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 2027, are available to view online from the 29th September 2026.

To apply for the Stockton SCITT Programme, please visit the Department for Education Apply website. You can apply for our courses commencing in September 2027 from 6th October 2026.

What happens next? The recruitment process

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.

Most interviews will take place online. Often, we offer an interview to take place within 48hrs of receiving an application though of course you can rearrange an interview for another time should you need to.

If you would prefer a face to face interview at our SCITT Centre, we are happy to arrange this.

Those candidates interviewed online are welcome to request a visit to our SCITT Centre following interview.

Through the DfE Apply system, we formally offer you an interview and follow this with a more personalised email invitation to interview with a link to a video clip we ask you to view prior to interview and a pre-interview task asking candidates to prepare a theoretical short teaching activity. Discussion of these will form part of the interview. Should you wish to create a PowerPoint using ICT as part of this teaching activity, please do (this is optional).

All questions we ask you at interview are designed to assess your capacity to develop subject knowledge, your capacity for critical thinking and reflection, an ability to engage with young people and to assess your overall suitability to train to teach. You have the opportunity to ask questions throughout the process.

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.

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.