Support for your learning journey
“I have been fully supported throughout my training year by all parties involved with Kingsbridge in a clear, constant manner.”
Trainee, 2024
Curriculum
As a Kingsbridge trainee, you will engage with an evidence rich, core curriculum covering different aspects of teaching and learning, tailored to match the stages of your teaching development. In addition, you will work with expert subject consultants that have developed sessions to improve your subject knowledge across all aspects of the curriculum. Our curriculum is designed to give you the knowledge, skills and experience needed to hit the ground running when you embark on your teaching career.
Mentors
Trainees with Kingsbridge are supported by a personal mentor. Mentors are selected because of the expertise that they are able to share with you. Kingsbridge prides itself on the quality of its mentors and the support that they are able to offer. Your mentor will be your biggest cheerleader and act as your first point of contact as you work side by side with them. Your mentors create the link between training and classroom, finding opportunity to apply new training and support with practice activities. It is your mentors that will guide you through the curriculum, bringing learning to life.
Practice
Being in school is a fantastic opportunity to practice your teaching in a low stakes environment. You are immersed in school life and can engage with expert practitioners in order to develop your own teaching skills. You will have opportunity to apply new training on a weekly basis which allows you to focus on one fundamental skill at a time. Your mentor will help you focus your training and refine your practice by giving clear action steps and guidance on how to improve, whilst celebrating your successes and achievements too.
Looking after you
At Kingsbridge, we believe that the only way that you can teach your best, is to be at your best. We therefore pride ourselves on the welfare support that we offer trainees. Alongside the mentor support in school, you also have the support of a member of the Kingsbridge team. There are regular visits to school to ensure that your needs are being met and that training is being successfully implemented, and thus ensuring your progress. We carefully monitor engagement and attendance to help identify any issues in a timely manner and you can also contact a member of the Kingsbridge team directly with any urgent concerns or queries. We want you to feel fully supported during your time with us at Kingsbridge and the wellbeing of our trainees has been highlighted as a strength in our offer.
"The leadership and management of the programme is exemplary. Leaders know every single trainee and mentor well and this is evident, as leaders were able to describe adaptations or support they had given to a wide range of trainees." Haili Hughes June 2024
In addition to the support that we can offer, Education Support is the only UK charity dedicated to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of education staff in schools, colleges and universities. They offer a wide range of resources and services including a free and confidential helpline. Don’t suffer in silence; this helpline is available 24/7 to everyone working in education (regardless of their role) and is available UK wide on 08000 562 561.
For details relating to the Kingsbridge extended Well-being support service visit: http://www.kingsbridgeteachertraining.co.uk/selection-process/teacher-wellbeing
