School Direct
School Direct with the NSTA
Train to be a teacher with the North Somerset Teaching Alliance (NSTA)
North Somerset Teaching Alliance
School Direct with the NSTA
Train to be a teacher with the North Somerset Teaching Alliance (NSTA)
The NSTA, in partnership with local Higher Education Institutions, and other schools in our teaching alliance, leads a successful School Direct programme. Our model blends the best of school based teacher training with high quality training support from either the University of Bristol or Plymouth Marjon University. Students accepted on this course benefit from being awarded a PGCE and QTS at the end of the training year, with the possibility of being employed within the North Somerset Teaching Alliance (or other partner schools) the following year.
Successful candidates will benefit from the following:
We recommend prospective trainees attend one of our ‘School Experience days’. To book a place please contact Helen Twiggs at admin@nsta.org.uk
All applications must be completed online using the Government’s Apply for teacher training service. Unless you have a specific query, your contact with NSTA will only start once your application has been successfully completed and processed by Apply.
Use the Google Map link to access a map showing all partner schools and HEI providers in the NSTA School Direct programme. You can use the map to access the website of each partner by clicking on the relevant pin. |
Our vacancies for our 2022 – 2023 School Direct Programme are detailed in the table below. Recruitment opens on the 12th October 2021 for a September 2022 start. Please be aware that we close recruitment on 1st July 2022.
Places are allocated as people apply throughout the year and courses stay open until they are full. Apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
Subject | Higher Education Institute | NSTA Home School |
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Art and Design | Plymouth Marjon University | Churchill |
Computer Science | Plymouth Marjon University | Broadoak and Kings of Wessex |
Design and Technology (DT) – NO VACANCIES | Plymouth Marjon University | Backwell |
Drama – NO VACANCIES | Plymouth Marjon University | tbc |
English | University of Bristol | Backwell, Broadoak, Chilton Trinity, Churchill, Clevedon, Gordano, Kings of Wessex |
Geography | University of Bristol | Backwell, Chilton Trinity, Churchill |
History | University of Bristol | Chilton Trinity |
Mathematics | University of Bristol | Backwell, Broadoak, Chilton Trinity, Gordano, Kings of Wessex |
MFL | University of Bristol | Churchill, Clevedon, Kings of Wessex |
Physical Education (PE) – NO VACANCIES | Plymouth Marjon University | Backwell, Churchill, Clevedon, Gordano, Kings of Wessex |
Psychology – NO VACANCIES | Plymouth Marjon University | Churchill |
Science (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) | University of Bristol | Chilton Trinity, Churchill, Clevedon, Gordano, Kings of Wessex |
Higher Education Institute links
Our current vacancies are also available on the Governments Find Postgraduate teacher training search tool
Within the search tool you can search by area or by training provider. We are listed as ‘North Somerset Teaching Alliance’.
This will show an up to date list of available courses.