Around 130 providers offer initial teacher training (ITT) in England and Wales, ranging from large universities to groups of schools.
Candidates first need to decide what age range they hope to teach. They can then look for a suitable programme which could be an undergraduate degree course, a postgraduate qualification or employment-based provision.
These pages give an outline of how applications are handled for each training route, together with the basic criteria for entry and links to the bodies that deal with applications.
Shortlisted candidates usually attend an interview with the training provider, designed for both the candidate and interviewer to find out whether an initial teacher training course is the right choice.
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