Essex and Thames SCITT Teacher Training

YouTube video by Danny Nicholson : Think Bank Education Online safety Tips for teachers and trainee teachers

Online safety Tips for teachers and trainee teachers. The headline tips from the cpd sessions I run with schools and scitts.
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#internetsafetyday #isd26

I'm running a full-day CPD session at Colchester Zoo on 21st April for @thesciencehub.bsky.social . We'll look at the benefits of learning outside, and give you practical ideas for outdoors teaching across the primary science curriculum.

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#eduskyprimary

If you're leading a school and want to grow your teaching workforce, or if you have a degree, and a school willing to support you, then get in touch with us to find out about our Level 6 Teacher Apprenticeships. All the details are on our website.
etpscitt.co.uk/get-into-tea...

Why apprenticeships could be critical in the teacher recruitment crisis Teaching apprenticeships have grown by 800 per cent since launch, but to reap the benefits we need more support, argues Hannah Senel-Walp

Interesting article from the TES about teacher apprenticeships
www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

Exploring The Use of Generative AI by Primary Teachers to teach Science Action research into AI Use 2026

I’m running a short research survey exploring how primary teachers and student teachers are using tools like ChatGPT and Copilot in their day-to-day teaching, with a particular focus on primary science.

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Please share!

#eduskyprimary #uked

4 world cancer day, 6th nspcc number day, 11th international day of women and girls in science, 10th safer internet day, 12th darwin day, 16th - 22nd Engineers Week, 17th Lunar New Year

Key Dates in STEM for February.

You can see the full list of dates for 2026 here: www.sciencefix.co.uk/stem-calendar/

#stem #stemeducation #stemcalendar #onthisday

Does your current job feel like Groundhog Day every day?

Have you thought about teaching? No two days are ever the same!

To learn more about our teacher training courses visit www.etpscitt.co.uk or give us a ring on 01268 988580

#groundhogday

Early Years Initial Teacher Training (EYITT) is a 12-month programme, fully funded by the Department for Education, designed to help early years settings and schools grow, retain and strengthen their workforce. More details can be found at: https://etpscitt.co.uk/.../early-years-initial-teacher.../ Applications now open. Email nicky@ete.org.uk to learn more.

Early Years Initial Teacher Training (EYITT) is designed to help early years settings and schools strengthen their workforce.

etpscitt.co.uk/get-into-tea...

Email nicky@ete.org.uk to learn more.
#EarlyYears #EarlyYearsEducation #EarlyYearsApprenticeships #teachertraining

Use I say, you say and choral response to fortify engagement Two techniques to strengthen learners' engagement and enthusiasm, whatever the topic

Looking for ways to boost attention and energy in your lessons? I say, you say and choral response brings learners into the moment. These quick techniques from @priteshraichura.bsky.social make explanations pacier and participation sky high 👏✨
edu.rsc.org/ideas/use-i-...

#iteachchem #chemed

🎓 How can AI support reflective practice in teacher education without replacing human sensitivity?

Join our panel exploring technology's role in creating safe spaces for learning in ITE.


📅 5th February
🕓 4pm - 5pm

Sign up here: https://chartered.pulse.ly/t4ecs0tcgo

We're so excited to be bringing researchED to East Anglia! Join us in Mildenhall for a day of sharp thinking, honest conversation and ideas you can take straight back to your school.

🎟️Get tickets: tinyurl.com/3553xs3e
Follow #rEDEastAnglia for exciting speaker announcements!

#researchED #UKeduchat

Early Years Initial Teacher Training (EYITT) is a 12-month programme, fully funded by the Department for Education, designed to help early years settings and schools grow, retain and strengthen their workforce. More details can be found at: https://etpscitt.co.uk/.../early-years-initial-teacher.../ Applications now open. Email nicky@ete.org.uk to learn more.

Early Years Initial Teacher Training (EYITT) is designed to help early years settings and schools strengthen their workforce.

etpscitt.co.uk/get-into-tea...

