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The Wokingham Secondary Federation is a voluntary collaboration between member schools to improve the provision and management of secondary education in Wokingham Borough. The overall aim of the Federation is to support collaboration in order to raise the standards of students’ achievement.

Federation members include the nine secondary schools, two special schools and one Pupil Referral Unit listed below. Click on any of the logos below to visit that school’s website.

Federation support, training and projects

The Wokingham Secondary Federation works together and with external partners to provide support and training for all its schools.

For more information about other projects, please contact the Federation Manager Julian Bushell, email: jbushell@bulmershe.wokingham.sch.uk

Train to Teach with School Direct and the Wokingham Federation

The Wokingham Federation offers places to talented graduates for training to become teachers. We are looking to appoint excellent trainees who are enthusiastic and passionate about teaching and who have the ability and drive to become outstanding practitioners.

Places are available on both the fee-paying and salaried routes. Please see the School Direct Availability of Places page for the courses currently on offer for entry in 2018.

For more information on the School Direct route into teaching, please see Get Into Teaching – School Direct

Latest News

The UCAS website goes live for applications for 2018 on 11 October.

To apply to the Wokingham Federation for a place, please see the UCAS website and search for The Wokingham Secondary Federation.

Why train with School Direct?

Go home each day knowing you’ve made a difference

Teachers make their class take something home to think about at the end of the day, besides their homework. See young people progress day-to-day thanks to you.

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Teachers make their class take something home to think about at the end of the day, besides their homework. See young people progress day-to-day thanks to you.

http://wokinghamfederation.co.uk/testimonials/go-home-each-day-knowing-youve-made-a-difference/

Get up to £30,000 tax-free to train to teach

Bursaries are available for trainees on eligible postgraduate courses in England. Bursary amounts will vary depending on teaching subject and degree class or highest relevant academic qualification.

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Bursaries are available for trainees on eligible postgraduate courses in England. Bursary amounts will vary depending on teaching subject and degree class or highest relevant academic qualification.

http://wokinghamfederation.co.uk/testimonials/get-25000-tax-free-to-train-to-teach/

Teachers start on a salary of at least £23,000

Recent research showed that final-year university students from the UK’s leading universities on average expect starting salaries of at least £23,000.

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Recent research showed that final-year university students from the UK’s leading universities on average expect starting salaries of at least £23,000.

http://wokinghamfederation.co.uk/testimonials/teachers-start-on-a-salary-of-between-22k-and-27k/

Teaching is a career for achievers. Three-quarters of new teachers now have a 1st or 2:1 degree

Three-quarters of new trainee teachers now have a first-class or a 2:1 degree – the highest proportion ever recorded. 73% of new postgraduate trainee teachers now have a 1st or a 2:1. 17% of new teachers have a first-class degree – a higher proportion than ever.

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http://wokinghamfederation.co.uk/testimonials/teaching-is-a-career-for-achievers-three-quarters-of-new-teachers-now-have-a-1st-or-21-degree/

Teacher training is better than ever before

91% of newly qualified secondary teachers, and 89% of newly qualified primary teachers highly rated the overall quality of their training. Source: NQT survey 2014, NCTL. Even if it is not your first choice, you could consider applying to train to teach maths, physics, chemistry, computing, design and technology or a language. You could benefit from a subject knowledge enhancement course programme, which allows you to top up your subject knowledge.

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http://wokinghamfederation.co.uk/testimonials/teacher-training-is-better-than-ever-before/