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Hear from our staff, students and trainees and find out first-hand what it's like to study with NITE.
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From Chile to England: How NITE’s iPGCE with iQTS...
Himanshu completed the iPGCE with iQTS in schools in Chile, specialising in Physical Education (PE). Having qualified, he moved to the UK and is now teaching...
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Finding your own placement school for...
Chris has worked for NITE since 2024, having previously worked as Deputy Head of Primary Education with another ITT provider for a number of years. Prior to...
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Take control of your career strategy as an Early...
Envisaging how you want you your career to develop will enable you to focus on what is pertinent from school-provided training, and also identify the other...
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Advice for applicants – What to expect in your...
Hannah currently specialises in admissions for our iPGCE with iQTS course, communicating with and supporting applicants and trainees all over the world. Here...
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Finding your own postgraduate teacher training...
Lorraine Towner has worked for NITE since 2019 shares some of her tips for trainees looking to find their own placement.
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Advice for applicants to PGCE QTS
NITE’s Student Selection Team share some advice on preparing to apply for our initial teacher training courses.
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Professional development in education: a...
Neale Pledger is NITE’s Director of Programmes. Before joining NITE, he worked for 20 years in secondary education, from teacher to headteacher. This...
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Developing coaching skills to develop others
Student success coach Dawn McGragor describes her experience studying the Level 5 Professional Coaching course with NITE.
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Being an in-school mentor with NITE
Headteacher Emily Brown is currently an in-school mentor for Andrea Lark who is doing her PGCE with NITE. Find out more about her experience.
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Reigniting ambition and enhancing leadership...
Fleur van Pol has been studying for a Senior Leader Apprenticeship plus MA in Educational Leadership with NITE. Here she talks about the support she's received...
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Sparking change in school culture with the Senior...
We chatted to Head of English Allison Boreland-Chambers about how she was finding the Senior Leader Apprenticeship plus MA in Educational Leadership course and...
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Empowering trainees to apply learning and craft...
Headteacher Emily Brown is currently an in-school mentor for Andrea Lark who is doing her PGCE with NITE. Find out more about her experience.
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Studying for a master's degree with NITE
Lou Darvid talks about how her career has progressed since completing her master's with NITE.
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Becoming an authentic leader
Assistant head Jon Turner discusses taking his career further with the Senior Leader Apprenticeship.
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Managing home, study and school on a Postgraduate...
Charlotte Kane is a year six teacher studying to get her QTS on our apprenticeship route, and managing her workload with being a busy mum.
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