Initial Teacher Training (ITT)

Apply to kickstart your teaching career with Haberdashers' so you can go where you'll grow. We welcome high-calibre and passionate graduates and career changers seeking to join the teaching profession through our Initial Teacher Training (ITT) programmes.

We offer a high-quality and innovative school-based teacher training programme led and supported by Habs Institute for Professional Learning, the teacher training and professional learning arm of our Trust.

Below is an overview of the role of each organisation:
Tes Institute: the accredited ITT provider - has full and final accountability for all aspects of training design, delivery, and quality across the partnership;

Haberdashers’ Academies Trust South: the lead partner - has an operational or strategic role with responsibilities delegated to them by the accredited ITT provider, such as trainee recruitment, delivering training, involvement in ITT curriculum design, supplying lead mentors/mentor leadership teams, or running Intensive Training and Practice;

Placement School(s) - provide placements and general mentors.

Our Training Programmes

‘Haberdashers’ is a lead partner working with the accredited ITT provider Tes Institute. The courses enable our trainees to work towards Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with the additional option of pursuing a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE).

We deliver an innovative training programme with the accredited ITT provider Tes Institute, and combined with the support of our internal expertise, trainees develop comprehensive subject knowledge and professional skills while gaining practical teaching experience as an integral member of the school team. Our programmes have excellent retention rates with most of our trainee teachers going on to secure permanent teaching positions in our schools.

Want to go where you'll grow too? Come on board and teach at Habs.

Our Training Programme

Why train with us? 

You will have the opportunity to make a positive difference to the lives of young people from the very start of your programme, while being supported to perform to the best of your ability. 

We have a unique and engaging professional development offer that provides opportunities for collaboration and access to networks for every teacher, no matter their career stage.

Each member of our community, staff and students alike,  benefit from the Haberdashers’ Advantage – a unique set of opportunities that come from our sponsorship by the Haberdashers Company, with diversity interwoven at the core and inclusion embedded through what we do.

Training Opportunities

You can train to teach a range of subjects across the Primary and Secondary curriculum within one of our placement schools. There are two training routes available on our ITT programmes (employment based and fee-funded), as well as the opportunity to apply for a postgraduate apprenticeship (PGTA). Applications for both ITT routes and PGTA open in October 2024, so click here to apply for a place starting in September 2025. Please follow the link below to find out more about our training routes and entry requirements.

How to Apply