If you're a graduate and want to complete your training in a school environment, consider school-centred initial teacher training (SCITT). The Basingstoke Alliance SCITT delivers Initial Teacher Training programmes which have been designed and are delivered by groups of schools and colleges within Basingstoke and Deane situated in North Hampshire. The programmes are taught by experienced, practising teachers, and are tailored towards our local teaching needs. All our courses lead to qualified teacher status (QTS). 

If you prefer to spend more time training in the classroom, putting theory into practice and gaining confidence through increased contact with the school environment, then a Basingstoke Alliance SCITT programme is a good option for you.

If you are interested in gaining school based experience prior to applying for a teacher training course The Vyne School runs a School Experience Programme with the Department for Education. For further information either contact Sara Kemp, Assistant Headteacher directly at The Vyne School or visit http://www.education.gov.uk/get-into-teaching/school-experience/sep

Over the years the Basingstoke Consortium has worked with The Vyne School on a variety of work related learning projects including: organising work experience for their students, employability skills workshops, career days, employer visits, enterprise challenges and business mentoring.

This year, we are working closely with the school and Unum, a local financial services business, to provide business mentors to help support some of their Year 9 students. 

We are also organising two mock interview days for Year 9 students, and a skills day which will focus on the general employability skills needed in the workplace.

Year 10 and 11 students also take part in the Consortium’s financial capability package ‘Money Matters’. Money Matters is a practical programme that is delivered in three one hour sessions and aims to give students a better understanding of budgeting and ways to save.

Basingstoke Consortium is a charity that works with young people, helping to give them the motivation, self-confidence, attitudes and skills for adult life.

We provide practical opportunities for them to experience the world of work which are designed to inspire tomorrow's workforce. We have worked with business, education and the local community for 30 years, and have a strong track record in developing innovative programmes and sustainable partnerships.

The Vyne has had a long standing relationship with Basingstoke Young Carers and work closely in helping those students who need support and guidance. 

A Young Carer is defined as a child or young person who is undertaking a caring role for a family member with a terminal/long term illness or disability. This also includes hard-to-reach children and young people who are affected by their parent's behaviour through drug & alcohol abuse, mental health problems or domestic violence.

The Vyne School and Fujitsu have developed a superb partnership over the last 9 years. Fujitsu support the Vyne School through a number of defined interventions: 

• Help inspire, build confidence and develop young talent

• Develop student attainment & achievement 

• Promote awareness of STEM careers 

• Support Equality & Diversity 

• Promote Females in IT & Engineering 

• Provides business awareness, best practices & skills that prepare students for life ‘after’ academia 

• Support Students in their career aspirations through targeted interventions to help develop and enrichment

Fujitsu and The Vyne mission statement 

Over a period of 2 years The Vyne has worked closely with Ocean Youth Trust, with nearly 30 students involved in 4 Vyne Sailing voyages.

Ocean Youth Trust South is charity which uses Adventure under Sail as a personal development opportunity for young people aged 12-25, taking them to sea in their 72-foot yacht John Laing.

OYT sail with around 450 young people each year. Roughly two-thirds will be disadvantaged or vulnerable in some way: they work in partnership with other organisations both to select these young people and also to ensure that lessons learned and achievements enjoyed on a voyage are carried through into a long-term programme of work with each young person. 

For all these young people, a voyage is designed to develop confidence, team-working, ability to cope with unfamiliar situations, and tolerance and understanding of others. Young crew members not only sail the boat, keep watch and help to navigate; they also learn basic life skills such as cooking and healthy eating. Sail training brings benefits to all sorts of young people, perhaps their lives are dominated by television and computer games and they really need an active outdoor adventure.