EPS provides a framework for trainee teachers to develop as professional educators by providing a broader perspective on educational issues that set the context for learning.

Cornwall SCITT offer trainees a Postgraduate Certificate in Education in collaboration with Bath Spa University. EPS sessions include support for the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) with dedicated academic tutors to guide your academic progress. 

Subject Studies develops subject knowledge in relation to curriculum needs and appropriate teaching and learning strategies, with a particular focus on how educational issues such as assessment, planning, and delivery can be most effectively achieved in the classroom.  Subject sessions develop your existing subject knowledge in your subject area, while identifying ways to express this knowledge in a manageable format for young learners. The focus is on practical solutions to ensure that you develop as a creative and reflective classroom practitioner. 

For all trainee teachers, the most exciting part of the training programme is their time spent on placement in our partnership schools. One of our greatest strengths is our bespoke training programme coordinated by our team of subject leaders, who will carefully select a suitable placement based on your individual needs. Every trainee teacher will receive support from a dedicated mentor while on placement, and will also receive additional training from the school’s professional tutor. Our mentors support trainees to develop at their own pace, from observing lessons to planning and implementing their own series of lessons by the end of the course.

We work in partnership with a local Special School and a Multi-Academy Trust of Alternative Provision Academies  based throughout Cornwall.  Trainees will have the opportunity to visit these learning environments for one day, and may be able to enhance this experience through a 2-week extended visit or a placement during the Spring Term.