A minimum of two teachers can take part in a study visit, with a maximum allocation of four teachers per school.

Teachers wishing to access this component of the TIPD Programme will not be eligible for other strands, eg LA-led study visits, during the same financial year, and are not able to access the same element of the programme in two consecutive years.

Due to the popularity of the programme, we are only able to allocate a maximum of four places per school, per financial year.

The programme is principally aimed at classroom teachers in nursery, primary and secondary schools (who teach more than 50% of the time), with at least two years’ post-QTS experience. Supply teachers who fulfil the above criteria, and who have been in post for at least one term, may also be considered, subject to relevant justification from their headteacher. Similarly, teaching assistants may also be considered.

All participants should note the expectation of a commitment of their own time to the preparation and follow-up to their TIPD study visit. The visits themselves are intense and tiring experiences, in most cases occupying the whole of a half-term break.

Participants will also be required to write a group report six weeks after the visit, which will be uploaded to the SSAT and Teachernet websites for public viewing. Participants must also be able to show that their study visit findings will be widely disseminated beyond their own school.