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New programme to combat teacher shortage in Southend-on-Sea and South Essex
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Southend Teacher Training Partnership is working in partnership with Canterbury Christ Church University to combat the shortage of Maths and Science teachers in Southend on Sea and South Essex.
Picture on left: Wendy Aston, Mayor Councillor Mrs Daphne White and Dr. John Moss (all central) with the first cohort of PGCE Maths and Science student
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On Wednesday 19th September, Southend Teacher Training Partnership Ltd hosted the launch of a new secondary Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) programme in Maths and Science. This will provide high calibre teachers for South Essex schools in these shortage subject areas. The first group of 16 students was greeted by The Mayor Councillor Mrs Daphne White, local Headteachers and representatives from Southend Teacher Training Partnership and Canterbury Christ Church University. Wendy Aston, Chief Executive Officer of Southend Teacher Training Partnership Ltd said ”We are delighted to be working with Canterbury Christ Church University on this exciting new programme. We work hard to ensure that people on our programmes receive high quality training and support. We aim to equip them with the tools to succeed in their future teaching careers. We owe it to our children to provide the best teachers that we can. Therefore we particularly welcome the opportunity to work with the University with its outstanding reputation for high quality teacher training”. The programme is based in Southend on Sea, enabling students to get full access to the STTP’s state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities. They will also benefit from specially assigned experienced teacher trainers from Canterbury Christ Church University. Programme student, Gita Campbell, is relocating from Wokingham, Berkshire, to Southend on Sea to study for the PGCE in Maths. Gita said: “I have previously taught in other countries and I have always enjoyed teaching. However, I have not taken a teacher training programme before now. This programme gives me the opportunity to teach in an area that has a shortage of Maths teachers and I am very fortunate to be one of the first to participate in the programme.”Employment–based teacher training at Southend Teacher Training Partnership Ltd
Southend Teacher Training Partnership is approved by
the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA), as an
Accredited Training Provider. We offer hands-on experience and
rigorous training programmes in supportive and successful learning
environments. The Partnership draws on many years of knowledge and
experience in training teachers from varied and diverse backgrounds.
Last year, well over half of newly qualified teachers entering the
profession in Southend Schools were trained by the partnership. We
are proud to be making such an important contribution to our
children’s future.
Jo Chapman - Marketing and
Promotions Initial teacher training at Canterbury Christ Church University The Faculty of Education is one of the largest and most successful providers of postgraduate initial teacher education in the country. The management and quality assurance of all its PGCE provision has the top Ofsted grade Contacts
Claire Robinson, Media Relations
Officer,
Laura Jones, External Relations
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