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What delivering our programmes with the National Institute of Teaching means for trainees.

Trainee teachers from Ormiston Teacher Training in Norfolk have taken part in an inspiring regional development day focused on inclusive and adaptive teaching, gaining valuable insight into specialist and alternative education provision across the region.

Trainee teachers at Ormiston Academies Trust schools are to receive specialist training in using the Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) award-winning teaching approaches and newly launched Shakespeare Curriculum, as part of a brand-new pilot scheme.

Ormiston Teacher Training (OTT) is thrilled to announce that applications are now open for the 2025–26 cohort. We’re excited to welcome passionate, community-minded individuals ready to take their first step into teaching. A message from Kaye Patrick, Director of Initial Teacher Training at Ormiston Academies Trust, shares her thoughts on what makes the programme so… Read More »Applications now open for Ormiston Teacher Training – Join us in shaping the next generation of teachers

Over the last half term, I have been placed in my Contrasting Placement School which has been an amazing opportunity for me to observe practice in another Maths department and experience a different curriculum model. The school I was placed at follow a well-known pre-made curriculum where the lessons need only to be adapted to fit… Read More »Using inquiry maths to encourage students to build confidence in their mathematical thinking

Aspiring teacher Kieran Edwards is returning to his roots with three training placements at Ormiston Academies Trust schools, after attending Ormiston Venture Academy himself.  Kieran discovered his passion for teaching as one of the few careers where you can make a genuine difference every single day. As part of his extensive training, Kieran chose to… Read More »Back to school: former Ormiston Venture Academy student returns to Ormiston school for teacher training

Alfie Benson, a trainee teacher at Ormiston Academies Trust’s Suffolk campus, has undertaken a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Malaysia and Australia as part of a worldwide Jamboree experience. Alfie took part in the event alongside 10,000 other scouts and leaders, who came together to share experiences and build life skills across teamwork, communication, resilience, and responsibility.… Read More »Young Suffolk trainee teacher heads to Australia for Scout expedition