Routes into teaching
Explore your path into teaching
Whether you're a recent graduate or looking to return to the classroom, there are a variety of teacher training routes to suit your background, learning style, and career goals.School-led routes
There are school-led training options for graduates who want hands-on training in a school. On a school-led training course, you’ll get the chance to learn on the job in at least two schools, learning from experienced colleagues and putting your new skills into practice from day one.
School-led courses, such as SCITT or Schools Direct, generally last a year and result in the award of qualified teacher status (QTS). Most courses include a postgraduate qualification, which is likely to carry with it Masters level credits.
You should check the exact details of individual courses at Apply for Teacher Training.
Local providers
- Arnewood School
- Basingstoke Alliance SCITT
- Fareham and Gosport Primary SCITT
- Halterworth Teaching School Partnership Teacher training
- Inspiring Future Teachers
- Primary Catholic Partnership
- Ringwood School Alliance
- Rural Schools Alliance
- University of Winchester
- Wildern Partnership SCITT
- Winchester Teaching School Alliance
Information about Teaching Apprenticeships can be found via this link Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship: information for potential candidates.
University-led routes
University-led programmes are at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Undergraduate training
There are two types of degree that lead to qualified teacher status (QTS), a Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree and Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BSc) degrees with QTS.
Postgraduate training
University-led courses run full-time over one year or part-time over two years. Training includes spending time at university or college and a minimum of 24 weeks in placement schools.
Other routes
Returners to teaching
When you return to teaching, you bring invaluable experience with you. To make that process as easy as possible DfE have put together some information and resources you might find useful.
From time to time Hampshire County Council run courses for those who have recently returned to the profession. For information on the current arrangements please search the Learning Zone using the term 'Returned to teaching'.
