Tes Institute school case studies

Beckmead Trust is a multi-academy trust with schools in London, Essex and Sussex working exclusively with children with special educational needs. Anna Orsini, Strategic Lead for Teaching and Learning, explains how working with Tes Institute, particularly through our Straight to Teaching programme, provides the flexibility the trust needs to develop their staff within a SEND setting.

Barnton Community Nursery and Primary School are part of a multi-academy trust (MAT) based in Cheshire. Since 2016, they've been recruiting and developing talented unqualified teachers and helping them prepare for qualified teacher status (QTS) using our Straight to Teaching course.

The British School Muscat is a BSO-accredited, English curriculum school catering for between 1,200 and 1,300 pupils, offering a nursery to A-level education. Assistant Headteacher, Natasha Hilton, explains how Tes Institute helped them to overcome some of the recruitment challenges international schools are facing.

Coates Way Primary School is a single form primary school and nursery in Hertfordshire, educating 232 children aged 4 - 11 years. By using our Straight to Teaching course they've been able to support their staff to gain qualified teacher status (QTS) and develop the teachers they need for the future.

Deputy Headteacher, Jennifer Newton, talks about how Straight to Teaching has helped to upskill teaching staff in a SEND setting.

In their first year of delivering School Direct (now Initial Teacher Training) in partnership with Tes Institute and Davenant Foundation School, Katie Ellard, Professional Tutor at Joyce Frankland Academy, talks about the course and the support they've received.

Shrewsbury International School Bangkok Riverside Campus is a leading British international school educating pupils aged 3 to 18. They've been working with us since 2018 to help their staff without formal teaching qualifications gain QTS via our Straight to Teaching and Assessment Only routes.