Company Profile
Why School Direct?
School Direct is an exciting and challenging training route, which attracts a wide variety of graduates into the teaching profession including those seeking a career change.
You will be fully immersed in the life of a teacher from day one – with all the professional support, mentoring and expertise of outstanding schools and universities.
You will also spend time on placement, in at least two different school settings, to broaden your experience. We are able to offer placements at the new University of Birmingham School – the UK’s first university secondary school.
Haybridge is the Lead School for Initial Teacher Education (ITE) in our Alliance and the professional studies element of the course will be coordinated here.
Trainees on the School Direct route with us are linked with the University of Birmingham or Newman University. You will spend at least 15 days across the year at the university to complete your PGCE dissertation and subject specific training.
Your Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) provides 60 credits contributing to Masters Level.
Why train with us?
The quality of our programme and the support provided for our trainees ensures the highest calibre of newly qualified teachers entering the profession.
The Haybridge Teaching School Alliance works with the University of Birmingham, graded “Outstanding” by Ofsted and awarded the “University of the Year 2013-14” (The Times and The Sunday Times), and Newman University to provide the School Direct teacher training programme.
The Teaching School is based at Haybridge High School and Sixth Form – an outstanding school, recognised as providing exceptional teaching and learning with vast experience in delivering and supporting Initial Teacher Education (ITE) courses and placements.
We have a 100% success rate in placing our trainees in the profession
What makes us unique? – International links
As an outstanding school, we are reaching out to partner schools in Sweden, Dubai, Madrid, Brazil, Prague and the USA. This offers a truly international dimension to our training programme and a unique experience for our trainees.
Where are we?
We are based in the West Midlands, close to road, rail and motorway links – we offer easy access, car parking and a contemporary working environment.