Email nicky@ete.org.uk to learn more.
#EarlyYears #EarlyYearsEducation #EarlyYearsApprenticeships #teachertraining

introduction to level 6 teaching apprenticeships - a webinar for school leaders feb 3rd 5 to 5.30pm

School Leaders! Join us for our free webinar where we’ll explain everything you need to know about our level 6 Teaching Apprenticeship course.

Sign up here: forms.gle/EHXQCKnQcBh3...

Visit etpscitt.co.uk/get-into-tea... to learn more, or email sarah@ete.org.uk

#apprentice #apprenticeships

The self-help world loves to tell us to “eat the frog.” What they mean by that is: do the hardest task first. Power through. Everything else will feel easier. But for ADHD brains, that advice often ba... TikTok video by merideth_adhdeducation

Why "Eating the Frog" might not work for ADHD brains www.tiktok.com/@merideth_ad...

Early Years Leaders! Join us for our free webinar where we’ll explain everything you need to know about Early Years Initial Teacher Training. If you are a school leader we’ll explain how your staff can remain in work and achieve Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS). Our next event is on 28th Jan at 5pm. Don’t miss out, register here: https://forms.gle/swFMjpQFFC32Km388 #Education #EarlyYears #EarlyYearsEducation #EarlyYearsApprenticeships #EYFS #teachertraining #slt

Early Years Leaders! Join our free webinar where we’ll explain everything you need to know about Early Years Initial Teacher Training.

Our next event is on 28th Jan at 5pm. Register here: forms.gle/swFMjpQFFC32...

#Education #EarlyYears #EarlyYearsEducation #EYFS #teachertraining #slt

If you are looking to become an Early Years teacher, join us for our free webinar where we’ll explain everything you need to know about Early Years Initial Teacher Training. We’ll explain how you can remain in work and achieve Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS). Our next event is on 27th Jan from 6.30pm #Education #EarlyYears #EarlyYearsEducation #EarlyYearsApprenticeships #EYFS #teachertraining

If you are looking to become an Early Years teacher, join us tomorrow for our free webinar where we’ll explain everything you need to know about Early Years Initial Teacher Training.

Register here: forms.gle/JQYL7TkHCk1q...

#Education #EarlyYears #EarlyYearsEducation #EYFS #eduskyprimary

DFE Product Safety Standards Generative Ai Filtering must be integrated Alert DSL of inappropriate use Be secure and hard to hack Comply with data protection regs Must not use/store intellectual property created by learners. Must prioritise children’s safety Should minimise “cognitive deskilling” Should not pretend to have a personality Should detect mental health issues Should not flatter or manipulate.

The DFE’s new 2026 AI standards are less concerned with what an AI shows a child and far more interested in what prolonged interaction with an AI does to a child’s mind.

UK Gov Launch New AI Safety Rules : Does Your AI Comply? Are your edtech tools safe? Look at the updated UK AI safety standards and learn how to audit your AI products for filtering, DSL alerts, and anti-manipulation features.

UK Gov Launch New AI Safety Rules : Does Your AI Comply?

Read more: www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/2026/01/uk-g...

international day of education 24th Jan

Today we join together to celebrate the International Day of Education. To celebrate the importance of education and raise awareness about issues such as children missing out on school, poverty, and inequality.

#education #IDE #internationaldayofeducation

image showing different behaviours - behaviour is a form of communication

In their 2nd Behaviour for Learning lecture Trainees have been exploring the psychology of behaviour and how that impacts children.

This graphic from Beacon House beaconhouse.org.uk/resources is a useful reminder that behaviour is a form of communication.

#teachertraining #traintoteach

If you are looking to become an Early Years teacher, join us for our free webinar where we’ll explain everything you need to know about Early Years Initial Teacher Training. We’ll explain how you can remain in work and achieve Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS). Our next event is on 27th Jan from 6.30pm Don’t miss out, register here: http://forms.gle/JQYL7TkHCk1quzE76 #Education #EarlyYears #EarlyYearsEducation #EarlyYearsApprenticeships #EYFS #teachertraining

If you are looking to become an Early Years teacher, join us for our free webinar where we’ll explain everything you need to know about Early Years Initial Teacher Training.

Register here: forms.gle/JQYL7TkHCk1q...

