School profile

The de Ferrers Academy

The de Ferrers Academy is a large secondary school based in Burton on Trent, which caters for over 2000 students. The school has it's own sixth form centre and is split across three sites.

About our school experience

• Details: An immersed experience within your chosen faculty observing excellent practitioners, experiencing school life and an opportunity to discuss paths into teaching.
• Start and finish times: 08.30am to 1pm
• Dress code:

  Business dress, Cover up tattoos, Remove piercings

• Teacher training:

  We are a partner school for The John Taylor SCITT, and also work with a university provider.

  Find out more about our teacher training

Links to more information about our school

• The de Ferrers Academy website
• The de Ferrers Academy Get Information About Schools
• Ofsted report: The de Ferrers Academy
• Performance information: The de Ferrers Academy
• Teacher training: The de Ferrers Academy

Entry requirements

You must:

• Must not have been accepted onto another teacher training course
• Must have a degree
• Photo identification: Please bring Photo ID with you upon arrival.

• DBS check required:

  No, candidates will be accompanied at all times.

Placement dates

Date	School phase	Experience type
13 January 2025	Secondary Design and technology	In school	Start request
14 January 2025	Secondary Geography, History, and Maths	In school	Start request
15 January 2025	Secondary Design and technology and History	In school	Start request
16 January 2025	Secondary Maths	In school	Start request
27 January 2025	Secondary Design and technology	In school	Start request
28 January 2025	Secondary Geography, History, and Maths	In school	Start request
29 January 2025	Secondary Design and technology and History	In school	Start request
30 January 2025	Secondary Maths	In school	Start request

Date	School phase	Experience type
10 February 2025	Secondary Design and technology	In school	Start request
11 February 2025	Secondary Geography, History, and Maths	In school	Start request
12 February 2025	Secondary Design and technology and History	In school	Start request
13 February 2025	Secondary Maths	In school	Start request

Location

• Address: St Mary's Drive, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 0LL

• Parking:

  Yes - on site parking provided

  Parking is available on all three campuses. ; Please use the visitor spaces provided

• Disability and access details:

  We offer facilities and provide an inclusive environment for students, staff and school experience candidates with disability and access needs. We're happy to discuss your disability or access needs before or as part of your school experience request. The environment is adapted to the needs as required. This includes: •Ramps •Elevators (Trent Sports Hall / Maths block, Sixth Form Campus) •Corridor width (Trent Sports Hall) •Disabled parking bays •Disabled toilets and changing facilities •Library shelves at wheelchair-accessible height. •Hi-Viz markings for Visually Impaired students. •Light signal fire alarm adaption for Hearing Impaired students

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• Address: St Mary's Drive, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 0LL
• School phases: Secondary (11 to 16)
• Dates: 12 dates available for this school
• DBS check required:

  No, candidates will be accompanied at all times.

• Subjects:
  • Art and design
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Design and technology
  • English
  • French
  • Geography
  • German
  • History
  • Maths
  • Physics