Our school placement opportunities are a fantastic way for our students to gain experience,
whilst
your school benefits from their subject experience, international languages or passion to
learn.
Would you like to benefit from student support whilst providing students with valuable
school’s
experience?
The classroom experience gained by students wishing to pursue a career in teaching is invaluable,
it also
offers students the opportunity who are keen to share their passions for certain subjects
the chance to
inspire or encourage pupils across Coventry.
Schools that accept students should ensure that they receive adequate supervision on school
premises.
Students have requested to support teachers in the classroom and should remain under the
supervision of a
teacher at all times and should not conduct lessons themselves.
Please note: our student volunteers are NOT trainee teachers.
What We Offer
We offer a variety of programmes to support your schools, these include:
Student Tutoring
This opportunity places students in a classroom environment supporting teachers in a subject of
their choice
(maths, English, media etc).
International Language Support
Our International Language Support programme involves our students, fluent in or a native speaker
in a
language other than English, to assist pupils in your school with a lower level of
English.
Right to Read
Right to Read is a programme designed for 1-hour sessions over 8-10 weeks with a pupil who
requires
assistance, enabling them to build their confidence and reading abilities. This opportunity
pairs a student
with a pupil to improve their literacy through adapting activities and games to increase
involvement
thorough fun activities.
Extra-Curricular Clubs
Would you like some of our students to help you in setting up before and after school clubs for
your
learners? This programme is dependent on the interests and expertise of our diverse student
community,
previously successful clubs have included creative writing, mixed sports, arts and crafts.
Code Club
In collaboration Code Club this is the
opportunity for 9-13
year olds to engage and develop new skills learning computer code. Our students are trained by
the Code Club
team before supporting your school pupils to learn code through designing and making their own
games,
animations and websites.
Sports and Special Interests
We have many sports students who would like the chance to assist with specific related activities
to
encourage and motivate pupils in after-school activity.
School Inspired Projects
We are keen to work with our school partners to design and support projects
that really meet their needs. Previous school inspired projects have
included: Science
Days, Harry Potter Week and Sports Days.
How to join?
It would be great to have your school or college join our scheme, as we always have students
wanting to
get school experience. Firstly, read the 'Information for Schools' document below to get
a
better idea of the programme and how it works. Once you have decided to go for it, email us with
all
your requirements, so we can start arranging everything and start looking for suitable students
for you.
School Induction
Whilst our students will have received some training before starting their placement, they will
also
require you to complete a School Induction to ensure the Student Volunteer understands
expectations and
key policies of your school. It should include:
- An introduction to relevant teaching staff they will be working with
- A tour of the school (at least the department the students are working in)
- Guidance on their role whilst on their placement, including dress code, mobile phone use and
school
expectations
- Essential school policies; health and safety, child protection and safeguarding procedures
- Access to resources to support the experience they will be having in the classroom
If you have any questions about any aspect of the Schools Programme, please
contact us, using link below.