Events

We are looking forward to meeting you at one of our 2026-27 recruitment events.  Designed to give applicants an opportunity to find out more about who we are and how we can support you on your teacher training journey.  Please see details below of what we have on offer this term and keep an eye on our website for any future dates!

Meet members of the SCITT Team to find out details about our teacher training courses.  We’ll tell you more about who we are, what we offer, and how to apply for our courses. If you are thinking about applying we would strongly recommend that you attend one of our events! Please note that all information events will cover the same content, whether in-person or online, and details will cover all routes and subject options.

• Tuesday 3 November:
  • 4-5pm – Online

• Monday 23 November:
  • 6.15-7.15pm – In Person
  • The Swan School, Marston Ferry Road, Headington, Oxford OX2 7WP

• Monday 30 November:
  • 5.30-7pm – In Person
  • Ivy Lane Primary School, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 1HE

• Thursday 17th December:
  • 10-11am – Online

These are free events, which are held online, they are designed to support if you are considering applying to our courses or if you have been invited to interview and would like guidance on how best to prepare. A member of our SCITT Team will give you advice on the application process, how to prepare for the recruitment and selection day and course details for your particular training route.

• Tuesday 10 November:
  • 4-5pm – Online
• Monday 14 December:
  • 4-5pm – Online

The best way to decide whether or not teaching might be the right career for you is to get some classroom experience. STL SCITT operates a School Experience Programme in partnership schools, to offer interested applicants a chance to get into state schools and see what life in the classroom is really like.  Placements are typically one or two days long with the majority of the time being spent in the classroom in lessons. As well as giving you invaluable insight into whether or not teaching might be right for you these placements also provide you with relevant school experience to support an application for teacher training.

Visiting a school prior to application can help you: 

• strengthen your ITT application;
• check your understanding of what it means to teach in the state school system currently;
• provide you with live examples to reflect upon when asked about your motivations to teach at interview;
• decide if teaching is the career for you, and identify further the relevant age-range and subject areas of interest.

A SEP visit will provide you with the opportunity to:

• meet current Associate Teachers, qualified teachers and Senior Leaders;
• visit lessons and observe experienced teachers;
• find out more about the curriculum and subject content;
• find out more about effective classroom management;
• understand the significance of safeguarding in an educational setting.

SECONDARY

• 13 October 2026 – The Downs School, Newbury RG20 6AD – Booking Link HERE
• 27 November 2026 – St Bartholomew’s School, Newbury RG14 6JP – Booking Link HERE
• 30 November 2026 – The Cherwell School, Oxford OX2 7EE – Booking Link HERE
• 14 December 2026 – The Downs School, Newbury RG20 6AD – Booking Link Coming Soon

PRIMARY

For placements at Woodstock Primary School, Oxfordshire OX20 1LL and New Marston Primary, Oxford OX3 0AY Please contact Linda Hull, Primary Subject Specialist at [email protected]

• 16 October 2026 – Winterslow CofE Primary School, Salisbury, Wilts SP5 1RD – Booking Link HERE