where they complete their training.
  • Matching trainees to placement schools: every effort is made to carefully match our trainees to the placement schools that will best develop their skills as a teacher
  • Support into employment and beyond: We recruit trainees with the view to support them, through workshops and mock interviews, to secure their first post. Trainees that go onto teach in local schools are supported through our wide range of NQT and other professional development programmes.
  • Values-centred training: we are passionately committed to the values of co-operative schools that put people at the centre of everything we do. We are proud to offer a personal approach in everything we do and to afford people time, support and encouragement they deserve. ​​

Courses we offer

PRIMARY PGCE WITH QTS 5-11 | DEVON AND PLYMOUTH HUBS (ucas Course code aw48)
​Our School Direct for General Primary (5-11) PGCE with QTS is delivered through the University of Exeter Distance Learning Programme. 

Devon Hub | Okehampton Primary School

Okehampton Primary School provides our Devon Hub and is our overall lead for the primary programme. The course is delivered by outstanding primary teachers and specialists from Okehampton Primary and the wider Alliance. Trainees will spend one day a week at Okehampton Primary, taking part in training workshops which model the principles of effective teaching. Three days a week will be spent in your placement school, where you will be supported by a PST and gain first-hand experience of teaching. A fifth day will be allocated to completion of the PGCE element of the course, which is delivered by the University of Exeter through their Distance Learning programme. We can offer placements in a wide range of schools. To find out more about Okehampton Primary School click HERE 
 
Primary (5-11) (AW48) details here
Plymouth Hub | Marine Primary Academy

Since September 2018 we have offered our successful School Direct for General Primary (5-11) PGCE with QTS through a new Plymouth Hub at Marine Academy Primary. This builds on the successful Okehampton Primary School model and combine elements of exemplary practice that earned Marine Academy Primary’s Outstanding status in 2015. To learn more click HERE ​
Primary (5-11) (AW48) Details here
Primary PGCE with QTS 5-11 with salary | Devon and plymouth hub ​(UCAS course code aw51)
Our Salaried School Direct for General Primary (5-11) PGCE with QTS is delivered through the University of Exeter Distance Learning Programme. 

We provide a limited number of salaried places each year. Salaried trainees are employed by a school and usually this is where the trainee has an existing working relationship with the school. They spend a one day taking part in training workshops which model the principles of effective teaching (with trainees from non-salaried programme), four days a week will be spent in your placement school (which employs you), and a fifth day allocated for the completion of the PGCE element of the course, which is delivered by the University of Exeter through their Distance Learning programme. 

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THIS COURSE PLEASE CONTACT US. IT IS NOT OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS WITHOUT PRIOR DISCUSSION WITH US. 
Primary (5-11) (AW51) details here
primary pgce with qts 3-7 | plymouth hub (ucas course code aw47)
Our School Direct for Primary (3-7) PGCE with QTS is delivered through the University of Exeter Distance Learning Programme. 

Plymouth Hub | Marine Primary Academy

Since 2018 we have been offering our successful School Direct for 5-11 General Primary PGCE with QTS through a new Plymouth Hub at Marine Academy Primary. Building on the success of this programme, we are delighted to offer a 3-7 Primary PGCE with QTS through our Plymouth Hub. This programme is for teachers wishing to specialise in Reception and KS1 aged children. 

As a 3-7 years teacher, you will play a vital role in children’s development. You’ll make a lasting, positive impact on children’s education, well-being and creativity, opening young minds to new concepts through rich and practical learning experiences. Trainees who are undertaking the Primary 3-7 programme will train alongside our general Primary trainees, but will have specialist input from our Reception and KS1 colleagues. Their main ITT placements will be in Reception and KS1 which be be carried out in a host school and then during a contrasting placement for one term.

 To learn more click about Marine Academy Primary click HERE 
Primary (3-7) (AW47) Details here
SECONDARY PGCE with qts | english | Maths | Bio | Physics | Chemistry | Modern Languages | History | RE | PE 

​Our Secondary School Direct programmes are through the @Exeter model with the University of Exeter. This means that our trainees get the benefit of a more school-based programme while at the same time being able to access the acclaimed University of Exeter PGCE course, delivered at The Graduate School of Education, St Luke's Campus, Exeter. 

Your main placement will be in a Dartmoor Teaching School Alliance school during the Autumn and Spring terms and the second placement will take place during the Summer term in a school with a contrasting profile. We aim to get a great match between you and your placement schools so that you can develop successfully in  friendly, supportive departments reasonably close to where you live.  

