The career exploration programme provides advice and guidance to people considering teaching as a career. The aim is to provide resources that will allow people to make a well-informed decision about teaching as a career.
The teaching advocate programme
This is for people who are interested in a career in teaching but haven't made a final decision. Teaching advocates are serving teachers who can speak to enquirers one-to-one by phone or e-mail or at TDA events about their experiences as a teacher.
Find out more about teaching advocates
The open schools programme
This is for people at the early stages of considering a career in teaching. It gives an opportunity to spend an observation day in a school.
Find out more about the open schools programme
The school introduction programme
This is for successful, priority subject applicants who need help in finding structured school experience as part of their ITT conditional offer.
Find out more about the school introduction programme
Students associates scheme (SAS)
The student associates scheme (SAS) gives students the opportunity to gain classroom experience while pursuing their studies. The scheme supports recruitment of able and committed students to initial teacher training (ITT) and raising levels of attainment and aspiration of young people in schools - widening participation (WP).
Find out more about the students associates scheme
