School profile

Trinity Academy Cathedral

Trinity MAT schools are an exciting and inspirational place to be. We offer school experience placements in Trinity Academy Halifax and Trinity Academy Cathedral in Wakefield. We believe that there are many factors that contribute to this unique environment – from our distinct Christian ethos, to our innovative curriculum and approach to rewarding students.
We are here to make a difference to the North Halifax and Wakefield communities.  Our vision is to inspire each and every student to achieve their potential through high-quality teaching provided within an environment led by our Christian values.
Cathedral Academy has the added benefit of housing Cathedral Academy of Performing Arts (CAPA).
We are an outstanding MAT with well above average results!

About our school experience

Details
Applicants have the opportunity to observe lessons within their specialist area. We ask that as part of the experience, you take on a support assistant role so that you can interact with students and support where necessary. This will support your confidence with interacting with students.
Start and finish times
8:00am to 3:00pm - Flexible

We do allow flexibility depending on your needs

Dress code

Business dress, Cover up tattoos, Remove piercings

Teacher training

Trinity Institute of Education.

We run a School Direct course in partnership with The National Institute of Teaching and Calderdale and Kirklees Teaching School Hub. We offer a 1-year course that achieves a PGCE with QTS and 60 credits towards a Masters.

Our course provides 2 placements and 3 shorter placements from across schools in West Yorkshire.

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Facebook: @Trinityteachtie
Twitter: @Trinityteach

Find out more about our teacher training

Links to more information about our school

Entry requirements

You must:

    • Must be applying to or have applied to our, or a partner school's, teacher training course
    • Must not have been accepted onto another teacher training course
    • Must have a degree
    • Photo identification: Passport or driving licence
    • They must meet our course entry requirements: a grade C/level 4 in GCSE maths and English and an honours degree of a 2:2 or above. If qualifications are from overseas, a statement of comparability must be provided. N.B. We do not offer Visa Sponsorship for potential applicants.
DBS check required

Yes - when in school. You must purchase a DBS in order to carry out school experience within our school.

Placement availability

This school has not yet provided their availability for offering school experience. You can still request experience with this school and they will contact you when they have availability.

School experience type
In school

Location

Address
Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QF
Map showing Trinity Academy Cathedral
Parking

Yes - on site parking provided

On site parking available

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Address
Thornes Road, Wakefield, WF2 8QF
School phases
Secondary (11 to 16)
DBS check required

Yes - when in school. You must purchase a DBS in order to carry out school experience within our school.

Subjects
  • Art and design
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computing
  • Design and technology
  • Drama
  • English
  • French
  • Geography
  • History
  • Maths
  • Music
  • Physical education
  • Physics
  • Religious education
  • Spanish