Welcome to the CfBT East Lincolnshire Graduate Teacher
Programme
The CfBT East Lincolnshire Designated Recommending Body (DRB)
Graduate Teacher P
rogramme provides
an employment- based route to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) for
suitably qualified candidates. The General Teaching Council (GTC)
awards QTS to those who, having completed a training programme,
meet the Standards set by the DfES.
The DRB is part of Lincolnshire School Improvement Service and
is committed to improving the teaching and learning in Lincolnshire
schools by ensuring a supply of well-trained, committed and
enthusiastic teachers. The programme requires graduate trainees to
study, complete assignments and teach a reduced timetable in a Lead
School. In addition, trainees are expected to work in a second
school, usually offering different opportunities to those offered
by their Lead School. The period of training in the second school
may vary and can take the form of visits, observation or teaching,
depending on the needs of the individual.
County schools collaborate with the DRB to provide opportunities
for placements and Advanced Skills Teachers (ASTs) and Mentors are
released to give support and advice to the graduates. A Core
Training Programme, which all graduates are expected to attend,
uses both county and external consultants to provide quality inputs
on a regular basis throughout the year.
Primary trainees may qualify in either the 5-11 age range. Their
programme must demonstrate coverage of all ages and Key Stages
within the range and they must teach the full range of primary
subjects: History or Geography, Physical Education, ICT, Art and
Design or Design and Technology, Performing Arts and Religious
Education.
Secondary trainees may qualify in the 11-16 age range. Their
programme must demonstrate coverage of all ages and Key Stages
within the range.
National Skills Tests have been introduced for all trainee
teachers including those on the Graduate Teacher Programme.
Trainees must take and pass the skills tests in Numeracy, Literacy
and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) before they can
gain QTS. There is no limit on the number of attempts a trainee can
make to pass each test. Further information can be found at
www.tta.gov.uk/training/skillstests/index.htm
Graduates who are successful in obtaining a place on the
programme will receive a salary from their employing school for the
period of the training that is at least the equivalent to Point 1
on the Unqualified Teacher Scale.
The length of training depends on the individual’s
qualifications, experience and training needs. Inexperienced
trainees will require a longer training period possibly lasting up
to two years. More experienced trainees may be able to complete
more quickly.
Many of our Graduate Trainees obtain a post in their Lead School
or their Second Placement School at the end of their training. The
East Lincolnshire DRB provides an excellent starting point for
those hoping to teach who are enthusiastic about working in
Lincolnshire schools.