Welcome to the University of Buckingham! We are delighted to have you as part of this year’s cohort. As you will be aware, our PGCE is school-based: trainees on the scheme are employed by their schools during the year they take the course. They are supported within their schools by a designated mentor, under the direction of the University Of Buckingham School Of Education. Trainees are assigned a tutor by the University, who oversees their progress and who speaks to them regularly throughout the year. During the year, International trainees have the equivalent of eight days of compulsory training, including the two days of induction in late August. The remaining days are spread across the year.