LAST month saw the launch of Tomorrow’s Teachers, a new initiative across the Bridgwater schools which intends to provide an insight into the education sector for students who are interested in joining the profession.

At a time when there is such high demand for quality teachers, the aim of the two-year programme is a proactive route in finding the teachers of tomorrow.

The schools taking part, joined by the Quantock Teaching Alliance, have created a course which will offer a unique understanding into the many aspects of the teaching profession, from teaching assistant to headteacher and everything in between.

Running across Years 10 and 11, students will participate in seven workshops taking place in local schools and colleges in the area.

The workshops will provide insight to the whole profession, including the routes into becoming a teacher and what it’s really like to work in education.

Julie Cadmore, co-ordinator at Robert Blake Science College said, “We are delighted that several schools across Bridgwater are uniting to try and help address the recruitment crisis facing our teaching profession. It is fantastic to facilitate some teacher training for young people who wish to become teachers having been inspired by their own teachers from their primary and secondary schools.”

The programme is designed to provide an insight into the teaching persona, the theory behind the practice and visits to schools in the primary, secondary and special sectors.

Students from Brymore, Chilton Trinity, Haygrove and Robert Blake Science College came together at Haygrove for the first session which involved vocal projection activities as well as role-playing situations teachers might face.