Open days

The best way to find out what the Nottinghamshire Torch SCITT can offer is to come and visit us. All events are open to both School Centred ITT applicants and School Direct applicants.

Virtual Open Evening

Interested in a career in teaching?

The Nottinghamshire Torch SCITT is holding an information evening for anyone who is considering training to teach, including current teaching assistants, career changers, anyone returning to work after a career-break, teachers trained overseas and those graduating in summer 2022.

Dates and times:

• Wednesday 29th September 2021
• Wednesday 15th December 2021
• Wednesday 23rd February 2022
• Wednesday 27th April 2022

All Virtual Open Evenings will run from 4.30pm - 6.00pm.

To book your place, please complete the form below.

Face to Face Open Evening

Interested in a career in teaching?

The Nottinghamshire Torch SCITT is holding an information evening for anyone who is considering training to teach, including current teaching assistants, career changers, anyone returning to work after a career-break, teachers trained overseas and those graduating in summer 2022.

This is a great opportunity to come and meet the team, meet some current trainees, and get a feel for our purpose-built teacher training centre.

Dates and times:

• Wednesday 20th October 2021
• Wednesday 24th November 2021
• Wednesday 2nd February 2022 (originally 26th January)
• Wednesday 30th March 2022

All Face to Face Open Evenings will run from 5.30pm - 7.30pm at our training centre on the Toot Hill School site.

To book your place, please complete the form below.

Coffee Morning Teaching Events

Thinking of getting into teaching?

Why not join us at one of our coffee morning teaching events to find out more about training with Nottinghamshire Torch SCITT.

This will provide you with a chance to come and visit one of our amazing partner schools and see teaching and learning in action!

All attendees will also receive a free digital resource with great ideas to start developing your knowledge and understanding. These resources will support you with interview preparation and provide some great foundations for your training year.

Dates and times:

• Tuesday 1st February 2022 10am-12pm

To book your place, please complete the form below.

School Experience Days

Secondary

This is an ideal opportunity for anyone considering a career in teaching to spend a day at Toot Hill School, an outstanding secondary school on the outskirts of Nottingham and close to both the Leicestershire and Lincolnshire borders. Toot Hill School is the lead school in the Nottinghamshire Torch SCITT and the Torch Teaching School Alliance. The day will involve a tour of the school, an observation of a lesson in the chosen subject area, a presentation on different routes into teaching and a question and answer session with a recently qualified teacher.

There will be opportunities during the course of the day to talk informally to staff and to ask any questions you may have.

Dates for 2021-2022 will be announced shortly.

All Taster Days run from 9.00am - 2.00pm.

To book your place, please complete the form below.

Primary

This is an ideal opportunity for anyone considering a career in Primary education to spend a day in one of our Partnership Schools. The day will comprise of a tour of the school, a presentation on the routes into teaching, drop-in sessions to either KS1 or KS2 classes and a question and answer session.

Dates for 2021-2022 will be announced shortly.

All Taster Days run from 9.00am - 2.00pm.

To book your place, please complete the form below.

School Experience Weeks

Toot Hill School offers a variety of opportunities to people considering a career in education and are pleased to offer a week's work experience or individual days for those interested in teaching, considering a career change or for anyone who has already applied for a place on a teacher training course.

It is advisable to gain school experience prior to commencing an initial teacher training course.

In order to attend a School Experience Week, you must have attended one of our Taster Days prior to the week.

What you will receive:

• An introduction to Toot Hill School and the community we teach.
• Discussion into training routes.
• A tour of the school.
• A day in a life of a student – Track a pupil for the day.
• An insight into being a tutor.
• A week in a department of the subject you wish to teach, where you will get to observe lessons.

A DBS is required when attending the School Experience Week. The application process can take up to 8 weeks.

"The virtual open evening taught me a lot about what to expect in my training year and what it takes to teach. It also gave me a lot of inspiration and help for writing my personal statement. The team are so welcoming of any type of question. They enhanced my confidence to apply for Nottinghamshire Torch SCITT. I am really excited to begin my training with the fabulous leaders and cohort in August."

Bethan Dawkins – 24/11/20

"The school experience was helpful and inspiring, as well as the faculty coming across as friendly and inviting. I would certainly recommend any aspiring teachers to engage in one, if they are looking to be reassured or have their questions answered."

Ryan Collins – 21/10/20

"During Covid-19, I found the virtual session very useful as it gave me an insight on how the course was run, how many students took part per year and the general timetable for the year ahead. It was good to meet a student actually on the course (virtually) who could tell us what it was really like. It gave me the impression that this was a friendly welcoming environment, one that I wanted to join."

Gabriel Chow – 21/10/20

"The virtual session inspired me to pursue my passion for becoming a teacher. Could not recommend enough!"

Fraser McDermid – 21/10/20

"The in-school experience and online event really gave me an invaluable insight into how schools operate. I enjoyed being able to talk and ask questions to the staff and trainee teachers, to further my understanding of the PGCE training year."

Grace Fisher – 21/10/20

"I found the virtual open evening session I attended very helpful and it was a great insight into the SCITT programme. I liked how the presenters shared further resources for information including their social media pages. I have enjoyed reading regular blog posts by current/former trainees and hear how the program has helped them in their careers."

Clare Lehane – 15/10/20