#Education #EarlyYears #EarlyYearsEducation #EYFS #teachertraining

level 6 teaching apprenticeships learn on the job, be a fully qualified teacher in one academic year

The Level 6 Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship with Essex & Thames SCITT is a salaried route into teaching for graduates who are ready to train in the classroom.

#apprentice #apprenticeships #teachingapprentice #traintoteach #getintoteaching #traineeteacher

Nursery Leaders: Develop your early years workforce with EYITT. Our fully-funded Early Years course could be perfect for your setting! More details can be found at: https://etpscitt.co.uk/get-into-teaching/early-years-initial-teacher-training-eyitt/ Applications now open. Email nicky@ete.org.uk to learn more. #Education #EarlyYears #EarlyYearsEducation #EarlyYearsApprenticeships #EYTS #teachertraining

Nursery Leaders: Develop your early years workforce with EYITT. Our fully-funded Early Years course could be perfect for your setting!

More details can be found at: etpscitt.co.uk/get-into-tea...

#Education #EarlyYears #EarlyYearsEducation #EarlyYearsApprenticeships #EYTS #teachertraining

Early Years Leaders! Join us for our free webinar where we’ll explain everything you need to know about Early Years Initial Teacher Training. If you are a school leader we’ll explain how your staff can remain in work and achieve Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS). Our next event is on 28th Jan at 5pm. Don’t miss out, register here: https://forms.gle/swFMjpQFFC32Km388 #Education #EarlyYears #EarlyYearsEducation #EarlyYearsApprenticeships #EYFS #teachertraining #slt

Early Years Leaders! Join our free webinar where we’ll explain everything you need to know about Early Years Initial Teacher Training.

Our next event is on 28th Jan at 5pm. Register here: forms.gle/swFMjpQFFC32...

#Education #EarlyYears #EarlyYearsEducation #EYFS #teachertraining #slt

If you are looking to become an Early Years teacher, join us for our free webinar where we’ll explain everything you need to know about Early Years Initial Teacher Training. We’ll explain how you can remain in work and achieve Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS). Our next event is on 27th Jan from 6.30pm Don’t miss out, register here: http://forms.gle/JQYL7TkHCk1quzE76 #Education #EarlyYears #EarlyYearsEducation #EarlyYearsApprenticeships #EYFS #teachertraining

If you are looking to become an Early Years teacher, join us for our free webinar where we’ll explain everything you need to know about Early Years Initial Teacher Training.

Register here: forms.gle/JQYL7TkHCk1q...

#Education #EarlyYears #EarlyYearsEducation #EYFS #teachertraining

level 6 teaching apprenticeships learn on the job, be a fully qualified teacher in one academic year

The Level 6 Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship with Essex & Thames SCITT is a salaried route into teaching for graduates who are ready to train in the classroom.

#apprentice #apprenticeships #teachingapprentice #traintoteach #getintoteaching #traineeteacher

introduction to level 6 teaching apprenticeships - a webinar for school leaders feb 3rd 5 to 5.30pm

School Leaders! Join us for our free webinar where we’ll explain everything you need to know about our level 6 Teaching Apprenticeship course.

Sign up here: forms.gle/EHXQCKnQcBh3...

Visit etpscitt.co.uk/get-into-tea... to learn more, or email sarah@ete.org.uk

#apprentice #apprenticeships

train to teach with essex and thames scitt learn on the job tailored courses research-informed specialism options

Train to teach with Essex and Thames SCITT. The best way to train is to learn on the job. Our trainees spend a large amount of their training year in the classroom with experienced mentors.

#teachertraining #traintoteach #getintoteaching #teaching
#teachereducation #pgce #qts

How to use visual, verbal, and written scaffolding to support pupils'… Practical ways to help pupils build independence through explicit teaching and careful scaffolding

In this blog, How to use visual, verbal, and written scaffolding to support pupils’ use of metacognitive strategies, Kirstin Mulholland explores practical ways to help pupils build independence through explicit teaching and careful scaffolding.

Dual coding pairs words and pictures so students get two ways of encoding the same idea, and that can boost recall and understanding big time. 📊
https://www.innerdrive.co.uk/blog/dual-coding-learning-style/