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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Train to Teach Hatfield virtual event

12 January 2021 - 17:00

Hatfield

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

Train to Teach Sheffield virtual event

13 January 2021 - 17:00

Sheffield

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

Train to Teach Manchester virtual event

19 January 2021 - 17:00

Manchester

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

Train to Teach Middlesbrough virtual event

20 January 2021 - 17:00

Middlesbrough

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