SUPA Salisbury is launched
A new alliance between the University of Southampton' Education School and nine local schools, called the Southampton University Partnership Alliance (SUPA) Salisbury, offers trainee teachers the opportunity to work in schools and have the support of a world class university.
The schools in Salisbury and south Wiltshire are joining together to set up their own teacher training programme in partnership with the University. Trainee teachers will be supported by both school mentors and university tutors, who will work together to ensure that the course prepares teachers effectively for a career in education.
Jerry Rogers, Assistant Headteacher at Bishop Wordsworth’s School, said: "The University will provide training and support for all the trainees who will spend some of the year training on the University’s campus and the bulk of the year on teaching practice at one of the Salisbury schools.
"This is a really good way of working together - there is no one school that is dominating it as happens in some Schools Direct partnerships - we are all equal members."
The schools currently involved are: Bishop Wordsworth’s School, South Wilts Grammar School, Stonehenge School, Avon Valley College, Trafalgar School, Pewsey Vale, St Joseph's, St Edmund's and Wyvern College.
From this September onwards, the group will be advertising trainee posts for people to take up in September 2016. Those interested in applying for the programme, called the Southampton University Partnership Alliance (SUPA) Salisbury, can contact the schools directly for more information before applying via the UCAS website from October onwards.
See an article in Salisbury Journal for further rinformation.