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Sedgehill Academy

Sedgehill Academy is an 'Good', non-selective academy in South East London with close to 900 students from ages 11-18. As part of United Learning, our aim is to bring out the 'best in everyone' and we continuously strive to ensure that students and staff have every opportunity to do so.

Sedgehill Academy is proud to partner with United Teaching, an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ teacher training programme. As a national provider, United Teaching’s ambitious teacher training programme is driven by a research-informed curriculum preparing trainees for the demands of modern teaching. Our school visit experience is an invaluable taster opportunity to experience quality first teaching and learning in action.

With subject specialists, dedicated mentors, and top-rated wellbeing support, United Teaching support trainees to make the teacher training journey one to remember with a fantastic support network, and nationally recognised professional qualifications so trainee teachers can enter their Early Career Teacher years with confidence.

About our school experience

Details

Observing lessons and different teaching styles
Interacting with pupils
Seeing how specific subjects are taught
Learning more about United Learning & United Teaching
Learning more about the teacher training process
Meeting existing ITTs & ECTs

Start and finish times
8.15 to 3.05 - Flexible

With notice, we could possibly accommodate an earlier finish.

Dress code

Business dress, Cover up tattoos, Remove piercings

Teacher training

We work with United Teaching.

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: e.g. passport, driving licence
DBS check required

No, candidates will be accompanied at all times.

Placement dates

Date School phase Experience type
25 April 2025

Secondary

All subjects

In school Start request

Location

Address
Sedgehill Road, Lewisham, London, SE6 3QW
Map showing Sedgehill Academy
Parking

Yes - on site parking provided

Parking is freely available on the roads around the school. There is also a staff car park, accessible by key card. Visitors could arrange to park there but the road is also fine.

Address
Sedgehill Road, Lewisham, London, SE6 3QW
School phases
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
  • Citizenship
  • Communication and media studies
  • Computing
  • Design and technology
  • Drama
  • English
  • French
  • Geography
  • German
  • History
  • Maths
  • Music
  • Physical education
  • Physics
  • Psychology
  • Religious education
  • Social sciences
  • Spanish