There are two main projects placing students in classrooms, both of which offer selected and trained students the chance to work on projects or to have extended experience in the classroom.

Many of the students taking part are interested in teaching or working with young people as a career.

Undergraduate Ambassador Scheme (UAS)

UAS is a module option for final year Science, Maths and Engineering students which places them in schools, including those in the independent sector, for 10 Wednesday afternoons in the spring term. There is no payment to schools and students receive academic credit for this work.

Leicester Award for Employability: Tomorrow's Teachers

The Student Associates Scheme (SAS) ended in July 2011.  We are now offering a new in-school experience scheme called the Leicester Award for Employability: Tomorrow’s Teachers.

We are now offering a new Leicester Award for Employability: Tomorrow’s Teachers within the University of Leicester. This University accredited award offers successful applicants 10 hours of high level training and a 30 hour placement in one of our partner schools/colleges in Leicester/Leicestershire.  Students from all disciplines are invited to apply and opportunities are available in Primary, Secondary and post-16 education.

The scheme gives students the chance to:

• Discover what teaching is really like

• Work alongside experienced teachers and school staff

• Develop new and transferable skills

• Receive high level training from experienced practitioners

• Gain formal recognition of their achievement on their academic transcript

Applications open on 24 October 2011 and close on 5 January 2012. Please note that the Tomorrow’s Teacher’s programme is only open to students currently registered at the University of Leicester. 

For further information about the scheme and application details, please visit the Tomorrow’s Teachers web pages.

For further information on either of these schemes, please contact Lucy Croucher at lac23@le.ac.uk