Train to Teach
Applications for 2026 2027 are now live!
Our SCITT routes into teaching are school-led training courses which gives you the chance to learn the job ‘on the job’ in a school. You work as part of the teaching team from day one learning from experienced, highly skilled colleagues and immediately put your new skills into practice.
The SCITT programmes will allow successful trainees to achieve Qualified Teaching Status (QTS) as well as a Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)
Here at Hales Valley Teaching Hub, we offer two different routes into teacher training.
The two route we offer in partnership with Haybridge Alliance School Centred Based Initial Teacher Training and Bath Spa University are:-
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Primary Postgraduate Certificate of Education award (ages 5- 11) (Level 7) which has a total of 60 Masters level credits plus Qualified Teacher Status.
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Primary Early Years (3 -7 years) Postgraduate Certificate of Education award (Level 7) which has a total of 60 Masters level credits plus Qualified Teacher Status.
Successful applicants will have access to teaching placements within one of our trust schools or a local partner school . The teaching experiences will place the trainees working alongside outstanding classroom practitioners.
Why choose Hales Valley Teaching Hub?
- Excellent support and bespoke provision to meet the individual needs of our trainees.
- Training delivered in partnership with Haybridge Alliance SCITT and supportive, experienced staff in our trust schools.
- Our trust schools are great places to be! Here are some of the comments Ofsted have made about our schools:
Gig Mill
“Together we care, together we succeed’ is more than just a motto… It drives exciting lessons and interactions that enrich the lives of pupils. Pupils love to learn, and staff expect the very best outcomes from them. Leaders, staff and pupils work together to aim for a community where pupils matter and thrive.”
Hurst Hill
“Everyone is included in all that happens at school. If anyone needs extra help with learning or with their behaviour, then well-trained staff are on hand to support them.”
Lapal
“Leaders provide staff with well-informed guidance, textbooks and resources to ensure that the curriculum is taught well.”
“Well-informed, coordinated support from the trust, governors and school leaders guides staff to do their best. In turn, staff feel very well-supported… They also appreciate being provided with the resources to teach the curriculum well. This helps considerably with their workload.”
Lutley
"Staff enjoy working at the school and appreciate the steps the school takes to support their professional development, workload and well-being."
“Teachers … develop their expertise because of bespoke training provided in the school and by the trust.”
Priory
“A happy school, which serves a richly diverse community. There are warm, nurturing and respectful relationships between staff and pupils.”
Withymoor
“Staff benefit from a wide range of training opportunities to help them to continue to develop their expertise. There is some very strong practice in the school and staff can learn from each other. Staff value the training opportunities that they are given”.
Woodside
“There is a strong team spirit. Everyone works well together to provide pupils with a caring and ambitious education. Pupils, staff and parents describe the school as welcoming and friendly.”
“Staff value the subject-specific training provided for them. They also benefit from the networks across the trust that enable them to share their work with staff in other schools.”