Getting school experience

Getting school experience

Getting some classroom experience can help you to decide whether teaching is right for you. Get a taste of school life with our Get School Experience service. 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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Virtual Train to Teach Peterborough event

04 November 2020 - 16:30

Peterborough

This event, for anyone interested in training to teach in Peterborough, will give you the chance to ask experts about your teacher training options and what it’s like to teach.

Virtual Train to Teach Exeter event

05 November 2020 - 16:30

Exeter

This event, for anyone interested in training to teach in Exeter, will give you the chance to ask experts about your teacher training options and what it’s like to teach.

Virtual Train to Teach Liverpool event

10 November 2020 - 16:30

Liverpool

This event, for anyone interested in training to teach in Liverpool, will give you the chance to ask experts about your teacher training options and what it’s like to teach.

Virtual Train to Teach Bristol event

11 November 2020 - 16:30

Bristol

This event, for anyone interested in training to teach in Bristol, will give you the chance to ask experts about your teacher training options and what it’s like to teach.