Bradford College
Working together to train Good and Outstanding teachers
Partner with us
We are Bradford’s largest provider of initial teacher education.
Bradford College’s ITE Partnership includes over 250 partner schools from Bradford, Leeds and the surrounding area. These include primary, secondary, FE colleges and special schools, including community schools, academies, faith schools and independent schools.
College tutors work closely with school mentors to develop effective practitioners grounded in educating children and adults in a multi-ethnic world.
98% of our trainees achieve Good or Outstanding in their QTS placements.
We have excellent employment rates for our graduates with over 87% employed in teaching within 6 months of completing training.
84% of our trainees find employment in Bradford and the surrounding area.
“Quality of placements are excellent. ” - David Martin, Headteacher, Ghyll Royd and Pre-School
“Effective communication and support in placing students is excellent. The quality and standards and the students’ professionalism are never less than good” - Kath Thomas, Headteacher, St John with St Michael CE Primary School
We have a dedicated web site packed with partnership information, good practice case studies and a wealth of useful resources. Please click here.
All partner school colleagues, NQTs and RQTs also receive a monthly emailing with updates, news of events and CPD opportunities.
If you wish to join our emailing list, please contact us.
For any partnership enquiries please contact Paul Triner p.triner@bradfordcollege.ac.uk
We provide placement briefings and mentor training free of charge for teachers hosting our trainee teachers on placement. Highly flexible training and support is provided for mentors:
- Twilight College based training sessions are organised termly.
- School-based training organised for individual schools or small clusters of schools.
- On-line training including the use of video, Google hangouts and downloadable resources.
If you would like to book training with us, please contact Michelle Taylor on 01274 433454 m.taylor@bradfordcollege.ac.uk. [Primary] or Andy Thorpe 01274 438919 a.thorpe@bradfordcollege.ac.uk [Secondary].
“It was clear that each mentor was aware of the processes and procedures necessary to support the effective development of trainees, and that close professional working relationships established with and by the course leader had a positive impact upon the quality of training received by the trainees” - Chief External Examiner PGCE Secondary 2014
We have a well-established partnership with the Yorkshire Inclusive Teaching School Alliance [YITSA] for both Primary and Secondary School Direct courses.
For more details of how to apply, please contact YITSA via the Teaching School Alliance website: YITSA
For 2017-18, we will be in partnership with a new alliance led by St Chad’s CE Primary School.
Please contact us or St Chad’s directly for more information about the programmes on offer.
School Direct is a fantastic way to achieve your PGCE with qualified teacher status.
Which School Direct routes are available at Bradford College?
Salaried - the school covers the tuition fees and pays you a salary based on the unqualified teacher salary scale. If you get a salaried place, you will not be entitled to a student loan or bursary.
Non-salaried - you will not be paid a salary. However, you will still be eligible for a student loan and a teacher training bursary.
“The trainees continue to receive a comprehensive and cohesive training which brings together some of the best elements of University practice and School based experience.” - External Examiner report 2016
Teach Together is our network for New and Recently Qualified Teachers – Primary, Secondary and FE across Bradford, Leeds and neighbouring areas.
Coordinated by Bradford College with support from Hays Education and Bradford Local Authority, Teach Together has been established to provide on-line support and resources as well as an annual programme of conferences hosted by the college.
Teach Together is open to all staff regardless of their initial teacher training provider with the aim of sharing expertise, promoting an ethos of mutual support and providing high quality resources and training for teachers new to teaching. It also provides a forum for networking and meeting others at similar stages of their career.
“We are delighted to work in partnership with Bradford College; we have an excellent transition rate of employing trainees who go on to become successful NQTs in our school.” - Ann Broadhurst, Director of Workforce, Appleton Academy.
We offer a large range of full and part time courses for teachers ranging from full taught Masters programmes to courses for support staff and tailor-made training programmes.
Of particular interest, at present, is our Level 5 Primary PE course which is nationally recognised by the Association of PE and Sports Leaders UK. The course consists of six sessions of taught input by a qualified tutor and demonstration and completion of tasks within a primary school setting, over six months.
For further information about this and all our CPD courses, please click here to link to the Partnership web site.
For further information about our CPD offer, please contact Kirstin Sawyer:
k.sawyer@bradfordcollege.ac.uk 07713 480182
“Bradford College has a deep understanding of the changing needs of school.” - Linda Wright, Headteacher, Riddlesden St. Mary’s CE (Aided) Primary School
