Person Specification

Students who are accepted onto the scheme will, in addition to meeting the eligibility criteria;

• hold positive values appropriate to teaching and working in schools.
• have good oral communication and active listening skills.
• interact well with other people and be able to work in a group.
• show flexibility and a strong sense of teamwork.
• show maturity and a strong sense of responsibility.
• have a non-judgemental and approachable manner and be sensitive to the needs of others.
• be enthusiastic about participating in school-based work.
• be able to ask perceptive and thoughtful questions.
• have had experience of communicating with people of varying ages and backgrounds.
• show awareness of how they might manage the scheme alongside their degree commitments.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for the scheme you must meet the following criteria.

• Your participation must be additional to any provision currently available as part of your programme of study and not be funded from any other source.
• You must not have Qualified Teacher Status or be following a programme leading to QTS.
• You must be registered, full or part-time, on programmes leading to a BA/BSc, post-graduate award, HND or foundation degree.
• For primary placements, priority is given to those who are studying Maths, Science or Modern Languages and to those from under represented groups, including men and those from ethnic minority groups.
• For secondary placements priority is given to those studying Maths, Chemistry, Physics, other Sciences, Languages, ICT, RE or D&T.

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