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Welcome to Abacus Primary School
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We are a community focused Primary School located in Wickford (Essex), accommodating 420 pupils, aged 4-11 years. We have been rated as a 'Good' school by the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted).
We hope you enjoy looking at our website, and sharing in our daily learning journeys.
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Our Mission Statement & Aims
Aspire Believe Achieve Create United Success
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To be welcoming, friendly and caring, so that pupils feel secure, safe, happy and purposefully employed.
To provide a stimulating and varied curriculum.
To achieve high standards and expectations.
To provide access to an ICT rich environment.
To ensure children develop confidence, independence, self motivation,
concentration and high self esteem thus achieving their potential.
To inspire all who contribute to the life of the school to be successful.
Parents to be treated as partners in education, to be courteously received, listened to, fully informed and asked to use a similar code of conduct as that employed by the school.
To involve the community to participate in the life of the school.
To value one another in an ever changing world.
Become a teacher in Essex
Have you thought about becoming a primary school teacher?
Our school works in partnership with Essex and Thames Primary SCITT, offering high quality teacher training in primary education. The SCITT PGCE courses lead to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and the award of a PGCE in Primary Education with 60 credits towards a masters degree. 100% of graduates from Essex and Thames Primary SCITT gain jobs as teachers, and our school has employed many of these new teachers in the past and recommended them to other schools within our area.
The SCITT has been involved with training the very best primary school teachers for Essex primary schools for nearly 20 years. The training is predominantly school-based with 120 days spent in the classroom and 70+ days in centre-based training in Wickford or Southend (whichever is nearest to you). This gives you extensive practical classroom experience and a detailed knowledge of both the National Curriculum and of educational pedagogy. The programme opens at the end of August with an Induction and a PE coaching course, and finishes in July.
With a truly excellent reputation for teacher training, our SCITT partner offers you a variety of routes into teaching in Essex.
Essex PGCE routes into primary teaching
Full time or Part time Primary (5-11yrs) - School Direct Training route
Full time Early Years (4-7yrs) - School Direct Training route
Full time Primary SEND (5-11yrs) - School Direct Training route
Full time Primary (5-11yrs) - School Direct - Salaried route
Full time Primary Maths Specialist (5-11yrs) - School Direct Training route
Part Time Primary PE Specialist (5-11yrs) - School Direct Training route
Full Time Middle (7-14yrs) - School Direct Training route
Full Time Middle SEND (7-14yrs) - School Direct Training route
Full time Primary (5-11yrs) - Graduate Apprenticeship Salaried route
Full time Early Years (4-7yrs) - Graduate Apprenticeship Salaried route
Full time Primary SEND (5-11yrs) - Graduate Apprenticeship Salaried route
Find out more about these PGCE courses
Find out which route into teaching is right for you >>
These are the PGCE entry requirements >>
Find out more about Essex and Thames Primary SCITT >>
For more information
Call:01268 570215
Email Emma Nunn: admin@thamesprimaryscitt.co.uk
Website: etpscitt.co.uk