06 Initial Teacher Training

Recruitment – Apply now for September 2025

We are pleased to announce that applications are now OPEN for all of our courses. Applications can be submitted here.

School-Based Initial Teacher Training 

We provide Primary 5-11 years, Primary with SEN and Primary 3-7 years routes in schools based within or near to the Warrington area. These are full time, fee-paying routes with QTS and PGCE (accredited by Liverpool Hope University).

Teaching Apprenticeships

We work with Best Practice Network to offer Teaching Assistants a fully funded teacher training programme (subject to your employer’s Apprenticeship Levy and eligibility). On this route you can stay working in your school whilst training.

More details are available here or by contacting our recruitment team at teachertraining@wpat.uk

Teaching Apprenticeships

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School Experience Days

We are delighted to offer potential applicants the chance to visit one of our Warrington Primary Academy Trust primary schools to experience school life. Contact Abby at teachertraining@wpat.uk for more information. 

 Local ITT Peer Network 2024/25

Generate Teaching Hub facilitates a peer network for local providers of initial teacher training in schools. This is a participant-led network to which all phases of training are welcome.  We engage in informal advice and support in a friendly network and welcome any colleagues in the area who are not already involved to email Linda Humphries lhumphries@wpat.uk (ITT Manager) for more information.

The remaining date for 2025 is:

Thursday 10th July 2025, 4.00pm - 5.00 pm (Venue and topic to be confirmed)

If you are interested in attending and/or host the meeting please contact Linda Humphries lhumphries@wpat.uk 

Local Choice

There are also several other local providers working in our area ITT offer and local choice.

Please promote your local providers to any potential applicants.

Claim Funding for ITT Mentor Training

Use this service to make a claim for the time spent becoming an initial teacher training (ITT) mentor.

You can use this service if you are a school or education organisation that:

Local ITT Peer Network 2024/25

Generate Teaching Hub facilitates a peer network for local providers of initial teacher training in schools. This is a participant-led network to which all phases of training are welcome.  We engage in informal advice and support in a friendly network and welcome any colleagues in the area who are not already involved to email Linda Humphries lhumphries@wpat.uk (ITT Manager) for more information.

The remaining date for 2025 is:

Thursday 10th July 2025, 4.00pm - 5.00pm (Venue and topic to be confirmed)

If you are interested in attending and/or host the meeting please contact Linda Humphries lhumphries@wpat.uk