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All applicants for the GTP must have a UK degree (or equilivant qualification) and GCSE grade C or above in Maths and English (or recognised equilivant). In addition to this, Primary candidates must have GCSE grade C or above in Sceince (or recognised equilivant). You need to have these basic requirements to begin your teacher training and gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). When you have achieved QTS, you will be able to teach at state-maintained schools in England and Wales. Candidates wishing to teach abroad (including Scotland) in subsequent years need to check the entry requirements for teachers in those countries.
At the November Open Evenings potential applicants can find out more information about the programme and can talk to current trainees at this point. Application forms are available on the evenings or via the website. GTP applications are received all year round; however, the deadline for applications will be 12 noon on Tuesday 8th December 2009 for the September 2010 start date. Applications will then be distributed to a number of the GTP team for reviewing and each application is judged against a predetermined set of criteria. This includes the candidate’s academic background, experience in schools and with young people, and aptitude for the rigours of teaching. In addition to this, the overall presentation of the application form is taken into consideration. Once this has been completed, a thorough moderation process takes place to ensure consistency of selection.
Successful candidates are invited to a selection day which will take place during the last week of January 2010 either at the Partnership training centre at Sandown High School or in Portsmouth. The selection procedure consists of an interview, presentation as well as a literacy and numeracy task. Interview panels consist of members of the Partnership team, headteachers, GTP mentors and Local Authority professionals. Successful candidates are then recommended to schools who are participating in the programme. Schools then interview candidates and, in some circumstances, request that they teach a lesson. Formal offers of a training place are then made to candidates who, subsequently, spend some weeks in their lead school during the summer term familiarising themselves with the many school procedures and completing their subject audits and individual training plans. Last year there were 119 applications of which 65 were interviewed for the 25 funded training places.
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