Advice on Teacher Training School Direct?

I honestly just need some advice.
1) If I fail qts, as in they fail me for my teacher training, can I redo it?

2) Can I redo it with a different school and provider if I end up failing?

3) the school I was at have said they won't contract me after summer, and said they won't cover the univeristy course fees for restarting, what should I do?

Hello @CasualPhysicist

Essentially, yes, if you are not recommended for and awarded QTS once you've completed a teacher training course, you may not take the course again. If you withdraw, and reapply either to the providers you've worked with or elsewhere, this is permissible to do.

Were you on an employment school direct place? I can't see why you'd have a P45 otherwise.

Jane

That's kind of sad to hear, I don't think I will fail as I haven't been a cause for concern on my observations, but having to start at a new school because of this seems unfair.
I did ask why and all I got is "we think it would be best if you started afresh"

And yes, I was school direct salaried. I was very confused when I had to withdraw because the university mentor didn't know if I would still get paid, in fact she told me payment would stop if I withdrew?

The thing about the p45 though, was that the ending date was one that I had to put down for my withdrawal on the university page, in front of the mentor.

I did ask the union for advice and they were shocked to hear that I got a p45.

I then got an excuse from the school itself that it was an "error" and "I wasn't the only one this affected"

They told me this after 2 months worth of salary went into my account.

What has the University Mentor said about all this? Have they confirmed you withdrew from the course and said that you could apply elsewhere? Or have you failed the QTS?

You're probably best trying another provider and being honest with them and see what they say. As said by my colleague above, if you withdrew you should be able to reapply for your teacher training.

Cheers
Dan

Thank you for the reply, and sorry for my late reply.

I did withdraw from the course, I have emails from the university confirming this,
However the university mentor has been very unhelpful because in her words "she doesn't understand the school direct route"

Anyways, around the beginning of January this year, I asked to be put back on because I wanted to continue as I didn't actually want to withdraw, but was forced to.

So this took about a month and a bit to get sorted, when the alliance lead emailed me after talking to the head of school direct at university about my options, and they basically have said that, they would send me to another school within that alliance, and I needed a privitised note from the gp saying I was fit for work, even though I was never signed off by a doctor or got sick pay.

But now because of the coronavirus pandemic the meeting I was supposed to have with the other school I would be going to got cancelled and I haven't heard anything from the alliance lead since, even though they said "I will keep you updated"
(It's been about a week and a bit now)

I also got a rude email from the school direct lead on the university side saying I need to "back off for a while" because "school is more important than my training"

Also the school that I was with, where the alliance lead works, told me they would not pay for me to continue training after summer. I asked the university about this and all they said was "contact student finance"

I don't know if I will be financially stable to carry on the course after summer if I don't have a salary...

Hello @CasualPhysicist

What prompted you to choose a School Direct (Saleried) course, rather than a non-employment based course?

Jane

I originally was going through ucas but I put down maths, the interview didn't go very well at university and suggested I go into a school and have a look around, so I phoned up a few scools, one school was impressed with my degree and invited me for an interview for science and from there I they offered me a place to do teacher training.

Hello @CasualPhysicist

Are you registered with Get into Teaching? I think it would be a good idea for you to have a Teacher Training adviser, who can speak with you directly as messaging on here will not allow us to help you best. Call 0800 389 2500 for an adviser asap.

I feel that you have ended up on a course that is not best suited to your needs, and that looking for an alternative provider would be better. What classification did you get in your degree? You are likely eligible to better funding options than a salaried course too.

Jane

I do have a get into teaching account, but I am not sure how to use it,it was actually looking at Get into Teaching I got myself in thi's, via ucas.

I got at 2:1 in Astronomy, Space Science and Astrophysics.

I would love to have a chat with a training provider and to see if I could possibly defer onto a new training course, because I do have to say the situation I am in now means I am currently not doing any teaching, and I have no support from the university or the school itself.

So do you think I should call this number? Would I get to speak to someone I have messaged on here?

Thank you very much for your support

Hello @CasualPhysicist

If you give that number a call, you'll speak with a Get into Teaching agent, who will ask you a few questions. Explain that you'd like to be triaged for a teacher training adviser (TTA), as you'd like to consider your options for a course starting in 2020. Once you are allocated an adviser, let me know who it is and i'll brief them on the conversation we've had on here or I can speak with you myself.

Wishing you all the very best.

Jane

I see, I do just have one more question,
I withdrew from the course, but I have been put back on the course by the university, but since being put on I actually haven't done any teaching. Could I still apply to do an QTS with a different provider?