Say hello to our four Future Teaching Scholars who have simultaneously started university and joined our teacher training programme Shotton Hall SCITT!
Charlotte Taylor, Joe Hannard, Katie Karran-Antrobus and Shuwei Lin all start at university this month (at Newcastle and Durham) and will be mentored by staff at Shotton Hall SCITT throughout their degrees on their road to becoming specialist maths and physics teachers.
The Future Teaching Scholars programme is a new and exciting route into teaching. It's designed for exceptional students who plan to study a maths or physics-related degree at university.
Successful applicants are awarded a valuable scholarship package that includes:
- a £15k grant whilst they study for a maths or physics-related degree
- extensive personal and professional development support for six years based in outstanding Teaching Schools including:
- national and regional events exclusively for Future Teaching Scholars
- exciting school-based activities during their undergraduate years
- opportunities to be involved in research to improve Maths and Physics teaching
- a place on an Initial Teacher Training (ITT) course tailored to your needs
- a pre-ITT course in the summer after they graduate
- support in finding their first teaching job
- membership of an elite cohort of Future Teaching Scholars
We will keep you posted of our new recruits' progress over the coming years in the meantime, you can find out more about the Future Teaching Scholars Programme here.