What’s it like to train with Reach?
Listen to what our trainees and alumni say in the following video about learning to teach with Reach Teacher Training. You’ll get expert teaching, great support and mentoring, and you’ll have fun along the way.
What are you waiting for? Apply now.
Make A Difference.
If you want to get into teaching, look no further. We offer excellent teacher training in west London. Whether you’re looking for a PGCE or QTS qualification, we can support you all the way.
You will be taught by experts who are still teaching at our fantastic schools here in Feltham, and your in school practise will be either here or in the surrounding areas.
Reach Teacher Training is part of Reach Schools, a small trust of two schools: Reach Academy Feltham and Reach Academy Hanworth Park, where most of our trainee teachers will get classroom experience. For more than a decade, we have trained and developed some of the best teachers in the country.
We’re equipping the next generation of teachers who will commit to a shared vision: to see every child enjoy a life of choice and opportunity.
When you join Reach, you join more than a teacher training programme, more than a school – you are joining a community, a team, and a family. We look forward to welcoming you to our team.
Connect with us:
For every child to enjoy a life of choice and opportunity.
Deep Understanding
We’ll help you learn how to get the best from the classroom and your students: knowing which strategies to use and when to use them so that you can make a difference to the learning of others.
Placed Based
You will be a fully integrated member of your school community and an integral part of the Reach family. We will teach you how to form great relationships, shape the next generation and make a difference in your community.
Deliberate Practice
There are lots of things competing for your attention in the classroom – not least the subject you’re teaching and the 30 young faces in front of you. We coach and support you to engage in deliberate and focussed practice so you can develop the habits that get the best results.
Teach Excellence
At Reach Teacher Training you’ll be given excellent teaching, experience a rigorous curriculum and be mentored and supported by some of the top teachers in the country. If you believe that every child can and should go on to enjoy a life of choice and opportunity then this is the programme for you.
Start your teaching journey.
Embark on a transformative journey with our expert mentors, inside exciting local schools. Elevate your skills and find a passion for our vision.
Initial Teacher Training
Ready to become an excellent teacher? Our post-graduate training is underpinned by research, experience and community.
Internships
Three week internships that provide experience in the classroom, knowledge of the Trust and passion for your chosen subject.
Get School Experience
Get School Experience days offer unpaid classroom experience prior to starting initial teacher training (ITT).
“Thankful for this journey.”
We have been so impressed with our teacher training cohort for 2024. We have shared moments of celebration and breakthrough, as well as developing individuals who are passionate about making a mark on the UK education system.
What our alumni have to say
Amazing trainee teachers.
I have really valued the camaraderie and opportunity to work with so many amazing trainee teachers across different key stages, subjects, and schools.
Kit
Key Stage 3 & 4 Computing
They remember me.
The children that I had taught on placement for 2 weeks in January still ask me when I will be teaching them again. They remember me and approach me to update me on what they have been doing.
Renu
Key Stage 1 & 2 – Primary
To have more autonomy.
I am looking forward to is being able to have more autonomy in leading Health and social care; I am excited to build my knowledge around the course to navigate the students to success.
Madina
Key Stage 4 & 5 Health and Social Care
FAQs
What is RTT?
Reach ‘Initial Teacher Training’ is a fully immersive school-centred programme which ensures aspiring teachers will be in the classroom from the very start.
It is a year-long course and participants can opt to train to gain Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or to gain Postgraduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) + QTS.
- The QTS is awarded by our partners, South West Teacher Training SCITT (SWTT)
- The PGCE is completed with our partners, the University of Exeter through face to face lectures, on-line tutorials (the lecturers normally visit Reach 3x a year) and three assignments over the course of the year.
SWTT works closely with the University to design a course that integrates up-to-date and relevant research, with a practitioner-led training curriculum. At Reach Academy, we have a dedicated training day in which teachers will actively practice a teaching technique, reflect on academic literature, engage in specific planning development sessions and receive lectures from colleagues well regarded in the local and national education landscape. They will also go on visits to other schools to deepen understanding about SEN and to experience how schools’ learning environments differ.
Why should you train with Reach?
Training at Reach means you receive on-site training, school and classroom experience every single day, support from mentors and surrounding teachers, experience subject and phase CPD’s, a chance to lean in and gain further experience in other lessons and observations of skilled and experienced teachers and training amongst past ITT’s who can share their wisdom and advice from their own journey.
Our trainees are fully embedded in the school and broader community to deeply ground their practice. We firmly believe that cultivating strong relations with students, staff and families is crucial.
We use a system of deliberate practice to enable trainees to make rapid progress. We use outstanding practitioners from across our network as mentors and to deliver guest lectures on their area of specialism.
How can I fund my qualification?
You can apply for your tuition to be paid through Student Loans Company (SLC), you can also apply for a maintenance loan from SLC for extra assistance in making the change to study.
To find out if you are eligible for Student Finance, follow this link.
To apply for Student Finance, follow this link.
What does SCITT mean?
SCITT stands for ‘School Centred Initial Teacher Training’ (SCITT). These providers operate under an ITT provider. They are not a legal entity in their own right.
What qualifications do I need?
To train to teach, you must have at least:
- Hold (or will hold) an undergraduate Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent);
- Have a grade C or above in Maths and English language GCSE;
- Have a grade C or above in Science GCSE (if training as Primary teacher)
If you are an overseas applicant, you need to receive a Qualification Equivalency certificate from ENIC (previously NARIC) to retrieve a comparison result with a UK degree and GCSE’s. If your equivalency is not sufficient, you may complete a GCSE equivalency test by the following providers:
Birmingham University https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/
Equivalency Testing https://www.equivalencytesting.com/
A-star equivalency https://astarequivalency.co.uk/
Where are your placement schools?
We have a great relationship with many schools in the Hounslow area and surroundings, some of them include:
Hounslow Town Primary
Bolder Academy
Chiswick School
Grey Court School
Waldegrave School
Edward Pauling (Primary)
Crane Park (Primary)
Logic Studio School
Heathland School
Lampton School
Green School for Boys
Green School for Girls
Gumley House
Sparrow Farm Primary