It has been an invaluable preparation and had a remarkable impact on the professional development of everyone involved. I thoroughly enjoyed my Partnership experience. Working as an equal member of a team was new to me. I must admit that at first I was conscious of the fact that I was a student and that the teachers were exactly that - fully fledged members of staff at the school. However, the feeling of being watched and wanting to give a good impression soon evaporated.
Every student chooses one of the following subjects as a main teaching specialism.
If you are following a Science subject course you are also required to follow a Second Subject course in a complementary Science. This will occupy a further half day of your time when the course is based at the University, and provides you with a specific additional qualification if you are successful in the course as a whole. For students following subject courses other than Science there is a range of subsidiary courses provided at the School of Education which are available to you if you have appropriate entry qualifications. These are normally A level or its equivalent in the subject concerned. Satisfactory completion of the subsidiary course requirements will lead to the award of a certificate by the University.