Early Career Teachers
We have supported hundreds of early career teachers (ECTs) in the initial years of their career. We have an ambition to nurture the best teachers in the whole of the UK.
As an ECT at Outwood, you will benefit from:
A highly innovative training programme through the National Institute of Teaching (NIoT)
Subject-specific professional learning opportunities with our specialist subject directors
Support with career planning
The opportunity to work with inspiring colleagues who raise standards every day and transform young people’s lives.
We are proud to be an integral member of the NIoT, hosting its North and East campus at Outwood Academy Redcar and Outwood Academy Adwick.
The NIoT will lead the country in identifying best practice in education and developing cutting-edge, evidence-based teacher training and professional development programmes. All Outwood employees will benefit from the work of the NIoT, which draws on the expertise of some of the most outstanding school leaders in education today.
You can find out more about the NIoT and the programmes they offer, which have been designed to fit around the pressures of school life, by visiting www.niot.org.uk.
In our new feature, we catch up with our ECTs as they progress through the early stages of their career with us! Simply click on the button below to download:
Ryan Booth
Catch up with Ryan, our Teacher of Geography at Outwood Academy Newbold:
Will Raddings
Hear from Will Raddings, our Teacher of History at Outwood Grange Academy:
Lucy Ridgeway
Catch up with Lucy, our Teacher of Science at Outwood Academy City!
Connor Sims
We catch up with Connor Sims, our Teacher of Geography at Outwood Academy Valley, to discover how he is finding his ECT year.
Fran Mathers
Fran is currently a Teacher of Design and Technology at Outwood Academy Valley. Read how she is navigating her first year as an ECT below:
Liam Darlington
This time, we catch up with Liam Darlington, Teacher of Maths at Outwood Academy Acklam.
Paula Ward
Paula is currently a Classroom Teacher at Outwood Primary Littleworth Grange. We catch up with Paula to find out how she got into teaching and how she is settling in so far!