Notre Dame High School

We would like to offer you a personal welcome to The Sheffield SCITT website. The Sheffield SCITT, alongisde the two universities, is one of only three accredited providers of Initial Teacher Training based in Sheffield and the only school based accredited provider. If you are passionate about influencing the lives of the next generation and are lo... oking for unique and personalised school based training, then ours is the course for you. Train to teach alongside serving teachers as well as completing a University Accredited PGC. The Sheffield SCITT is an innovative provider of teacher training where trainees learn to teach through school based training. The Sheffield SCITT is owned and run by Notre Dame High School, Sheffield, which is not only an outstanding school but is also a National Teaching School with a strong background in teacher training. Our trainees are placed in great schools in the Sheffield area. In 2015 100% of our trainees who completed teacher training with us, passed and were offered jobs, many now working in our Partnership schools. Why choose the SCITT route? Our approach is based on what our partnership Headteachers, who lead "good" and "outstanding" schools, are looking for in their Newly Qualified Teachers. They do not require the traditional University based PGCE qualifications (although our course does include PGC Master's accreditation) they far prefer teachers who have spent the whole year in school experiencing the full calendar cycle of the school year and being involved in every aspect of the professional teacher's role in their schools. They find teachers trained by serving outstanding teachers this way are better prepared for the rigours of qualified teaching and progress more quickly in their careers in their schools. It is their preferred route for recruiting their NQTs.Read More