How to Apply

We are a safer recruitment provider

The process to apply to Stockton SCITT is set out below.  Please note we are a Safer Recruitment provider. Please view our Safeguarding Policy.

Entry requirements

Applicants must already hold the following qualifications:

• GCSE English and Maths – Grade C, Level 4 or above (or equivalent).

• GCSE Science – Grade C, Level 4 or above (or equivalent) if you want to teach primary.

• Please note Functional Skills qualifications are not considered to be GCSE equivalent.

If you do not already hold the required GCSE qualifications, it is possible for you to complete an ITT equivalency test in each of these subjects which we would accept.   

Stockton SCITT offers equivalency tests in English, Maths and Biology, for those holding a conditional offer with our partnership.

Other organisations such as A Star Equivalency and Equivalency Testing offer the option to complete revision courses with an allocated online tutor to mark your work and provide feedback, followed by an online equivalency test for a fee.

In addition, applicants must have achieved the following qualifications by the time the course starts:

• An Honours undergraduate degree at 2:2 or above.  For secondary applications, it is preferable for your degree to have some connection to the subject you want to teach. Where this is not the case, relevant high grade A Level qualifications will be taken into account as well as any other relevant experience.

If your qualifications are not UK-awarded you will need a ENIC statement of comparability to show that they are equivalent to the entry requirements listed.

Applications are enhanced by evidence of some experience in a school but it is not a condition for application.

Successful applicants are required to undertake the enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, and complete a medical health questionnaire which may be subject to an occupational health referral. This will be arranged by the Partnership.

Offers made to applicants will be conditional until all of the above criteria have been fulfilled.

How to apply

The Department for Education has a search service for potential teachers where, you can view more information about Stockton SCITT and the programmes we offer. Our provider code is S60.  Courses commencing in September 2025, are available to view online from the 1st October 2024.

To apply for the Stockton SCITT Programme, please visit the Department for Education Apply website. Applications for the courses commencing in September 2025 opened on the 8th October 2024.

What happens next? The recruitment process

As a Safer Recruitment provider, we have robust safeguarding practices in place. Please note you will be asked to provide one form of photographic identification at interview. If you do not have the required ID, the interview can not take place.

Due to the high standards of professionalism required for training to teach, please note that all interactions with Stockton SCITT are considered to be part of any decision to offer a place on the programme, not just the interview itself.

Applications are checked to ensure that applicants’ qualifications meet the DfE entry requirements. Applications meeting the entry requirements are scrutinised by SCITT against set criteria.

Interviews will take place online, usually no more than 48 hours from the time we receive an application.  As part of the preparation for interview, trainees will be asked to prepare a theoretical short teaching activity and watch a short video clip.  Trainees will then undertake a formal interview with one of the SCITT leads. Some of the questions will relate to the preparation tasks.  The process is designed to assess the capacity to develop subject knowledge, a capacity for critical thinking and reflection,  an ability to engage with young people and to assess a trainee’s overall suitability to train to teach.  Trainees will have the opportunity to ask questions throughout the process.

Conditional offers will usually be made within 1 working day from the date of interview and often sooner than this. Offers will be confirmed via Apply.