Lower fees, fewer essays, what's not to like about School Direct?

Gemma Hencher has done her teacher training at Balcarras school in Cheletenham. Photograph: Stephen Shepherd"For the maths training job here I had a whole-day interview, from 9am until 4pm," recalls Pippa McGlade, 22. "First was a meeting with the head, then a pastoral interview, a departmental interview, an organised lunch, and I had to teach a 25-minute lesson with a small group. Then I had a literacy and numeracy test, and I even had to take an A-level paper."Her two fellow trainees nod in

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