Ofsted
Yorkshire Wolds Teacher Training was last inspected by His Majesty’s Inspectors (HMI) in accordance with the ‘Initial teacher education inspection handbook’ in March 2024.
In this most recent inspection, Yorkshire Wolds Teacher Training was judged Outstanding (Grade 1) in all areas. These are:
- Overall effectiveness
- The outcomes for trainees
- The quality of training across the partnership
- The quality of leadership and management across the partnership
The report can also be found on the Ofsted Website.
YWTT
Yorkshire Wolds Teacher Training is based at the campus of South Hunsley School and Sixth Form, part of The Education Alliance, offering school-led teacher training and the award Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) for trainee teachers. As part of a growing trust, The Education Alliance, South Hunsley School and Sixth Form is an Outstanding school and has a long standing history of excellence in Initial Teacher Training. Trainees experience placements in a wide range of school-based settings working with outstanding practitioners.
During the year-long course trainees will spend time, as a group, at the YWTT Training Base on the campus of South Hunsley School and Sixth Form. Trainees will be working with the school-led teacher training team and lecturers, engage in our comprehensive ITT development sessions, covering pedagogy, practice and theory collectively through your school and university sessions. This includes a one-week induction to education programme at the beginning of the course and approximately one day a week throughout the year. All trainees will have full access to university resources and expertise, studying towards a Post Graduate Certificate in Education.
YWTT is accredited to provide trainees with Qualified Teacher Status, (QTS) To enhance our outstanding course, we commission Sheffield Hallam University, (University of the Year for Teaching Quality 2020) to combine our QTS with Masters Qualifications to award a full PGCE qualification.
The PGCE assignments are carefully integrated into YWTT provision, ensuring a coherent training package. PGCE sessions are delivered at the YWTT training base by Sheffield Hallam tutors who will support you through specially designed modules that enable you to analyse your classroom practice in the light of research and educational theory.
Meet The Team
Alison Fletcher
Head of YWTT
Hayley O'Connor
Deputy Head of YWTT - Secondary Curriculum
Simone Hennigan
Deputy Head of YWTT - Progress
Jonathon Williams
Deputy Head of YWTT – Primary Curriculum & Primary Tutor
Tom Webster
Assistant Head of YWTT – Primary Intervention
Claire Hanmer
Assistant Head of YWTT – Secondary Intervention & MFL Tutor
Angie Harrison
Assistant Head of YWTT – Evidence Informed Practice & English Tutor
Sandy Loynd
Assistant Head of YWTT – 14-19 Curriculum, Science & 14-19 Tutor
Steve Teasdale
YWTT Director of Recruitment Strategy
Sarah Barley
Director of Employability
Sally Cooper
YWTT Administrator
The Partnership
Our ever-growing partnership is made up of over 90 schools across the region, including outstanding secondary and primary schools.
The schools in our partnership are diverse, offering trainees opportunities to experience early years, post-16, special schools and alternative provision as well as rural, coastal and urban schools of differing sizes with a variety of pupil population demographics.
We pride ourselves on the quality of the provision in our partner schools, meaning that school experience forms a significant part of your teacher training. Trainees learn in an immersive environment, led and supported by high quality, experienced mentors and teachers.
YWTT are also delighted to work very closely with the region’s Lead Providers:
Yorkshire Wolds Teacher Training
Driffield School and Sixth Form
Beacon Academy
Beverley Grammar School
Bridlington School
Cottingham High School
Headlands School
Healing Academy
Hessle High School
Holderness Academy and Sixth Form College
Hornsea School and Language College
Howden School
Hull Trinity Academy
Lincoln UTC
Kings Mill School
Malet Lambert
Trent View College
The Snaith School
South Hunsley School and Sixth Form College
Springwell Alternative Academy Lincoln
Winifred Holtby Academy
Withernsea High School
Wolfreton School and Sixth Form College
Airmyn Park Primary School
Alderman Cogan's Church of England Primary Academy
All Saints Church of England Infant Academy
All Saints Church of England Junior Academy
Anlaby Primary School
Bay Primary School
Beeford Church Of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Biggin Hill Primary School
Boothferry Primary School
Brough Primary School
Carlton Primary
Cleeve Primary School
Coomb Briggs Primary Academy
Croxby Primary School
Driffield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Infant School
Driffield Junior School
Driffield Northfield Infant School
Eastfield Primary School
East Park Primary School
Elloughton Primary School
Inmans Primary School
Headlands School
Hedon Primary School
Hook Church of England Primary School
Horncastle Primary School
Hornsea Community Primary School
Howden CE Infant School
Howden Junior School
Hutton Cranswick Community Primary School
Keldmarsh Primary School
Keyingham Primary School
Kingswood Academy
Kingswood Parks Primary School
Lacey Gardens Junior Academy
Littlecoates Primary Academy
Marfleet Primary Academy
Market Weighton Infant School
The Market Weighton School
Maybury Primary School
Molescroft Primary School
Naburn C of E Primary School
Newbald Primary School
North Cave Church of England Primary School
Northfield Infant School
North Frodingham Primary School
Patrington C of E Primary Academy
Penshurst Primary School
Riston C of E Primary School
Selby Community Primary School
Sigglesthorne Church of England Primary Academy
Spring Cottage Primary School
Sirius Academy North
Sproatley Endowed Church of England Academy
St Mary's C of E Primary School
Swanland Primary School
Swinemoor Primary School
Thanet Primary School
Thorngumbald Primary School
Tickton Church Of England Primary School
Walkington Primary School
Wilberfoss CE Primary School
Willerby Carr Lane Primary School
Woodmansey CE Primary School
Hunsley Primary
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