Teacher Training

We usually host between 3 - 7 PGCE trainees from UEA for their second school placement. Each trainee is given a Subject Mentor, who meets with them weekly throughout their time with us. There is also a Link Tutor who oversees mentors and trainees. Find out more about the UEA PGCE and watch the UEA video.

We often have a trainee with us, who completes their Professional Development (PD) alongside other trainees. For more information visit Cambridge University PGCE.

We support a small number of teachers each year, training with Buckingham University on their PGCE course. This programme is open to existing Norwich School staff. They are allocated a Subject Mentor and an Induction Tutor for the year. The mentor meets with the trainee weekly. Visit Secondary PGCE with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS).

We are linked with the SNITT, where our teachers can take the Assessment Only route - achieving QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) in just 12 weeks. We see this as an exciting alternative that suits more experienced colleagues and have had three members of staff successfully qualify this way in the last few years.

We work with the Norfolk Teacher Training College offering placements and links for their trainees.

In recent years we have hosted sessions for Heads of Departments as part of a programme run by the NTLEC. Our Mathematics department were the first to be involved at Norwich School and we hope to develop links further in the future.

For more information regarding Teacher Training at Norwich School, please contact Richard Sims or Vicky Hood.