1. Birmingham City University in Partnership With You
Working together to train our future primary school teachers.
How can you be involved?

2. We are proud of BCU… High reputation locally and nationally
High employment rates
Effective relationships with our partnership schools where
many of our trainees get jobs
Ofsted: ‘Trainees in all phases are very well prepared
to teach in a diverse society; the provider makes excellent use
of the rich diversity in the region’
The Guardian league tables – published place BCU
top in the WM and 17th in the country (out of 95 institutions).

3. BCU has two primary initial teacher training courses:-
Different routes – Mathematics & SEN
Subject specialism opportunities
Different age groups
PGCE Primary with QTS
BA (Hons) Primary Education with QTS

4. This means that each year we have approximately 800 trainees requiring school based training opportunities.
A large proportion of our trainees commute to BCU as they live in the local area.
They want their first jobs to be in Birmingham – they are training to stay as teachers in Birmingham and will be looking for jobs in your schools.

5. 120 days

6. School based training and experiences.
During the courses trainees will work in two/three different schools.
The school experiences are developmental and progressive.
Postgraduates have three periods of school based training during the one year of their course.
Undergraduates have a period of school based training in each of the three years of their course.

7. Benefits of working with our trainees …..
Chance to shape the teaching population of the future.
Trainees will come with new ideas and will be looking to develop the learning opportunities of your children.
Opportunities for group interventions.
Ongoing support from a BCU tutor.
Monetary payment to contribute to your school budget.
Mentor training.
Further/future staff development – NQT conferences, Masters programmes

9. What is standing in the way of head teachers having trainees for their school based training in their settings?
Ofsted
Progress of children
SAT’s / Phonics testing
Staff time

10. Advantages of having BCU trainees in your setting from a school perspective

12. Do you think you can help?
Alison Pemberton Smith
Paul Purser

13. Thank you for your time.