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Welcome to the Rural Schools Alliance

We're no longer accepting applications for the 2025-26 school year. Applications for 2026-27 will open in October 2025.

We’re a Teaching School partnership of Hampshire secondary schools based in rural communities. We support and develop our trainees in an inclusive environment so that they achieve personal excellence as teachers – an exciting, challenging and rewarding career.

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Our trainees

We look for more than academic achievement in our trainees. The best teachers have the ability to engage, empathise and inspire. If you feel your enthusiasm, passion, patience and resilience enables you to get the most from those around you, and you strive for excellence, we’d love to hear from you.

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Our schools

With the Rural Schools Alliance, you’ll be able to do your teacher training in schools in rural areas of Hampshire that are within an easily commutable distance from Fareham, Gosport, Hamble, Havant, Hythe, the New Forest, Petersfield, Portsmouth, Romsey, Southampton, Waterlooville, and Winchester. 

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Our course

We have a proven expertise and years of experience in successfully training new teachers and work with the University of Winchester to deliver our school-led ITE courses. You’ll be registered for the PGCE and on completion gain ECT status. You’ll be able to apply to register for the PGCE-M.
 

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We wish you the very best for your future career as a teacher and if we can be of any help, such as answering your questions or arranging a day’s school experience, please get in touch.

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04 Jul

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Celebrations were held in the RSA Hub during lunchtime at the end of a very successful year for our trainee teachers. Students started with us in September and have worked hard in classrooms and at University (@uow_teaching) to pass their PGCE and be awarded Qualified Teacher status. They have been supported throughout by subject mentors who have guided them through the many aspects of Secondary school teaching. Students ranged from University leavers to career changers and all have enjoyed their time, although will admit it's tough but rewarding. Several will be continuing to work as teachers in Swanmore from September and we look forward to continuing to share their learning journey. We went on to have a lovely evening celebrating the end of the course for the class of 2025. Well done to all of them for successfully completing their teacher training! #RSATraineeTeachers #TeacherTraining #QualifiedTeachers #FutureEducators #RuralSchoolsAlliance #NewTeachers #EducationExcellence #uow_teaching

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