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You can apply directly to the Primary Postgraduate Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programme through one of the University’s Lead Partner (ITE) Hubs.

These ITE Hubs are formed of local alliances of schools. Our programme is fully integrated, so students recruited by the University and those recruited by Lead Partners learn together.

This route might benefit you if you need to be placed in a particular location or wish to build a relationship with your placement schools before the programme begins.

Our primary lead partners

Initial Teacher Education (ITE) hubs that recruit in partnership with the University of Reading to deliver primary postgraduate teacher training:

Court Moor Partnership (University of Reading ITE Hub): Lead school Court Moor School, Fleet (N Hants)

Forest Learning Alliance (University of Reading ITE Hub): Lead school Uplands Primary School

Geoffrey Field Partnership (University of Reading ITE Hub): Lead school Geoffrey Field Junior School

Maiden Erlegh Institute (University of Reading ITE Hub): Lead school Maiden Erlegh School

Newbury ITE Partnership (University of Reading ITE Hub): Lead school The Trinity School

North East Hants and Surrey Borders Consortium (University of Reading ITE Hub): Lead school Calthorpe Park School

St. Andrew's Teaching Alliance (University of Reading ITE Hub): Lead school St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

Swindon Teacher Training Partnership (University of Reading ITE Hub): Lead school Lydiard Park Academy

Slough ITE Partnership (University of Reading ITE Hub): Lead Partner TSH Berkshire (Slough)

The Wokingham Federation (University of Reading ITE Hub): Lead school The Piggott School

Read before applying

If you are thinking of applying to become a teacher, please read our helpful tips leaflet, Have you considered training to teach?

Look at this leaflet for advice on planning your application and preparing for an interview on one of our primary or secondary postgraduate teaching programmes.

Apply now

Apply for teacher training is the Gov.uk service where you can apply for postgraduate teacher training.

You can apply for up to four teaching programmes in your application.  

Apply now for postgraduate teacher training

Visit the Department for Education (DfE) Get into Teaching website for more information on ways to train.

Teacher training events

Come to a Postgraduate Initial Teacher Education event. These events cover all routes into teaching for Early Years, Primary and Secondary Postgraduate programmes.

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