Recruitment Policy

Application Stage

Advertising of vacancies

All EoETT courses are advertised externally on https://www.gov.uk/find-postgraduate-teacher-training-courses
Further details can found found on the website: www.eoettc.com by clicking the partnership section of the website and viewing where we have placement schools

Applications

All applications for a trainee teacher position must be made through DfE Apply, using their proforma.
Applications should be made on the Get into Teaching website (DfE Apply): https://www.gov.uk/apply-for-teacher-training
CV’s will not be accepted.

References

One of the references should be from the applicant’s current or most recent employer and will come from a professional email account, for safer recruitment purposes
If the applicant is a recent graduate, EoETT would expect that one of the references should be from the applicant’s University via a professional email account.
If the applicant is working or volunteering in a school, a school reference would be favoured.
- If an applicant is volunteering, Ideally this reference would be from the headteacher, but if this is not possible we will accept a reference from the teacher the applicant has been volunteering with
- If the applicant is employed within a school, a headteacher reference is required
The SCITT does not accept open references, testimonials or references from friends or relatives.
References must be provided on UCAS or DfE forms via work/professional email addresses. Personal email accounts will not be accepted.
Where references are provided via personal accounts for UCAS, EoETT will follow up directly to confirm the legitimacy of the reference and relation to the applicant.
If unsuitable references are provided on the UCAS form, EoETT will ask for further references to be provided as part of a conditional offer, due to safer recruitment practices.

Interviews

There will be a face-to-face interview (COVID restrictions allowing) and we will aim to ensure there are at least two interviewers. However, due to COVID 19 restrictions, some interviews may have to happen online and there may only be the Head of SCITT present.
Local school headteachers and Senior Leaders will form part of interviewing panels where possible (guidance allowing).
- Skype/ online interviews are not possible, unless this is a result of COVID 19 restrictions
The interview process will explore the applicant’s ability to train to teach and EoETT are looking for ‘personality and potential’ to become a good trainee.
Applicants will be asked to teach a group of children for 30 minutes (if the guidance/Head teacher allows visitors in school). However, if the guidance states that visitors to schools are deemed unnecessary, due to COVID 19, applicants will be asked to prepare an English or mathematics lesson to share and discuss with the interview panel instead. Full details will be provided prior to the interview, based on guidelines at the time and the risk assessment created by the individual schools, as we don’t want to put applicants, children and staff at risk.
Please note that no questions will be asked about health or medical fitness prior to any offer being made. Any discrepancies or anomalies will be followed up.
All applicants who are invited to an interview in a school will be required to bring evidence of their identity, address and qualifications. Original documents will only be accepted and photocopies will be taken. If you attend an online interview, you will be asked to prove your identity as part of the interview and we will need to see qualifications and certificates at a later date, before the start of the course.
Copies of applicants documents will be retained as per the EoETT retention policy.

Offers

Immediately following a successful interview, applicants will be issued with a conditional offer on UCAS and sent a letter outlining these conditions
Finding a training school
- EoETT helps trainees to find a training school within their partnership of schools and every trainee will have some say in which schools and year groups they train in.
- Local school placements will be discussed with applicants, and there will be the chance to visit available placement schools to check that they feel the school is a ‘fit’ for them
- EoETT will guarantee local placements (host school and second school) to applicants living in Lincoln, Grantham or Grimsby.
- Second school placements are organised by EoETT to ensure that the appropriate guidance is adhered to
  - Personal circumstances will be taken into consideration whilst organising these, where possible
All applicants will be subject to safeguarding and health checks within their offer
Applicants’ offers will become unconditional on the UCAS system once they have satisfied all conditions as outlined in their offer letter

Health and physical capacity to teach

The SCITT has a responsibility to ensure that trainees have the health and physical capacity to teach and will not put children and young people at risk of harm.
Successful applicants will be asked to complete a health questionnaire.
Successful applicants will be asked to complete a screening assessment with the SCITT Occupational Health Provider.
Only targeted and relevant health- related questions which are necessary to ensure that a person is able to teach will be asked.
If appropriate, the fitness to practise policy will be followed.

School Placements

East of England Teacher Training will be responsible for securing appropriate placements of quality for trainees’ school experience.
School placement availability will be discussed following a successful interview
The SCITT criteria for selecting schools is based on evidence of the school providing good and effective placements in primary education, together with a capacity and desire to offer high quality school based training to trainee teachers.

Trainees placements will take place in schools which:

have shared values and beliefs in the effectiveness of the school based ITT route;
have had successful experiences of supporting a range of different routes into ITT;
recognise that the trainee needs appropriate supervision and support during their training year;
recognise that the trainee needs time within school to complete their studies as part of their training course;
have been involved in the selection of the trainee, including being given the opportunity to use their own selection procedures during an orientation visit (ask trainee to teach or undertake their own interview);
provide a suitable setting and model of best practice for trainees;
provide models of good practice and suitably experienced school-based Senior Mentor and Mentor
are committed to continuing professional development and improvement in the provision of ITT

We guarantee local people, local school placements.

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