This course will equip you to start to become an outstanding Health and Social Care teacher, with a secure understanding of effective pedagogies in Health and Social Care teaching. You will explicitly examine the core skills associated with Health and Social Care, learning how to support students to develop as confident, independent learners.

The course will focus on key curriculum content whilst utilising cutting- edge research, evidence-based knowledge and modern approaches that drive positive outcomes which in turn expand your personal growth.

Bishop Challoner Training School, in partnership with Alliance schools (BCTSA), is an accredited provider of school-based teacher training in Birmingham and across the West Midlands.

You will be in school 4 days a week where you will be fully involved in all aspects of a teacher’s work. One day a week you will have your pedagogical training, which will provide a mixture of specific Subject Studies and more general Professional Studies sessions.

To enrich your professional practice and develop your expertise you will complete 2 PGCE assignments, which will contribute 60 credits towards a Master’s degree.

You will be in your school from day one. At the beginning of the year you will observe expert practitioners, moving towards leading small parts of a lesson and gradually building up to teach whole lessons. You will receive the support of school-based mentors, as well as members of the BCTSA Central Team and Subject Tutors.