Reaching Your Potential
Pre-Professional programme for Teaching
It takes a special kind of person to teach…Teachers need to be caring, knowledgeable and need to have a thirst to share that knowledge with others.
Teaching is also an extremely popular career choice, and therefore it is vital that you do everything that you can to ensure that you get the best university offer. This will help you stand out from the crowd when you start to apply for jobs.
Nelson and Colne College Sixth Form has a long-standing reputation for helping its students to progress to teaching degrees at some of the best teacher training schools and universities in the UK. Our innovative Pre-Professional Teaching programme will give you the knowledge, experience and skills to ensure that you can follow your dreams of being a Teacher.
Reaching Your Potential
Opportunities will change year-on-year to meet the needs of those currently in the programme, but might include activities such as
- Visits to local primary and secondary schools to see how teaching practices differ from school to school
- Help in securing work experience
- Assistance with university application and interview preparation
- Q&A sessions with teachers and learning assistants
- University visits
Case Study
Anna Townson
Education and Special Educational Needs at the University of Cumbria
Anna came to Nelson and Colne College Sixth Form from Bowland High School in the beautiful Ribble Valley, choosing to study a challenging A Level programme including Chemistry, Biology, Maths for Science and English Literature.
Anna has been a keen participant in the College’s Duke of Edinburgh (DoE) programme, which is a nationally recognised award, favoured by universities and employers. The College is able to assist its students as they progress towards the top award offered by the DoE – the Gold Award and this is part of a wider extra-curricular at the College which includes pre-professional programmes, volunteer work, first aid and sport academies. She has also worked as a Student Ambassador whilst at College, which will greatly enhance her CV and university application.
Anna said, “Nelson and Colne College Sixth Form is an amazing place and everyone’s really friendly. I came knowing no one and made loads of brilliant friends on my first day and have never looked back. I also think all of the staff are really supportive and I especially like the open door policy in all the staff rooms!”
After completing her A Levels and achieving her Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award, Anna was able to take up her place to read Education and Special Educational Needs at the University of Cumbria.
