Suffolk and Norfolk Initial Teacher Training West Building University Campus Suffolk Neptune Quay Ipswich Suffolk IP4 1QJ Tel: 01473 265080 Fax: 01473 265082 Email: edward.hill@suffolk.gov.uk ITT Leader: Geoff Robinson Email: geoff.robinson@suffolk.gov.uk 19 March 2012 Dear Headteacher, We would be delighted if you could provide a placement for one or more of our Suffolk & Norfolk ITT trainees this year – either for our Secondary SCITT Programme or for our Secondary Graduate Teacher Programme (GTP) or for both There has never been a better time to be involved with ITT As you know, trainees bring with them an influx of fresh ideas and enthusiasm They also offer a great opportunity for school mentors to reflect on their own practice and to receive free CPD Involvement with an ITT partner can help raise the school’s profile and also presents an opportunity to recruit high quality new staff when the need arises Last year, the number of our trainees who graduated as Outstanding broke all records If you already work with Suffolk & Norfolk ITT, then thank you for your involvement and we hope you will continue with us If you are not acting as a placement at present but would like to so, please get in touch We are making a joint SNITT approach (Secondary SCITT and Secondary Graduate Teacher Programme) to schools again this year so that you can consider in one communication your capacity to work with our programmes To help you with this process please find: A quick guide to our Secondary SCITT programme A quick guide to our Secondary GT programme A letter from each programme leader with a school response slip The summary of the main characteristics of our two Secondary Programmes is provided so that you can see, in brief, what is involved Full details are in our Handbooks which are available on request and will be provided as a matter of course to all schools acting as placements I look forward to working in partnership with you in the coming year All best wishes, Geoff Robinson Suffolk & Norfolk ITT Leader