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Find out more about university and school-led postgraduate initial teacher training programmes in England, such as PGCE, School Direct, and SCITT.

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).

Interested in an apprenticeship? Find out everything you need to know.

Before you apply, make sure teaching is right for you!

Our FAQs will help you find out if you're eligible for the Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA).

Find out about Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes, entry requirements, and funding.

Lots of students from overseas choose to study in the UK, and could be eligible for student finance. Content provided by Student Finance England.

You can get student finance to help towards your living costs while you’re at university or college. Content provided by Student Finance England.

Hear directly from mature students about what it was like studying for their undergraduate degrees

Find out if you're eligible for the new postgraduate loan, and how to apply.

If you’re starting a full-time or part-time taught or research master’s course, you could get a Postgraduate Master’s Loan. Content provided by Student Finance England.

What do you need to do before you start your programme?

Which teacher training route is right for you? Use our filter to narrow your search and explore your options.

If you’re considering teaching in a UK state school, you’ll need to have a degree, and a recognised teaching qualification. Initial Teacher Education or Training (ITET) programmes across the UK are broadly similar, providing a combination of academic study and time in school, as you learn about key teaching methods. The routes, entry requirements, and statutory teaching standards are different depending on where in the UK you plan to train, and ultimately, teach. You can apply through UCAS for the main postgraduate and undergraduate teacher training programmes in Wales and Scotland. For programmes in England, use the DfE's 'Apply for teacher training' service.

Find out more about Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programmes in Northern Ireland.

If you're studying an undergraduate course, you could get a Tuition Fee Loan. A Tuition Fee Loan covers the cost of the fees charged by your university or college. Content provided by Student Finance England.

A Tuition Fee Loan covers the cost of the fees charged by your university or college. Content provided by Student Finance England.

Find out what the subject-specific entry requirements for postgraduate university courses are, and what universities are looking for.

Pat Carvalho, Principal, Birmingham Metropolitan College (BMET).