Applications for 2012-2013 are now closed for Primary Applicants.

We are still accepting applications from Secondary Applicants (see availability below):

The deadline for these applications is Friday 15th June and places will be offered on a first come first served basis.

Additional GTP places for Service Leavers

The TA have awarded EM Direct additional GTP places to recruit high quality Service Leavers for the academic year 2012/13. See our ASL pages for further information.

*Applications at this stage will only be considered if a supporting school is in place

Why choose EM Direct as your GTP provider?

• Over 10 years experience of delivering the GTP
• Our Training and Assessment Programme graded by Ofsted as ‘Outstanding’
• We have successfully trained over 1,000 trainees to QTS
• We are a National Provider with no geographical limitations**

*In the annual TA survey of NQTs (Newly Qualified Teachers) 84 per cent of those who completed their training in 2010-2011 rated their training in teaching reading by the EM Direct as ‘good’ or ‘very good’ against the EBITT sector average of 66 per cent.

We would welcome applications from minority and underrepresented groups: Men in to Primary, Ethnic Minorities and applicants with a recognised disability.

Due to our continued work with Troops for Teachers we would also welcome applications from ex-service personnel.

Ofsted Report

Our Graduate Teacher Programme was inspected by Ofsted in 2009 and we are proud that we achieved an overall good with outstanding features. In particular Ofsted highly commended Training, Assessment and Resources.

“The use of resources to support provision and to provide opportunities for trainees to achieve high quality outcomes is outstanding. Resources are used judiciously and there is a clear rationale for their allocation, which is understood throughout the partnership. Excellent use is made of technology to enhance the quality of training and assessment and to overcome the problems associated with the wide geographical spread of the partnership.”

Ofsted 2009

Download our latest Ofsted inspection report for further information.