Trainees' Comments

Perspectives on the Course

There is no denying this is a tough course, but it is also fantasically well organised, full of supportive staff who care and it makes you realise how important this job is. Alice Walko
Fast paced, challenging and not for the faint hearted - but brilliant fun and a rock solid foundation for a career in teaching! Jennifer Nash

My part 2 placement was outstanding! Every member of staff was helpful and supportive and my teaching confidence improved dramatically because of this. I was treated as a full member of the team throughout and learnt lots of new skills. Leanne Ingram
The school placements make you realise why you are on the course. Each trainee has a partnership tutor who provides a good link between the school and the Faculty and you are well prepared for the placements. Gemma Carter

The Alternative Settings and SEN visits gave me new perspectives on teaching and learning. Miles Berry
Sessions are brilliant for personal development as well as professional development, and often contain great ideas that you can implement in school. Oliver Fayers
The professional studies sessions helped me enormously on placement, and my notes will continue to be a massive trove of ideas as I teach my own class next year. Rhiannan Williams

The level of support is tremendous. I feel that there were always plenty of people who were not just able to help, but made it clear they were very willing to do so

What is most impressive is the way that the course management team listens to the feedback from the trainees. This guarantees that the course runs as well as it could do, for us and for future trainees, whilst simultaneously modelling good practice.

I believe that Cambridge thoroughly deserves its reputation as the top teaching establishment in the country. The quality of the teaching we have received and the varied, wide ranging Faculty sessions offered have provided us with a very strong foundation for future careers as leaders in education.

My Partnership tutor's feed back was very thorough and useful. She played a very important role in my professional development, for which I am very grateful.

You may also be interested to read some of the profiles of trainees from the Early Years and Primary PGCE course.