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Teacher Training
Never fear! Local teacher training provider, The Deepings SCITT, is holding the educational fort and ensuring that September’s new teachers are still on course to qualify. SCITT Director, Nicola Benjamin, says that their 40 trainees are still being trained, from home, and she added, ‘The fact that my fluffy slippers and Oscar, the dog, are occasionally visible doesn’t seem to put them off!’
Like schools, the trainees’ course has now moved online, although they continue to learn their craft and plan lessons in order to be ready to take up their jobs in September. This recognises the hard work and progress already made by the trainees, whilst simultaneously protecting the flow of new entrants into the profession for September.
Teachers need their sense of humour and this was evident last week when Primary Manager, Helen Ackrill, was surprised by her trainees who ‘zoomed’ to sing ‘Happy Birthday’. These are indeed strange times and the stress for trainees has been addressed too with lots of online well-being advice and chats. Trainees have responded to say that, ‘The organisation and quality of the distance learning is fantastic!’ This week’s remote study package even includes some body stretches for when trainees put their laptops down.
Recruitment continues for the new September cohort via online interviews, and if there any new graduates or career changers looking for a career in teaching with bursaries and student loans available, contact nbenjamin@deepings.anthemtrust.uk.
Nikki Benjamin
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