You spend the first month in your main placement school, including one week in a feeder primary school, completing preliminary experience activities and the induction phase. School based training will be supported by a Principal Subject Tutor (PST) in your subject and a mentor outside of your subject area.

The PGCE element of the programme is delivered through a ten-week, full-time study course at the University of Exeter, between late September and mid-December. Here you will access lectures and seminars focused on your subject area that will equip you with the key knowledge and skills to take into your school-based placements. We are passionate about the importance of subject-specific training: in our experience trainees develop best when they are taught about the specifics of their subject area. 

Dartmoor Teaching School Alliance has a range of our own seminar days, with the purpose of bringing our secondary trainees together to discuss and share their experiences, receive additional professional development from our highly-skilled specialist trainers and have the opportunity to engage in the most current educational research. You'll also be given the opportunity to access workshops on getting your first job, including mock interviews with former headteachers. With over twenty trainees on our secondary programme in 2019-2020, Dartmoor Teaching School Alliance is a popular School Direct choice for trainees in Devon and the wider area. 

We offer the following subjects at Secondary: English, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Geography (see tab below), Modern Foreign Languages (French/German/Spanish), Religious Education and Physical Education. To find out more about the details of the PGCE component of each subject please visit the University of Exeter PGCE subject pages HERE 

Links to further information for all our course can be found below:
Biology (355G)
English (2Y5F)
Mathematics (2Y52)
Modern Languages (with French) (3DM8)
Modern Languages (with German) (3DM7)
Modern Languages (with Spanish) (3DM9)
Chemistry (2Y5R)
History (2Y5W)
Physics (2Y5N)
Physical Education (2y5y)
Religious Education (AR37)
Secondary pgce with qts | geography (UCAS COURSE CODE 3DM6)
​Why train to become a Geography Teacher with us?

* Course is designed and led by outstanding geography teachers with backgrounds in teacher training and senior leadership.
* Gain practical experience in the classroom from the beginning of the programme.
* Through our bespoke programme, learn from experienced teachers and nationally recognised leaders in the geography education. 
* Develop in a supportive environment with access to personalised coaching and mentoring.
* Engage with contemporary and innovative approaches to teaching geography in the classroom.  
* Explore current research and academic literature to enhance your classroom practice.
* Enjoy regular opportunities to expand geographical subject knowledge to meet the needs of the new exam board specification and to reflect current geographical events and issues. 
* Learn how to take learning beyond the classroom, exploring opportunities for field work in the diverse Devon landscape
* Superb school placement options across the greater Devon area

Structure of the Course

You would spend three days a week in your placement school (increasing to 4 in the Spring and Summer Terms), one day per week working from home on the distance learning component through the University of Exeter and one day per week receiving subject specialist input with experienced geography teachers and other experts through Dartmoor Teaching School Alliance and its partner Teach South West. You will also complete a shorter second placement in a contrasting school during the Spring Term.

University-based: Distance Learning 

The distance learning course is provided by the University of Exeter through their online learning portal. Trainees study a series of core weekly topics, with varied input via audio lectures and PowerPoints, interactive tasks and independent reading. The Masters level input is linked to school practice through a series of ‘framework’ tasks: these prompt trainees to relate the theoretical principles encountered through the core materials to their experiences in school. The online materials also support the completion of two Masters assignments (30 credits each).

Course content includes: 

* Subject knowledge updates from geography lecturers
* Geography’s place on the curriculum
* Planning for progression at KS3
* Understanding the KS4/KS5 geography curriculum
* Exploring the impact of current educational research geography teaching
* Use of current publications and what this means for teaching geography 
* The contribution of fieldwork to geography education
* The role of GIS and technology
* Exploring sustainability
* Using photos for enquiry-based learning
* Non-examined assessment at A Level
Geography (3DM6) details here

Want to find out more?

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​How to apply

Applications are through the UCAS website which will open on 1st October 2019. ​Applications for September 2020 start will open on 8th October 2019. 
Apply here

Placements across Devon

Dartmoor TSA is uniquely placed to offer trainees unparalleled choice about where to train. With 88 member schools across Devon area we can offer you training options close to home. 

Partner ITT providers

Dartmoor TSA works in partnership with other ITT providers in the region. DACCA provide secondary school direct courses and Atlantic Coast Co-operative Trust provide primary school direct courses in the Bideford area. Links to both providers can be found below:
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