Hounsdown School - A Science College

Get Into Teaching

Teaching is a richly rewarding career, which changes lives and influences future CEOs, nurses, scientists, engineers, designers, and so much more.

Our school provides the ideal opportunity to undertake and complete your teacher training.  We offer expert in-school support through subject mentorship complemented by a school professional themes programme.  We aim to offer teaching opportunities across all key stages, allowing you complete immersion into the school environment.

Hounsdown School offers 'School Direct Teacher Training' through the following providers:

Wildern Partnership

As a school we are keen to support those interested in a career in teaching, and work with Wildern Partnership (in association with i2i Teaching Partnership*) as our local training partner and aim to offer teaching opportunities across all key stages, allowing you complete immersion into the school environment.

*Wildern Partnership is excited to announce from 2024/25 they will be a Lead Partner in a new collaboration with i2i Teaching Partnership.  i2i is Ofsted rated outstanding and is a well established specialist secondary accredited training provider based at Weydon School. Wildern Partnership as a Lead Partner, will be offering high quality secondary teacher training across Hampshire and the wider area.

Their programme offers quality cross phase teacher training across Hampshire. As a School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) programme, this allows you to learn the craft of teaching in a school with children and experienced teachers and work as part of a team.

Each trainee teacher is supported in school by an experienced mentor along with access to dedicated teachers. Subject specialists support trainee teachers to develop their subject knowledge. Core curriculum training sessions take place at our partnership schools, online and at our dedicated training centre.

If you are interested in finding out more, either for school experience days or just having chat with Wildern or SCITT staff about teaching as a career, please contact them by:

University of Southampton

We also regularly offer training places through our partnership with the University of Southampton Education School.

Find out more by:

School Experience and Open Mornings at Hounsdown School

Please contact Hounsdown School (email HRadmin@hounsdown.hants.sch.uk or telephone 02380 862981) to find out when our next School Experience Session is running and book a place.  Alternatively, contact us to arrange an informal visit to our school.

What's it like to train at Hounsdown?

Testimonials from three of Hounsdown's trainee teachers

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