13/11/2023
e-Q Alumna and ECT Corinne Goldberg Discusses Second School Placements
Corinne Goldberg gained her QTS with e-Qualitas earlier this year, having enrolled on via Teaching Apprenticeship Programme. Having now begun her first year as an ECT, at the Primary School she was primarily employed in for the ITT year, Corrine looks back at the year to discuss the impact of her Second School Placement (SSP).
19/06/2023
Positive news: Graduates getting into teaching.
As the summer approaches, the recruitment challenges schools face are greater than ever, which has received no shortage of attention in the national news. The news is not all bad though… In recent weeks I’ve spoken with many school leaders who are seeking solutions to staff shortages as they look ahead to September. It has...
31/05/2023
Meet our Subject Leads
Our ITT programme is delivered by a team of six Subject Leads for Primary and Secondary subject areas; these are English, Science and Maths for secondary trainees and Phonics, Maths and English for Primary trainees. We are pleased to introduce each of our Subject Leads in the interviews linked below, click on a link below...
30/05/2023
Scientist in Residence: Esther Ambrose-Dempster
e-Qualitas are pleased to introduce Esther Ambrose-Dempster as Scientist in Residence for the current academic year; Esther is a PhD researcher in enzymatic degradation of plastics at University College London. In her role as e-Q’s Scientist in Residence, Esther works directly with our cohort of trainee science teachers, sharing the benefit of her own experience...
22/05/2023
Trainee Teacher Interviews – What do you enjoy about teaching?
We recently caught up with Sarah, who is currently training towards her Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) via the Teaching Apprenticeship Programme. In this video Sarah discusses her favourite aspects of teaching in a primary school, while also looking ahead to what she most looking forward to about gaining her QTS. The Teaching Apprenticeship Programme enables...
29/04/2023
Introducing Alex Umeh, Initial Teacher Training Tutor, P.E.
e-Qualitas’ cohort of trainee primary teachers are led by Alex Umeh for P.E. training days during their ITT programmes. Alex is an experienced P.E. teacher, with a varied sporting CV that includes a wealth of coaching roles and years of experience playing football at a district and semi-professional level. Alex will join e-Q’s ITT Primary...