Dear Alumni,

Aylesbury High School is proud to be in partnership with the Astra School Centred Initial Teacher Training provider (SCITT), an innovative, Ofsted Outstanding and non-profit organisation which provides outstanding training opportunities for new entrants into the teaching profession. The Astra SCITT is part of the Astra Teaching School Hub, accredited by the DfE as one of only 87 Hubs in the country to offer the 'golden thread' of training and support for teachers at all stages of their career.

Astra would welcome your help to reach as many potential new primary and secondary teachers as possible, including yourselves!   We are currently recruiting trainees in the following subjects/phases across over 50 local selective, non-selective, primary and special schools for 2022/23: Art; Biology; Business Studies; Economics with Business Studies; Chemistry; Computer Science; Drama; English; Geography; History; Maths; Modern Foreign Languages; Music; PE; Physics; RE; Primary; Primary with Maths.  Some part time routes are also available.

More information can be found on the DfE train to teach portal, and applications can be made via DfE Apply, open to all current third year university students, as well as those who have already achieved their degrees.  You may qualify for a generous bursary to train!

However, if a fun, rewarding and fulfilling career in teaching is simply not for you, then you can still help support the education of the next generation of our students. To help raise awareness, or to find out more, simply follow Astra on Twitter https://twitter.com/@astra_hub,  visit www.astra-alliance.com, email at hello@astra-alliance.com or contact our school directly. 

Thank you in advance for your support!

Kind regards, 

David Phillips