About our courses

Teach West London offers two routes into teaching:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

or

• QTS + Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

All of Teach West London’s ITT courses lead to QTS. QTS is a legal requirement to teach in maintained primary, secondary and special schools in England.

The Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE)

Teach West London has partnered with St Mary’s University to offer the PGCE (Post Graduate Certificate in Education). This amounts to 60 master's level credits, which is equivalent to one third of an MA and can be added to subsequently.

You have the option of applying for QTS only courses or QTS & PGCE courses, if you meet the requirements for the PGCE.

Course structure

QTS Only: Throughout the year our trainee teachers spend four days a week in school and one day a week engaging in professional learning with Teach West London. This will be based on Teach West London’s ITT curriculum.

QTS & PGCE: Same as above, plus trainees who have opted to take the PGCE will have an additional assessment and will be taught by ITT specialists from St Mary’s University for a total of 5 days throughout the course. The PGCE is an academic qualification but is not a requirement for becoming a teacher.

Salaried

Salaried courses are most suited to applicants who are already working as unqualified teachers or teaching assistants or applicants who have at least 3 years of relevant work experience. If you pursue a salaried route, you will be employed by a school and will have responsibility for planning, teaching and assessing independently from the start of your training programme. Your Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) fees maybe paid by the employing school where DfE salaried grant funding is available or you may be required to pay the QTS fee. If your employing school pay the QTS fees and you opt for the QTS & PGCE route, you may be required to pay the PGCE fees. 

Non-Salaried (fee funded) 

If you choose a non-salaried route, you will pay course fees and will not earn a salary whilst training to teach. You will have a gradual, more supported training experience, building up to a fuller timetable of independent teaching by the end of the year. 

Applicants can apply for a student loan, even if they have already had one for other postgraduate training. In addition, Applicants may also be eligible for a scholarship or bursary to train to teach certain secondary subjects. 

All of Teach West London’s courses are offered on the non-salaried (fee-funded) pathway. Some courses will also be offered on the salaried pathway. All courses are subject to the vacancies that our placement schools offer and are subject to change as placements and positions are taken. 

Our ITT provider code is 1KV (Teach West London Teaching School Hub).

Click the course name in the table below to view Teach West London’s available courses in DfE Find. Please note that we may not have availability for the following courses at any one time - please check the Department of Education's website for the most up to date availability.

Subjects/Phase	Fee-Funded (Unsalaried) Courses		Salaried Courses
Primary Courses	QTS & PGCE	QTS Only	QTS & PGCE	QTS Only
Primary 5-11	R068	L407	K764	F567
Primary SEND 5-11	B903	B667	Y293	S654
Secondary Courses	QTS & PGCE	QTS Only	QTS & PGCE	QTS Only
Secondary Art	D681	G337	Z560	Q127
Secondary Computing	W912	J064	Q094	A200
Secondary Drama	V154	F015	X218	W137
Secondary English	S142	Q257	A859	D634
Secondary Geography	Z486	J602	W692	D840
Secondary History	S299	P623	V433	P427
Secondary Maths	Q883	C200	M479	A329
Secondary MFL - French	J326	L110	F183	V825
Secondary MFL - German	S753	E722	K174	Q635
Secondary MFL - Spanish	V039	W433	K975	J881
Secondary Music	V746	U554	G149	E732
Secondary PE	M502	F516	N766	V071
Secondary PE + Ebac	Q359	T410	n/a	n/a
Secondary Religious Education	J415	L976	K373	L227
Secondary Science - Biology	P050	S176	E798	E298
Secondary Science - Chemistry	Z663	Y465	Q306	T432
Secondary Science - Physics	X317	L177	Z616	A014
Secondary Social Science - Psychology	U644	A824	M053	F173
Secondary Social Science - Sociology	P158	M430	A087	L630

 

Ready to Apply?

If you are ready to begin your ITT application process, select the How to Apply button below.

How to Apply

Throughout the year, a trainee teacher’s progress in terms of knowledge, understanding and application, will be assessed based on our ITT curriculum, which meets and exceeds the requirements of the Initial Teacher Training and Early Career Framework. Ongoing formative assessment will be carried out by each mentor at the placement school.

This will be in the form of lesson observations, target setting, professional dialogue, reflections etc. Each trainee teachers’ progress will be tracked through 5 formative assessment points during the year. The final assessment will be based on the Teachers’ Standards, which will be assessed by both the school mentor and Teach West London staff.

Teach West London offers two course options:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) only, which qualifies you to teach in maintained primary, secondary and special schools in England.
• QTS & Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) where you will become a qualified teacher and gain 60 master's level credits.

The course fees are as follows:

• QTS only: £8,200
• QTS + PGCE: £9,250

International fees are:

• QTS only: £13,500
• QTS + PGCE: £14,500

Further information for International applicants is available here.

Non-salaried pathway financial support options

If you follow a non-salaried pathway, you may be eligible for some financial support options including:

• Student loan maintenance support
• Tax-free bursaries
• Scholarships

Student loan maintenance support

There are student loans available via Student Finance England which can cover the cost of your training fees.

Tax-free bursaries

There are tax-free training bursaries available for some secondary subjects on the non-salaried pathway. You may be eligible for a bursary if you have a 1st, 2:1, 2:2, PhD or Masters. Find out more about bursaries.

Scholarships

There are scholarships available for some secondary subjects on the non-salaried pathway. The DfE-funded scholarships are available to high calibre candidates who pass a robust application and interview process and are awarded instead of a bursary.

For trainees applying in 2026/27 the available bursaries and scholarships are:

Subject	Bursary	Scholarship
Chemistry	£29,000	£31,000
Computing	£29,000	£31,000
Physics	£29,000	£31,000
Maths	£29,000	£0
Languages	£20,000	£22,000 (French, German and Spanish only)
Biology	£5,000	£0
Geography	£5,000	£0

 

For more detailed funding information, visit the DfE website.

Additional payments for teachers

Interested in teaching sciences, mathematics, computing or languages? See the further benefits of getting into teaching below:

• Targeted retention payment: This targeted retention incentive ranges from £3,000 0 £6,000, depending on the school you teach in. This is currently available to teachers of chemistry, physics, mathematics and computing for teaching in eligible state secondary schools. 

• Claim back your student loan: Eligible biology, chemistry, physics, computing and languages teachers can now claim back student loan repayments. 

To access the most up to date information on additional payments for teachers, visit the DfE website.

Questions about ITT Fees and Funding

If you have any specific questions regarding the costs or available funding for our ITT courses, please give us a call on 020 3301 3180 or send us an email at ITT@teachwestlondon.org.uk.

Ready to Apply?

If you are ready to begin your ITT application process, select the How to Apply button below.

How to Apply

Funding and support is available if you have a learning difficultly, health condition or disability. Find out about Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA) and Access to Work here. Read about how Teach West London will support you in our equality and inclusion section on our webpage 'Why train with Teach West London?'.

Funding and support if you’re a parent or carer 

If you are a parent, you may be eligible for: A Childcare Grant and/or The Parents’ Learning Allowance. If you are a carer you could be eligible for an Adult Dependants’ Grant. Find out more here. 

Read about how Teach West London will support you in our equality and inclusion section on our webpage 'Why train to teach with Teach West London?.'  

Funding and support if you’re a veteran can be found here.