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Alice, Level 6 postgraduate teaching apprentice

Alice is doing her postgraduate teaching apprenticeship at St Martin’s C of E Voluntary Aided Schools in Epsom, with Surrey South Farnham SCITT (School-Centred Initial Teacher Training).

Dependants' grants for full-time students

If you have children or an adult dependent, and you want to study a full-time undergraduate course or an Initial Teacher Training (ITT) programme, you may be able to get extra help. Content provided by Student Finance England.

Interviews

Before you're offered a place on a teacher training programme, you'll have an interview. Here's what training providers look for and what they may ask.

Professional skills tests

Some teacher training providers in England ask for professional skills tests.In this blog, we answer three of the most frequently asked questions about them.

Teaching in England

To teach in a state school in England, you must have a degree, and gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) by following a programme of Initial Teacher Training (ITT). Find out about the routes into teaching, eligibility, fees, and funding in England.

Teaching in Northern Ireland

To teach in a primary or post-primary (secondary) school in Northern Ireland, you must have a degree and a recognised teacher training qualification. All teachers are required to register with the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (GTCNI).