School Partnerships
Benefits of Engaging in ITT
How could hosting a trainee benefit your school?
Schools play a vital role in ITT. This is because trainee teachers must gain experience in a placement school and receive high quality, supportive mentoring. By hosting placements, schools are importantly giving quality time and space for trainee teachers to become effective and skilled, setting them up for success to contribute to the workforce.
A strong pipeline of trainee teachers is key to addressing challenges in recruitment and retention in schools. Being involved in ITT can support a unique talent pipeline of trainees who may contribute to your own workforce in the future. For example, if they are successful and are offered a job at the end of their training year once gaining QTS.
In addition, you can invest in your existing staff, developing them to support other teachers through the mentoring role. They will have access to the latest research, practice and innovation on teaching and learning.
Find out more information about hosting a trainees and the changes for 2024 through these three short information videos: (insert video links with image stills)
Partner schools: Become an ITT partnership school for 2025-2026
Are you looking to recruit motivated trainee teachers for your school for September 2025?
Do you have existing support staff that you would like to develop and support through their teacher training and retain in your school?
We are partnering with schools in our Hub region, Brent, Barnet and Enfield, to offer places to talented individuals who are forging their careers in teaching.
- We recruit excellent candidates through our rigorous application and assessment process that is in partnership with placement schools
- We work hard to ensure that the placement is the best fit for both the trainee teacher and the school
- We support our teachers through the Initial Teacher Training programme to ensure that they receive high quality, research-informed training and development through their ITT year
- We offer a robust and full package of support to schools, mentors and trainees throughout the programme
If you are interested in becoming an ITT partnership school or wish to nominate any support staff in your school to train on our programme, please contact us:itt@northwestlondontsh.org.uk
