Are you interested in working with children and young people? There has never been a better
time to join the teaching profession! It’s true...research does show that children’s attention spans increased when learning was based in play. Imagine having a classroom of your own where you could make things significantly better for a large number of children by doing what works for your learners. The average teacher will teach around 1,500 children in their careers - that’s a lot of lives you could be influencing.
Having been in education for 26 years one of the best things is those moments when children really grow as individuals and in their learning because of something you did. Excitingly, it’s also an opportunity to be part of a lively community of creative, caring professionals. There has literally never been a better time to become a teacher. For the first time the Government is taking steps to shift the balance of power within our system away from politicians to the professionals. That means the newest teachers will have the most freedom ever to do what works!
Our region has some of the best training available and has excellent links to leading edge organisations to ensure that your training is at the forefront of educational thinking. Unlike many other regions, the training providers here work together to ensure that every trainee teacher has the best possible training and that they end up in the schools best suited to their skills and personalities. I often look at the offer from courses offered locally and think how much more I could have done had I had the training on offer to all of you. You can find out about your local courses by doing a Google Search for teacher training or following one of the links below.
Jo Palmer-Tweed, Executive Director, Essex and Thames Primary SCITT
www.essexandthamesprimaryscitt.co.uk
www.essexteachertraining.co.uk
www.midessexteachertraining.com
www.colchesterttc.org.uk
