Teacher Training

Teacher Training Initial teacher training ( ITT) providers range from large universities with more than 1,000 trainees to groups of schools that provide school-centred ITT ( SCITT) for around 10 to 20 trainees. Which one you choose to attend will depend on a variety of factors.

Not all ITT providers offer every conceivable ITT course, so while you will no doubt need to take location into account, your options are ultimately defined by the kind of course you're interested in, as well as the subject and age group you intend to teach.

Higher education institutions

Universities, colleges and other higher education institutions run the following kinds of ITT courses alongside their other undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and qualifications:

• Bachelor of education (BEd)
• Bachelor of arts or science degree with qualified teacher status (QTS)
• Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE)
• Qualified teacher status (QTS) only

Click here for a full list of higher education institutions offering ITT.

Teach First

The Teach First programme is an independently provided course of ITT, leadership training and commercial work experience, intended for high-flying graduates. It offers no choice of different training providers.

Schools

You can also choose to complete your initial teacher training at a school, either through a set school-centred initial teacher training (SCITT) course or an employment-based programme, tailored to you by a designated recommending body (DRB) - please note that each is funded differently:

• Graduate teacher programme (GTP)
• Registered teacher programme (RTP)
• Overseas trained teacher programme (OTTP)

Click here for a full list of SCITT providers

Designated recommending bodies (DRBs)

DRBs are partnerships of schools, local education authorities and ITT providers that help to provide employment-based teacher training programmes. They recruit trainees, help match them with appropriate schools and design training programmes tailored to individual needs.

http://www.tda.gov.uk/

http://www.tda.gov.uk/Recruit.aspx
Training and Development Agency for schools