Normally, trainee teachers have to undertake two contrasting placements during their training year - so if you're teaching secondary, you might do a placement in a school that serves a different demographic, or if you're teaching primary, you might go and teach in a different Key Stage in another school.

Mentor Clarissa tells us more about what to expect from your school placements:

 

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