Teacher Training

The Skinners' School offers education for boys from ages 11 to 18 who are assessed as suitable for Grammar school through the Kent PESE (11+).  As a trainee you have access to colleagues and other trainees who work across a further five Skinners’ schools located across London and the South East – this also gives you an insight into single sex, independent and selective education from the capital to the coast. 

During your time at the school you will be able to observe and immerse yourself in education from Key Stage 3 through to Key Stage 5, in an encvironment where all subjecys are valued, and students truly access a broad and balanced curriculum.

Your subject mentor would be a subject or Key Stage specialist, potentially at Head of Department supported by a member of the Senior Leadership team with a dedicated Assistant Headteacher for Early Career Teachers and trainees.  All members of the Leadership Team have a teaching allocation and are available to supprot trainees and tarinees are encouraged to engage with the Chartered College of Teaching.

We work with Kent and Medway Training through Mascalls Training Partnership, Kent Oaks Consortium, Teach Kent and Sussex and Teach in Kent to provide School Direct places. 

We have also taken on PGCE students from Kings College London, The University of Brighton, and The University of Sussex. We give all trainees (regardless of route to teaching) access to shared training sessions and professional students sessions collectively.  

Our salaried ITTs (Initial Teacher Trainees) join us as a member of staff for a full academic year, they embrace all that the School has to offer from having a tutor group and running clubs to attending bespoke training and being on duty! Our ITTs join us from KMT (Kent and Medway Training) and those salaried or non-salaried attend KMT hub training days on a Thursday each week until Easter and then work with us 5 days a week until they qualify in late June. ITTs are supported by subject mentors and their professional tutor (Assistant Principal) constantly throughout their training and will go on a B placement for either 3 weeks (salaried) and 6 weeks (non-salaried) to a contrasting setting. Our trainees will also join us for Personal Development Time and will be included with their subject teams.  

If you are interested in training to teach and would like to understand the subjects available via our Schools Direct placements, please click here. 

Starting Your Early Teaching Career With Us

Our Early Career Teachers (formerly called Newly Qualified Teachers) follow the full Early Career Framework induction programme from Kent Teaching School Hub (KTSH) as our appropriate body using the Ambition Institute as our lead provider. 

We have a dedicated Lead Practitioner for Early Career Teachers (ECF induction co-ordinator) who oversees all the induction training and mentoring requirements in collaboration with the Kent Teaching School Hub.

As a trust we take our statutory requirements seriously and ensure that all support and CPD needs are addressed and supported. 

If you would like to talk to our Assistant Headteacher who oversees all aspects of training and Early Career development at The Skinners’ School please email: enquiries@skinners-school.org.uk and mark it for the attention of Jayna Marsh.