School experience days

If you’re thinking of getting into teaching, why not consider a school experience day? These involve:

  • observations of lessons within the school setting
  • a chance to meet a trainee teacher and/or an early career teacher
  • opportunities to discuss routes into teaching
  • information on how to apply, finances and what a training year looks like
  • a chance to see if teaching is for you.

How to apply
You will need to apply via the Gov.UK website:
Book onto a school experience day

GDPR – data when applying is only visible to Diverse Association for Professional Learning, and will only be used to contact you in the context of organising a school experience day. We have a commitment to safeguarding. Photo ID will be needed on the day, and you will be escorted on site at all times.

We hope that after completing a school experience day, you will go on to make an application for teacher training at one of the Diverse Academies Trust schools.

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School experience days 2025-2026

Our primary academies

DateLocation
24 September 2025Samuel Barlow Primary AcademyNG21 9DG
1 October 2025Wainwright Primary AcademyNG19 6TF
8 October 2025Hillocks Primary AcademyNG17 4ND
15 October 2025Thrumpton Primary AcademyDN22 7AQ
5 November 2025Tuxford Primary AcademyNG22 0NA
12 November 2025Bracken Lane Primary AcademyDN22 7EU
7 January 2026Samuel Barlow Primary AcademyNG21 9DG
14 January 2026Wainwright Primary AcademyNG19 6TF
21 January 2026Hillocks Primary AcademyNG17 4ND
28 January 2026Thrumpton Primary AcademyDN22 7AQ
4 February 2026Tuxford Primary AcademyNG22 0NA
11 February 2026Bracken Lane Primary AcademyDN22 7EU

Our secondary academies

DateLocation
30 September 2025, 18 November 2025, 20 January 2026 and 10 February 2026Tuxford AcademyNG22 0JH
26 November 2025 and 18 March 2026Queen Elizabeth’s AcademyNG19 7AP
9 October 2025 and 5 February 2026Retford Oaks AcademyDN22 7NJ
12 November 2025 and 4 February 2026Walton AcademyNG31 7JR
25 November 2025 and 12 February 2026The Holgate AcademyNG15 6PX
14 October 2025 and 17 March 2026East Leake AcademyLE12 6QN