"Whilst working at Bedgrove as a Teaching Assistant and with young children of my own at school, I decided to embark on a 1 year Graduate Teacher Programme. I qualified in July 2000 as one of the first Graduate Teachers in the area only with the immense help, support and expertise of a highly-motivated team, committed to providing the best opportunities available to trainees." Diane M. Smith

"Having completed my teacher training at Bedgrove Infant School I would thoroughly recommend this route into teaching. Five years ago and with ten years' experience as an NNEB in the Nursery Class at Bedgrove, I started my training. I attended Luton University one evening a week and gained my practical experience within the school. This enabled me to continue earning as I trained. The school has a wealth of experience and expertise in the staff who are extremely supportive to trainees and newly qualified teachers." Liz Blasor

"After working in a finance office for many years, I decided that I needed a change of career. I enjoyed running a Cub Scout group and sought help from the professionals to help teach the children. I started helping out voluntarily at Bedgrove gaining valuable experience. The Head Teacher at Bedgrove introduced me to the idea of training to teach and recommended a course at the University of Luton that gave me the opportunity to earn while I trained. I acquired a lot of experience from all of the staff at Bedgrove, from working in the classroom and from study leave. I feel it's been a brilliant way to train to teach and I would highly recommend this route to anyone interested in becoming a teacher." Barry Grace

"The opportunity to gain expertise from experienced classroom teachers in a first class school with the theoretical and academic support from Westminster Institute of Education (Brookes University) has proved to be invaluable. I feel confident that, at the end of my 12 month Graduate Teaching Programme, I will be able to deal with the realities of the classroom." David J. Stidston