Training new teachers-any suggestions?

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I've taught for 10years now and have always wanted to eventually move into training the next generation of teacher. I finally have the confidence and experience to do this. I'm a good teacher, well thought of and have ALWAYS been given the new members of staff to mentor, mentor NQTs etc. This year I've had a student teacher with me all well. I LOVE it.

My next career move would be to work with the teacher training providers and be the person who assesses and trains them in a college setting etc.

Has anybody actually ever managed to do this? What's it like? I imagine down sides are lots of travelling and probably a lower wage? I've yet to see a single job come up and it seems they are gold dust. I might email the training providers for advice but thought I would ask here as well!

I've not got much useful advice, but there are some jobs advertised here: www.jobs.ac.uk/search/?keywords=&location=&placeId=&activeFacet=subDisciplineFacet&resetFacet=&sortOrder=1&pageSize=25&startIndex=1&academicDisciplineFacet%5B0%5D=education-studies-inc-tefl&subDisciplineFacet%5B0%5D=teacher-training

This is v hard to get into these days as so much of it is in schools. Unis doing training tend to have people who have been there a looooong time, topped up with school staff who are willing to lecture on a free afternoon or for three hours after a long school day.

To get a job in a uni , you also have to have a desire to conduct a research project, and one they are interested in themselves.

It can be a bit closed shop.

Easier in more metropolitan areas.

That's what I feared to be honest. I'm not going to teach and give away my time for free on top of that. What bollocks, anything I'm interested in in education is a dead end! I like teaching but I'm ready for a change. It's impossible to leave really!

I agree.. It's very frustrating.

What about SLE?

Whereabouts do you live? There's a maternity cover going at LJMU right now.

I'm in East Anglia. No idea what SLE or LJMU mean

Specialist Leader of Education. If you have a Teaching School in your area, they may be recruiting.

Have you heard of Teach First? Check out their website. They are a charity that places trainee teachers in schools and coordinates ITT and NQT. There's a role at Teach First called Development Lead which is basically a full time, roving mentor. You would have about 20 trainees across about 5 schools in your local area and be their support contact and mentor. Teach First are in 10 regions in UK so probably near you!

what about the university your ITT student came from?

I would get in contact and see what vacancies they have/get in with the subject tutors etc

I do have a uni (that I trained in) within an hours drive and a college that offer a teach first type training.
Funnily enough I actually emailed my student's mentor today asking about how to get into it etc (whilst also selling myself!). They emailed back and offered to come into school while they are in the area for a chat about it. I was quite surprised, I thought I would simply get an advice email back! I've emailed back a date and time but no response yet...