Adam's Story

Hello I’m Adam, a graduate TCP teacher currently working as a Teaching and Learning Lead of Science, Art and DT at a large secondary school in Peterborough.

My journey with TCP started in 2015, when I was successful securing a salaried training place on the QTS course via the school I worked as a Cover Supervisor. The salaried route meant that I started teaching early in the year, with lots of support from my in-school mentor. For me, this was the best way to learn.

I made lots of mistakes and sometimes embarrassed myself in front of the class, but without this opportunity, I don’t think I would be where I am today. The Friday sessions at The Cambridge Partnership were great, as it was a chance to talk to other trainees about their week.

This also helped me develop different teaching strategies for the following week. Assignments were based around teaching and there was a lot of time for reflection which was a really helpful part of my development. I won’t lie, it was a tough year, but I came out a much more confident teacher.

In my NQT year I was appointed as Third in charge of Science, which allowed me to develop the KS3 curriculum and gave me my first taste at middle leadership. 3 years later I was promoted to the role that I am currently doing.

One aspect of my current role is leading on teacher training for Science, Art and DT teachers and working closely with the Cambridge Partnership trainees and professional tutors.

My TCP teacher trainee experience was one that I will never forget and my aim is to pass on this experience to the trainees I now work with.