1. UCAS Teacher Training UCAS Teacher Training
A single admissions process for postgraduate teacher education and training
UCAS Teacher Training
Janet Warne

2. UCAS Teacher Training A new, improved admissions process
Administered by UCAS
Building on the strengths of GTTR
To manage admissions for:
- School Direct
- School Direct (salaried)
- HEI and SCITT-based courses
To open on 1 November 2013 for 2014 entry
A flexible system that will respond to members’ and applicants’ needs

3. Fairness, transparency and efficiency
Purpose
To provide a single, efficient system for admissions to post-graduate teacher training across the countries of the UK, which will:
eliminate the need for applicants to make multiple applications, using multiple systems
enable applicants to find information on all the main routes into teaching in the same place
enable applicants to make initial choices across all three routes at the same time if they want
reduce the time delay resulting from sequential applications by allowing some applications to be considered in parallel
Fairness, transparency and efficiency

4. Benefits for applicants
Meets the needs of a diverse range of applicants
Will give applicants information on all opportunities in the same place
Will help applicants understand the differences between the three routes and the eligibility criteria
Gives applicants choice: allows them to apply across all the three main routes in any combination
Do not have to juggle with multiple systems and processes
Will have the certainty of knowing when they will get a decision

5. Key features of the system
There are two application windows- Apply 1 and Apply 2
Apply 1 opens on 1st November: Apply 2 opens on 1st January (providers decide when to open their programmes)
In Apply 1 applicants make up to three choices which are considered by providers in parallel-any combination allowed
In Apply 2 applicants make one choice at a time to be considered by providers sequentially
Providers have 40 working days from receipt of applications to make a decision
After a final decision applicants have 10 working days to respond to the offer(s) made
Applicants can hold only one offer

6. APPLICATION POST RESULTS
2013
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APR
MAY
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SEP/OCT
2014
RESULTS
APPLICATION POST RESULTS
Apply 1 allows applicants to apply in parallel to up to three choices for any combination of routes into teaching. There is no set deadline which allows providers to advertise places as they are made aware of their allocations. Providers will be able to open and close courses throughout the year to control the number of applications they receive and this flexibility will assist in recruitment for multiple start dates.
Apply 1
Unsuccessful applicants
Unsuccessful applicants
Unsuccessful applicants
This is a visual representation of the key aspects of the system – summarised in the first presentation.
It illustrates Apply 1 open 1st Nov – 15th September
Apply 2 open 1st January – 31st October ( this gives the opportunity for everything to be closed down before the next cycle. We do not expect applications this late)
However, the timelines give applicants the option of applying post-results.
It shows how applicants enter Apply 2 at different times, depending on their Apply 1 experience.
Remind them of the three choices in Apply 1, considered in parallel – and the sequential choices in Apply 2.
Remind them that providers decide when to open and close their courses
Apply 2
Apply 2 opens at the start of January and allows candidates who have not secured a place using Apply 1 to apply, sequentially, to any course that has vacancies. Entry into Apply 2 is dependent on individual circumstances so applicants would enter this at different times.
Enrol
Enrolment
Start of term – varies by course and provider

7. Applicants research the options available
UCAS will provide a single, enhanced information portal giving applicants all the necessary information in the same place.
This goes live 1 November 2013
Information provided on provider , programme, entry requirements etc
HEI/SCITT-based training programmes
School Direct training programmes
England, Wales, Scotland (and potentially Northern Ireland)
Admissions managed by UCAS Teacher Training
Qualification outcomes
Fee-paying or salaried
Admissions not managed by UCAS Teacher Training eg
- Teach First
- Graduate teaching programme in Wales

8. Apply 1 Applications from 1 November
There is one, comprehensive application: personal, academic and reference information
They have up to three choices – no restriction as to age group or route
For School Direct the applicants can see the Lead School, Accrediting Provider and other schools in the partnership
They can only apply to a course when it is open – so need to think carefully about lining up the three choices
All choices must be made at the same time – they cannot be added later in Apply 1
They can change one or more choices but only once and within seven days
They will be told that they will receive a decision from each provider within 40 working days.
Official close is 15th September

9. Applications are sent to providers
From 1 November, UCAS will send applications to providers every working day
Providers will only be able to see applications made to them; they will not know what other choices an applicant has made
All three applications will be considered by training providers at the same time
For School Direct both the lead school and the accrediting provider will have visibility of and access to applications
They decide which applicants they want to interview and invite them directly
They record the decision to interview and the date; applicants can see this on Track

10. Interviews take place Applicants will be told:
they may have attend three interviews within 40 working days
they should leave a full day for each interview /clashes may occur
they may have to choose which interview to go to: if they cannot attend an interview they will be withdrawn from that choice
If an applicant withdraws from a choice they can apply again in Apply 2 (provided they are eligible and the programme is open)

11. Making decisions
Providers are responsible for selection and recruitment of trainees – UCAS will make it clear to applicants we are not involved
Decisions must be made within 40 working days of receipt of an application; interviews must be done within this period
40 working days excludes week-ends, bank holidays in England and UCAS Christmas shut-down

12. Decisions which applicants can receive
the following decisions can be made :
unconditional offer
conditional offer: conditions might include degree results, passing professional skills tests, completing classroom observation
reject
withdraw – for use if an applicant has not replied to correspondence or attended interview or if they have asked to be withdrawn
not qualified in English, Maths or Science
not considered Course Full

13. Applicants respond to offers
Applicants will get responses from all three choices within 40 working-days
They may receive responses before the 40-working day period is up
Applicants must respond to offers within 10 working days of receiving their final decision
Applicants reply online using Track to accept or decline offers
They can only accept one offer: they must decline any others
They may accept an offer before they have heard from other providers (though are advised to think carefully before doing so). If they do this they must withdraw from the other choices
UCAS updates the system for you to see whether your offers have been accepted or declined

14. Applications in Apply 2 Applicants can only use Apply 2 when they:
- have completed Apply 1
- are not holding an offer
They may start using Apply 2 from 1st January
They make one application at a time: there are no restrictions as to age group or route
For each application they must get a response from the provider within 40 working days
For each application they have ten working days to respond to an offer
They can make as many sequential applications as they want within the time available
Official close October 31st

15. Questions and Discussion
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