Assessment

Regular and accurate assessments of the trainees will ensure that all trainees recommended for QTS have reliable evidence to demonstrate they have met all the required Standards. This will be done through trainees collecting evidence against the QTS Standards as they progress through the course, using an e-portfolio.

In addition, it is anticipated that all trainees will be given the opportunity to gain a PGCE through a local university as part of the course. At the time of writing (October 2011) it is not established whether this will be at Professional or Postgraduate level.

Employment data from the SCITT, benchmarked against other local ITT providers, indicates that the SCITT course is extremely effective in terms of the proportion of trainees gaining employment as primary teachers on completion of the course; the vast majority of trainees secure teaching contracts as NQTs before finishing the course.

Leicester and Leicestershrire School Centred Initial Teacher Training