Getting school experience

Getting school experience

Getting some classroom experience can help you to decide whether teaching is right for you - it could also strengthen your application. Get a taste of school life with our Get School Experience service. There are hundreds of schools across the country participating, so you should be able to find an opportunity local to you.

During your placement, you’ll usually have the opportunity to:

talk to teachers about day-to-day school life

observe teaching and pastoral work

watch a range of lessons and age groups being taught

Find and request school experience

Arranging school experience independently

You can also arrange your own school experience directly with a school. There are lots of ways to do this – find out how.

Making your mind up with school experience

Hannah, now a maths trainee at St. John the Baptist School, used school experience to do just that. She explains what the process involved and what she learnt.

Teaching Internships

Experience the teaching profession, gain new skills and be paid £300 per week for your time. If you are an undergraduate on a STEM related degree and are interested in teaching secondary maths or physics, then the Teaching Internship programme could be for you.

Upcoming events

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Train to Teach Leeds online event

09 June 2020 - 18:00

Leeds

This online event specifically for anybody looking to train to teach in Leeds will give you the opportunity to ask our experts questions about teacher training.

Train to Teach Newcastle online event

17 June 2020 - 18:00

Newcastle upon Tyne

This online event specifically for anybody looking to train to teach in Newcastle will give you the opportunity to ask our experts questions about teacher training.

Train to Teach Birmingham online event

20 June 2020 - 11:00

Birmingham

This online event specifically for anybody looking to train to teach in Birmingham will give you the opportunity to ask our experts questions about teacher training.

Teacher training options

08 June 2020 - 19:30

Looking for a career with a real purpose? Join this online event to find out more about teaching as a career and the different routes you can take to qualify as a teacher in England. Our panel of experts will help you decide which route is best for you and provide lots of advice to kickstart your new career.