Teacher Training
Parmiter's School, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD25 0UUThis job expired on 13 June 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
1st September 2025
Closing date
13 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 December 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Subjects
- Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Art & Design, Biology, Business Studies and Economics, Chemistry, Design Technology, Drama, English, Geography, History, ICT & Computing, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Music, Physical Education (PE), Physics, Religious Education, Science
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- Tax free bursaries and scholarships of up to £31,000 (depending on subject)
Teacher Training job summary
Training to teach is exciting, rewarding and demanding. The Watford Partnership for Teacher Training (Parmiter’s School is the lead school), working in partnership with the University of Hertfordshire, offers a full-time, one-year School-based teacher training course leading to a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) and Qualified Teacher status (QTS).
You will train across the 11-16 age range and, in school, will be supported by a personal teacher mentor and experienced practitioners, as well as, a subject mentor at the University of Hertfordshire. These mentors will share experience, knowledge and research-informed expertise. Partnership schools provide opportunities for you to learn about pedagogical approaches relevant to your subject specialism and the professional responsibilities of all teachers. This will enable you to develop the skills to become an excellent classroom teacher.
The successful candidate will possess a passion for their subject and the ability to engage and enthuse students. Applicants do not require prior teaching experience.
By the end of the course you will be prepared for employment as an Early Career Teacher (ECT).
Tax-free bursaries are available for Art & Design, Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Design & Technology, Geography, Mathematics, Modern Foreign Languages, Music , Physics and Religious Education.
We also offer PE, Business Studies, Drama, History and Primary teacher training placements.
Candidates are invited to apply formally for school-led PGCE placements through Find-teacher-training -
https://www.gov.uk/find-teacher-training-courses.
Closing date for applications - Friday, June 13th.
Please contact Mary Howard, Parmiter's School for further information.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Parmiter’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all members of staff to share this commitment. Applicants must declare any criminal convictions. The post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Appointments conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service and references from previous employers. We are required to conduct online searches for shortlisted candidates in accordance with the Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online.
About Parmiter's School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1464 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Parmiter's School website
Parmiter's is a partially selective 11-18 co-educational school of 1496 students, including 418 in the Sixth Form. Academic results are consistently strong and we remain the most heavily oversubscribed school in Hertfordshire.
Parmiter’s is an academy, receiving government funding as well as support from the Parmiter's Foundation, which owns the school and its site and continues to invest in the school’s development. Our accommodation, sports and many other facilities are exceptionally good, well-resourced and well-maintained.
In July 2024, Ofsted rated the school Outstanding in all areas, commenting, "Throughout the school, including the Sixth Form, pupils thrive. They receive an exceptional standard of education. Not only do pupils achieve high academic success, but they also develop into well-rounded, active members of society."
As a large secondary Academy, we have many opportunities for both teaching and support staff. Parmiter's is an exciting and enjoyable place to work. New colleagues are made welcome and supported by a comprehensive induction programme, which means that you quickly feel at home. Our involvement as a strategic partner of the Watford Partnership for Teacher Training has further broadened our CPD and INSET opportunities to support colleagues at all stages of their careers.
Parmiter’s School is committed to our vision statement:
Nemo sibi nascitur: our values of community, aspiration and opportunity
enable every individual to grow and flourish
With particular focus on:
the pursuit of excellence in all that we do;
providing a broad education designed to enable every young person to achieve their full potential and make the most of their talents;
creating a healthy, happy, disciplined and supportive environment which promotes an independent work ethic and a love of learning;
engendering respect for individuality and difference so that all will feel secure and equally valued;
nurturing a sense of social responsibility and spiritual and personal development;
fostering integrity, confidence, resilience, creativity, good manners and sensitivity to the needs of others.
Our primary aim is for each Parmiterian to be self-assured and caring, an active and well-rounded citizen with integrity, who respects others and contributes to society.
The Governors, Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team strive to recruit high-quality staff to the school. They are committed to maintaining high standards, encouraging and supporting effective personal and professional development and ensuring that Parmiter's continues to be a stimulating and progressive environment in which to work.
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