Primary

**Please note that we are nearing the end of the recruitment cycle, we will close for all SCITT courses at the end of June so do submit your application as soon as you can. In advance of that, some courses may fill in certain locations due to schools already being allocated placements for those currently holding offers. We will provide updates here if this is the case.

OTT SCITT courses are carefully crafted to give you the best of in-school experience alongside theory, pedagogy and subject knowledge training at one of our training hubs. Our Associate Teachers (what we call our trainees) thrive on both our full-time and part-time courses and this is reflected in our exceptional post-training employment rates, as Headteachers recognise the high-quality training and preparation we offer.

For the primary age range, we offer three course options:

• Primary (5-11) – full-time or part-time
• Primary with enhanced early years (3-7) – full-time only
• Primary with enhanced SEND (5-11) – full-time only

For all courses you have the option of QTS only (Qualified Teacher Status) or QTS and PGCE (Post Graduate Certificate in Education) and for the 5-11 age range you can also opt to complete your training either full or part time. Due to the nature of the structure of the enhanced course options, these are only available as a full-time course.

• course runs from 1st September 2025 – 1st July 2026
• attendance is Monday-Friday and you will need to plan for timings of 8am-4pm in school and 9-3.30 for training days (exact timings may vary depending on school hours)
• pre-course training and induction days on Wednesday 9, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 July 2025
• start in your main placement school in September, attending INSET days with your colleagues
• intensive ‘front loaded’ course, with 2 days a week of curriculum training sessions and 3 days in placement in September and October, moving to 1 day a week of training sessions and 4 days a week in placement from November
• a block first and second placement structure i.e. an ‘A – B’ pattern, with almost equal length of time in each
• develop skills through a carefully crafted and sequenced curriculum, complemented by structured classroom experience, to take on whole class teaching at a gradual pace
• ongoing central and subject specialist training throughout the year
• exceptional support from placement schools and central SCITT team
• tuition fees for the full-time courses are £8,435 for QTS, or £9,535 for QTS and PGCE (i.e. additional PGCE cost of £1,100 should you choose this option)
• most applicants will be eligible to take out a student loan through Student Finance England to cover the tuition fees (regardless of prior loans and study) and maintenance loans are also available for most applicants and in some cases you may be eligible for further support grants from SFE, such as childcare grants if you are a parent
• we would strongly advise that you check your eligibility and use the SFE calculator to estimate the loans/ grants available to you in advance of submitting your application

• course runs from 1st September 2025 – 18th December 2026, i.e. a full academic year in year 1, then September-December in year 2, enabling you to take up a qualified teacher post from the January after your second year
• regular attendance of 3 days per week, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday throughout the year and you will need to plan for timings of 8am-4pm in school and 9-3.30 for training days (exact timings may vary depending on school hours)
• pre-course training and induction days on Wednesday 9, Thursday 10 and Friday 11 July 2025
• start in your main placement school in September, attending INSET days with your colleagues
• intensive ‘front loaded’ course, with 2 days a week of curriculum training sessions and 1 day in placement in September and October, moving to 1 day a week of training sessions and 2 days a week in placement from November for the rest of year 1, in year 2 you will be almost entirely in your second placement
• a block first and second placement structure i.e. an ‘A – B’ pattern
• develop skills and take on whole class teaching at a gradual pace
• ongoing central and subject specialist training throughout the 16 month course
• exceptional support from placement schools and central SCITT team
• tuition fees for the part-time courses are £10,585 for QTS, or £11,685 for QTS and PGCE (i.e. additional PGCE cost of £1,100 should you choose this option), for the part-time route you pay £7, 145 in year one and the remainder in year two
• most applicants will be eligible to take out a student loan through Student Finance England to cover the tuition fees (regardless of prior loans and study) and maintenance loans are also available for most applicants and in some cases you may be eligible for further support grants from SFE, such as childcare grants if you are a parent
• we would strongly advise that you check your eligibility and use the SFE calculator to estimate the loans/ grants available to you in advance of submitting your application

You are able to apply for more than one course/ route in your application, so you may want to choose a variety options or to decide from the outset which route will be best for you. When we invite you to interview we will ask you what your current preferred choice is, and we can discuss your options and suitability individually if needed.

Please click the buttons below for more information about each course choice.