Hillcrest Academy
Standing proudly at the heart of the Chapeltown and Harehills communities. For over a century, Hillcrest Academy has warmly welcomed families from all over the world.
We celebrate and embrace all cultures, faiths and personalities into our safe and happy school.
Our team is immensely proud to have achieved our status as an Ofsted Outstanding provider for every local pupil aged 3 to 11. We pride ourselves on every child making progress above and beyond expectations, whatever their starting points.
Your child’s school days are the most important time and the very best chance to develop into rounded, confident and ambitious individuals. We can offer them a World Class School with world class teachers and world class facilities to support every child to grow and develop.
Through care, kindness and decency, we will offer a curriculum packed with a full suite of subjects, alongside the love and support of a dedicated staff team.
Every child can and will achieve. It is up to us.
About our school experience
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GORSE SCITT is the Outstanding teacher training provider of The GORSE Academies Trust. Our SEP offer is an opportunity for you to “try before you apply” to train in our Outstanding and World Class schools. To discover more information about our Primary and Secondary academies please visit the TGAT website: The GORSE Academies Trust (tgat.org.uk)
For more information about the SCITT programme please visit our website: www.gorsescitt.org.ukOur SEP offer:
You have the initial option of spending the day in one of our trust schools or a partnership school. We can extend our offer and arrange a second day in a different phase if you are undecided between ITT in Primary or Secondary.
You will always be escorted during your school experience, so we do not require to see a DBS.
You do however need to either already hold a degree, ideally with a classification of a 2:2 or above, or be in your second or third year of your studies. - Start and finish times
- 8:00am to 3:30pm
- Dress code
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Business dress, Cover up tattoos, Remove piercings
- Teacher training
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GORSE SCITT, an Outstanding provider of Teacher Training, co-ordinates the school experience programmes running in its various partner schools. This allows, for many people a seamless route from School Experience to a well-informed application for teacher training
Links to more information about our school
- Hillcrest Academy website
- Hillcrest Academy Get Information About Schools
- Ofsted report: Hillcrest Academy
- Performance information: Hillcrest Academy
- Teacher training: Hillcrest Academy
Entry requirements
You must:
- Must not have been accepted onto another teacher training course
- Must have a degree
- Photo identification: Passport or driving licence
- Please contact us regarding any relation to a student at our schools prior to booking.
- DBS check required
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No, candidates will be accompanied at all times.
Placement availability
We offer placements in all subjects across all phases throughout the school year. We follow the Local City Council school holiday pattern.
All subjects are offered everyday.
- School experience type
- In school
Location
- Address
- Cowper Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 4DR
- Parking
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Not available on site
On street parking is available on Cowper Street and Hamilton Terrace.
- School phases
- Primary (4 to 11)