Training Routes and Providers
We have gathered links and summaries of the variety of routes into teaching and providers in the West Midlands. We will update this page regularly, or when rules and regulations change.
Guidance and Support
Key pages and resources from the Department for Education.
A full guide document you can read to understand the ITT landscape, and a helpful infographic to show how colleagues and candidates of the future can gain QTS.
A case study along with a range of video links explaining the ecosystem around Teacher Degree Apprenticeships in England.
Brand, adapt and amend this guide to your school’s style and needs. Use it to promote careers in teaching in your community and to create pathways for existing colleagues to gain QTS.
Fully editable versions of all resources are available to schools who complete the Recruitment and Retention Audit Tool.
Build Partnerships
It is essential for schools to build and foster strong relationships with their local and regional training providers. A partnership with an ITT provider is probably the most powerful way to improve and sustain effective recruitment of high-quality teachers.
If your school wants to get more involved in ITT by hosting placements and working with an accredited ITE provider, you can access 19 providers across the West Midlands by completing our Get Involved tool:
If you are an ITE provider who needs support with placement capacity, use our tool to access support from Teaching School Hubs across the West midlands:
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