You can search for the relevant course through the Department for Education website available HERE  The Salop Teaching School Partnership has a provider code of 1Q6.

For further information look at our How to Apply Page

To be eligible your degree must be equivalent to a UK honours degree.

You may be asked to apply for a UK ENIC Statement of Comparability which will tell us whether you degree is equivalent to a degree gained in the UK. 

Because some degrees achieved outside of the UK are considered directly comparable, we advise you to contact us and provide a scanned copy f your qualification so we can look into whether you will need to obtain a statement of comparability.

UK ENIC

You can see further information on our Qualifications page.

 Acceptance for those with non related degrees will vary depending on which subject you wish to teach, and your prior qualifications and experience.

We may be able to ask you to complete a Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) course which aims top up or refresh your subject knowledge.

The Department for Education currently funds Subject Knowledge Enhancements in Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Computing and Languages (French, Spanish & German).

If your degree is in a subject that is different to the one you wish to teach, we would advise you to contact us prior to applying so that we can advise you accordingly.

You can find further information here:

Qualifications needed to teach | Get Into Teaching GOV.UK

Subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) | Get Into Teaching GOV.UK

Your personal statement is your opportunity to tell us about yourself and why you have decided to train to teach.

Here are some examples of what we might like to read about in your personal statement:- 

• What has lead to want to train to teach and why are you passionate about your subject.
• What do you already know about teaching, learning and the curriculum?
• Any relevant experience you have working with young people (paid or voluntary)
• Any other transferable skills and knowledge you might have
• Do you have any passions or hobbies that could be valuable to teaching or life in a school

You can get further guidance on writing your personal statement here:

Teacher training personal statement | Get Into Teaching GOV.UK

We are currently offering School Experience Programme sessions at The Priory School.  

You can find out more information on our School Experience Programme Page 

Or you can search directly on the DfE website 

School Experience Programme

If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be invited to attend an Interview at The Priory School in Shrewsbury.  We can offer you an online interview if your personal circumstances make attendance in person difficult.

We expect that the interview will last approximately 1 hour.

During the interview we will assess your presentation skills, level of subject knowledge and suitability to train to teach through a presentation, questioning and two pre-interview tasks.  Details of the presentation and pre-interview tasks will be shared with you in advance.

We will ask you to send us any digital resources or presentation materials in advance so that we can have it ready for you to present on the display screen.

The structure of the interview will be as follows:-

• Welcome & Introductions
• Presentation
• Subject knowledge questions 
• General questions
• Pre-Interview task activities
• Opportunity for questions from you

 We recommend that you have an awareness of the national curriculum and topics of study for your subject.

Disabilities & Inclusion

Please let us know in advance if you have any special requirements for the interview so that we can make reasonable adjustments to support you.

You may find the following links helpful:

Prepare for your teacher training interview | Get Into Teaching GOV.UK

National curriculum - GOV.UK

Curriculum - The Priory School 

The programme is a full time course starting in September and finishing in July.  

Although the programme map will vary slightly from year to year, there are around 12 days where you are expected study at  University of Chester.  You will be studying mostly in subject groups, with the wider university core, and those studying with other Lead School Partnerships.

In addition to these 12 days, the University will lead on 20 Intensive Training and Practice (ITaP) days.  These will be broken down into blocks of 5 days and will focus on areas such as lesson planning, modelling, assessment & questioning and adaptations (to support learners with additional needs).

Each ITaP week will consist of a mixture of lectures at UoC, online planning, and delivery of lessons in a school.  Because the school will be organised by UoC, it could be out of county.

You could be placed at any one of our Partner Schools though we aim to place all trainees within a 45 minute travel journey. (though this may not always be possible)

We will take your personal circumstances into consideration when choosing your placement school.  For example, we would not place you in a school that your own children attend, or a school where you have worked in a different role.

Once you have been accepted onto the Course, we will ask you if you have anything we should take into consideration when choosing placements.

Click HERE for a full list of our Partner Schools 

There is a section on Funding and Support on the Get into Teaching Website which includes a Student Finance Calculator which can give you an estimate of what you would be entitled to.

https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-and-support

You can contact us if you have any further questions