Hi all,
I have not yet started the Premier Pathways (PP) scheme yet, but I thought I'd give my 2 cents anyway, for what it is worth and let you know my experience.
I called Edustaff office in Birmingham, in regards to the PP scheme late on Friday in December, got an email back on Monday to say I will be called by David to start the registration process. I received an email from him on the same Monday, detailing what I needed to bring with me, GCSE certificates, DBS certificate, if I had one, contact details for references, proof of address, photo ID, CV and to write a short paragraph that would be sent out to schools, to give them an idea of who I was and my previous experiences. When I went to see David, I handed over my docs to Hayley, the compliance officer, had a brief chat with David and said he will start looking at schools for me, once my references arrived. Obviously, as it was Xmas, my references, who were my university lecturers didn't get back with references until this week (Jan 9th). When Edustaff received the references, David sent out my details to prospective schools and I received a call the day after, telling me that a school wants me in for an interview this week for the role of TA. I went on Friday (Jan 13th) and am currently waiting to hear back from the school, as to whether or not the school want to take me on or not.
So far my experience has been really good, David and Hayley have been really helpful and I feel as if I can go to them for any help or advice. I am really impressed at the speed of everything, both David and Emily are really prompt with their email and phone calls. I was also pleasantly surprised that I received interest from a school a day after my details were sent out. I hope I get the position as TA so I can really kick on in my teaching career.
Will post again for an update, if anyone wants to read it lol. Good luck everyone!