About Us
The London Diocesan Board for Schools, School Centred Initial Teacher Training (LDBS SCITT)
We recruit high quality graduates and train them to become successful, confident, effective teachers, well equipped to teach in a range of urban primary schools. We are privileged to work in culturally rich and diverse communities and we strive to recruit trainees who represent this diversity.
We offer exciting and challenging learning opportunities where trainees experience outstanding teaching across the curriculum. As a small provider we are able to offer a highly personalised approach to the learning experience and excellent pastoral care.
The LDBS SCITT was developed in 1998/9 by a consortium of Church of England primary schools. These schools wanted to contribute to teacher training and support the training and recruitment of teachers for London schools. Although the consortium schools have changed over the years, we currently operate in more than fifty London primary schools.
The LDBS SCITT is a one year PGCE course, validated by the University of Roehampton. From September 2012 we will operate from St James’ School in Bermondsey. We offer 25 places for training in the Early Years 3-7 and 25 places for training in General Primary 5-11 years.
Qualifications Awarded
Successful completion of the course leads to:
• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
• Professional Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).
• M Level Credits. Trainees can submit an assignment at Master’s Level, which awards 20 M Level credits. These can be carried forward towards the completion of a Master’s degree.
Specialist teachers
From September 2012, graduates with appropriate qualifications can choose to specialise in:
• Mathematics
• Science
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