South Coast SCITT is a learning community committed to supporting and engendering a passion for learning in children, Trainees, School and Centre-based staff.

In collaboration with our Honorary President, Professor Guy Claxton, and in partnership with the University of Bedfordshire, we seek to develop individuals who are independent, reflective, creative, innovative, collaborative and resilient learning centred teachers.

Our Partnership believes that learning leads teaching and that it encompasses:

We believe that effective Early Years and General Primary Practice has this premise at its core and is fundamental to our learning principles and to all effective learning and teaching.

We share a common set of SCITT Learning Principles which underpin the training we offer.  These principles are as follows:-

Children enjoy and achieve when:

• Education starts with what children know, understand and can do
• There is a safe, effective environment which embraces every child’s personal context and experiences and challenges them to succeed
• Activities are well planned and supported by skilled intervention from adults, and children are actively engaged in the learning process
• Pedagogy is based on understanding how a child develops and learns physically, intellectually, emotionally and socially.  The main tenet is that every child learns in numerous ways through a variety of learning experiences
• Independence and responsibility is encouraged and children are allowed to make errors, decisions and choices, and be respected as autonomous learners
• Positive relationships ensure children feel secure, included and valued