Cleeve Training Hub

Cleeve Training Hub is the fantastic teacher training facility based at Cleeve School and Sixth Form Centre of Excellence. As one of 6 Regional Training Hubs for the University of Worcester we work closely with the university to recruit the very best trainees from all over the country. We also work in partnership with the University of Gloucestershire as a Lead Partner school.

We have successfully trained a large number of teachers who have benefited from the knowledge and experience of expert colleagues, and the facilities that Cleeve Training Hub and Cleeve School has to offer. Our trainee teachers have gone on to be successful practitioners and are flourishing in their teaching careers.

Our purpose-built training facility, acts as a learning hub for our trainees where they benefit from the wealth of knowledge, experience and the support of Cleeve School staff.

Over the years, Cleeve has developed excellent relationships with other schools, universities and teacher training providers and this has allowed us to support many trainee teachers on their journey to gaining that all important qualification. Our invaluable partnerships with surrounding schools allows us to offer a range of placements and teaching opportunities to our new aspiring teachers.

As a large school with excellent facilities, we are able to offer some brilliant opportunities to our trainee teachers. To support such a large cohort of students, we have a wide range of subjects on offer, delivered by large departments. These departments are made up of excellent teachers and more importantly subject mentors, who will support trainees as they develop and progress.

Cleeve Training Hub

The Cleeve Training Hub is located in a purpose built area of the school. The building is light and airy with five teaching rooms. Two of these rooms can be turned into one large teaching and multi-purpose conference space. The teaching hub includes a range of technology that can be used to support teachers as they perfect their skills, experiment with their practise and collaborate with others, as well as kitchen facilities enabling us to host a plethora of internal and external events.

Benefits of choosing Cleeve Training Hub...

As a Regional Training Hub route trainee you become part of the school from day 1. You have access all year as a member of staff and will experience an immersive school experience; spending the majority of their time in school, either in the classrooms observing or teaching, or during their training sessions allowing trainees to really understand 'school life'.
Trainees will become part of the team; aside from spending time with their mentors, trainees will be able to visit other departments, the staff room and by walking around the school site, they will get to know other staff members which helps when building those all important relationships.
Wealth of experience; Trainees will learn directly from current teachers who have a range of experience and skillsets. The teachers they are working with, will have also entered the profession through a range of different routes.
While no school can guarantee employment for its trainees, the progression from trainee to ECT at Cleeve is consistently high. As a result, support for your transition into your first year of teaching is fully embedded within the training programme..
Excellent facilities; As a large school, we benefit from a wide range of brilliant facilities including the Training Hub, Sixth Form Centre of Excellence, Cyber Hub, indoor and outdoor sporting facilities, Science lab, Design and Technology workshops plus much more.
Unlike other local providers you will know both of your placements ahead of the start of the PGCE.
One of your placements is guaranteed to be here at Cleeve School (likely to be placement 2).
You will have access to all the National College qualifications and online learning on site at Cleeve School. It is a great resource and really attractive when applying for jobs.

About Cleeve School

Cleeve School and Sixth Form Centre of Excellence is a Secondary Academy with over 1900 students aged 11-18, based in Gloucestershire, at the foot of the beautiful Cleeve Hill. Please click HERE to explore the rest of our website and get a sense of life here at Cleeve School.