MERIT aims to raise awareness of the opportunities available to Black or Minority Ethnic (BME) students wishing to enter Initial Teacher Education (ITE) locally and to provide a support support mechanisms to guide BME students in the application and interview process for ITE. Locally, MERIT is a partnership between Newcastle, Northumbria, Durham and Sunderland Universities and Gateshead SCITT, together with Gateshead Ethnic Minority Achievement Service. Sheba Joseph is the MERIT advisor and she is based at Dryden Professional Development Centre in Gateshead. If you require advice about the different courses available across all the partner institutions then contact Sheba through this link.
The University of Durham
offers a range of initial teacher education courses.
For a brief summary of opportunites at Durham please download this PDF document.
Alternatively you
may which to contact Durham directly or vist their website.
Gateshead SCITT offers a range of initial teacher education courses.
For a brief summary of opportunites at Gateshead please download this PDF document.
Alternatively you
may which to contact Gateshead directly or vist their website.
The University of Newcastle
offers a range of initial teacher education courses.
For a brief summary of opportunites at Newcastle please download this PDF document.
Alternatively you
may which to contact Newcastle directly or vist their website.
The University of Northumbria
offers a range of initial teacher education courses.
For a brief summary of opportunites at Northumbria please download this PDF document.
Alternatively you
may which to contact Northumbria directly or vist their website.
The University of Sunderland
offers a range of initial teacher education courses.
For a brief summary of opportunites at Sunderland please download this PDF document.
Alternatively you
may which to contact Sunderland directly or vist their website.