FAQs

With our full-time course, you will have the opportunity to come out with a Post Graduate Certificate in Education through our Outstanding university partner, University of Derby. If you are successful in achieving a Level 7 you will obtain a total of 60 masters credits to potentially use later in your career to obtain a full masters degree.

The PGCE part of the course underpins the QTS aspect with the research knowledge you need to have a deep understanding of how children and pupils learn, and a deep understanding of different teaching strategies.

No, the part-time teacher training route does not offer a PGCE. However, you will receive Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) if you successfully complete the course, allowing you to work in schools across the country as a qualified teacher.

Each partnership Hub has its own cluster of schools where we place trainees based on several factors: previous experience, location, accessibility, and a bespoke fit for your course choice.

We consider your transport arrangements, family requirements, and any prior experiences. You will have the opportunity to meet your placement school and team before the course begins.

Additionally, besides your two main placements, you will experience focus days in our other partner schools, allowing you to observe a variety of expertise throughout the course.

We provide comprehensive support throughout the course. Each trainee is assigned a Professional Tutor for guidance and advice. Trainees also have access to Alumni support, university student services, and Mental Health First Aiders. Each hub has an admin representative to assist with interviews, applications, and induction, and to address any technical or administrative queries. During placements, trainees are supported by a Class Mentor and a Learning Coach.

To find more about the support we offer, visit our trainee support page >

The timetable is different for Primary and Secondary. The Primary timetable layers in subject knowledge training session with placement days. This is designed to increase your subject knowledge and align to trainee teaching confidence as the course moves through the year. We have week blocks of training interspersed between weeks of placement so trainees are able to timely apply what they are learning. As the course moves through each term, the placement weeks increase and the training days decrease.

In addition to this, there are ten university days spread out over the Autumn and Spring terms.

The timetable is different for Primary and Secondary. Our Secondary timetable operates a 4 day placement week with a training day once per week. This training day includes subject knowledge, professional practice, behaviour management. This pattern ensures secondary trainees are fully immersed in their subject and department.

In addition to this, there are ten university days spread out over the Autumn and Spring terms.

Student finance is available for you to cover the cost of the course. You could be eligible for your course fees and a maintenance loan. Student Finance have a self checking tool where you can find out what you would be entitled to.

There is also a Childcare grant that you can apply for should you need. The link can be found easily on your chosen search engine, or get in touch and we would be happy to send it over to you.

We are proud of our commitment to ensuring our trainees are employed in great schools. Each partnership hub hosts an application and interview day, along with opportunities to attend recruitment drives. Our HR department share hub vacancies and our professional tutor team work hard to ensure you receive the support you need for a successful employment outcome. We’re proud to say that over 93% of trainees who qualified in 2024/25 found employment once they finished the course.

We close our courses when they are full, and this is usually around the end of May/start of June. This is so we can ensure your placements can be organised and that your induction is supported thoroughly. If you are experiencing a delay in your DfE Apply application, let us know as we have an ILTT version we can email out, which if completed, will enable us to begin the interview process while you are waiting for the official application to come through. Email us on info@iltt.org.uk

Please see our entry requirements page for details of the qualifications you will need prior to embarking on our teacher training course. If you have qualifications from overseas or would like some advice to check qualifications, please do get in touch as we have access to qualification check system to enable us to provide you with clear information.

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Bursaries are available in some subjects for teacher training. For applicants looking to train in 2025/26 these will be available in the following Secondary subjects:

~£29,000 for chemistry, computing, mathematics and physics

~£26,000 for biology, design and technology, geography and languages (including ancient languages

~£10,000 for art and design, music and RE

~£5,000 for English

For the full list of bursaries, visit the Gov.uk website.