School profile

The Polesworth School

The Polesworth School is the lead school within a successful partnership that spans a large area of the Midlands. Covering North Warwickshire, and Staffordshire, the schools within our Alliance are offering mainly non-salaried training places and provide the opportunity for trainees to experience teaching in a wide variety of settings.

All of our vacancies result in QTS and PGCE qualifications. Your time will be spent mainly in your chosen school.

Whilst one day a week will be spent at the University, some of your PGCE will be delivered at The Polesworth School. You will actively participate in our Professional Learning Programme, part of a well-resourced, effectively led and co-ordinated programme. During your initial year of training with us you will receive rigorous and regular professional development so that you can progress to becoming an outstanding teacher.

About our school experience

• Details:

  Gain experience in an outstanding mainstream state secondary school and make an informed choice about getting into teaching.

  Become fully immersed in the life of a teacher! Meet the staff and departments who teach our young people. With your own timetable and guidance on how to make the most of your experience, there will be plenty of opportunity to network with existing trainees, former trainees and subject mentors as well as the chance to discuss how you can develop your own teaching career through our School Direct Partnership.

• Start and finish times: 09.00 to 13.10 - Flexible

  The times given are the standard times for a Taster Day which is designed to give the candidate maximum experience whilst causing minimum disruption to the school. However, these times can be tweaked, please contact the school to arrange.

• Dress code:

  Cover up tattoos, Remove piercings, Smart casual

• Teacher training:

  We are Lead School for the Community Academies Trust (CAT) Institute of Education and work with secondary and primary schools based across Warwickshire (Leamington Spa, Warwick, Nuneaton, Polesworth, Kingsbury, Tamworth, Lichfield and Telford), as well as the Universities of Warwick and Derby.

  Find out more about our teacher training

Links to more information about our school

• The Polesworth School website
• The Polesworth School Get Information About Schools
• Ofsted report: The Polesworth School
• Performance information: The Polesworth School
• Teacher training: The Polesworth School

Entry requirements

You must:

• Must not have been accepted onto another teacher training course
• Must have a degree
• Photo identification: Passport or driving licence

• DBS check required:

  No, candidates will be accompanied at all times.

Placement availability

We don't accept school experience visitors during the school holidays or during public examination periods. Visits to Maths and Science are held on Wednesdays, all other departments are upon application.

• School experience type: Both Virtual and In school

Location

• Address: Dordon Road, Dordon, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 1QT

• Parking:

  Yes - on site parking provided

  There is on site parking available. You may have to double park. If you find this to be the case, please give your registration and contact number to Reception when you sign in, just on the off chance that you are asked to move your car.

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• Address: Dordon Road, Dordon, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 1QT
• School phases: Primary (4 to 11), Secondary (11 to 16), 16 to 18
• DBS check required:

  No, candidates will be accompanied at all times.

• Subjects:
  • Art and design
  • Biology
  • Business studies
  • Chemistry
  • Design and technology
  • French
  • Geography
  • German
  • Music
  • Physics