Applications for our 2025-6 Initial Teacher training cohort are now open. Please contact us if you have any questions at all and we'll be happy to help.

Before you begin your Initial Teacher Training application, make sure that you’re prepared with this pre-application checklist:

  • Know your ITT Provider and their provider code (E.g. Teach West London Teaching School Hub, 1KV)
  • Know whether you are applying for QTS or QTS & PGCE
  • Know which course you are applying for (E.g. Primary, Secondary – Maths, Secondary – MFL French)
  • Have a preferred placement school that offers your selected course/subject
  • Know whether you’re applying for a salaried or unsalaried route 
  • Gather your relevant qualifications (bachelor's degree, GCSEs, UK ENIC etc)
  • Write your personal statement
  • Organise your two references

All applications to train to teach must be made through the Department for Education (DfE) using their Find Postgraduate Teacher Training Service.

Our provider code: 1KV
Our name: Teach West London

Using the table below, click on the name of the course you wish to apply for. This will take you to the relevant course on the DfE application portal.

SUBJECTS / PHASES

FEE-FUNDED (UNSALARIED) COURSES 

SALARIED COURSES

PRIMARY COURSES

QTS & PGCE

QTS only

QTS & PGCE            

QTS only              

Primary 3-7 S711 H780 E016 T693

Primary 5-11

R068

L407

K764

F567

Primary SEND 3-7 E012 C530 F471 M304

Primary SEND 5-11

B903

B667

Y293 S654

SECONDARY COURSES

QTS & PGCE

QTS only

QTS & PGCE

QTS only

Secondary Art

D681

G337

Z560

Q127

Secondary Business Studies

X363

K263

C380

V133

Secondary Computing

W912

J064

Q094

A200

Secondary Drama

V154

F015

X218

W137

Secondary English

S142

Q257

A859

D634

Secondary Geography

Z486

J602

W692

D840

Secondary History

S299

P623

V433

P427

Secondary Maths

Q883

C200

M479

A329

Secondary MFL - French

J326

L110

F183

V825

Secondary MFL - German

S753

E722

n/a

n/a

Secondary MFL - Spanish

V039

W433

K975

J881

Secondary Music

V746

U554

G149

E732

Secondary PE

M502

F516

N766

V071

Secondary PE + Ebacc

Q359

T410

n/a

n/a

Secondary Religious Education

J415

L976

K373

L227

Secondary Science - Biology

P050

S176

E798

E298

Secondary Science - Chemistry

Z663

Y465

Q306

T432

Secondary Science - Physics

X317

L177

Z616

A014

Secondary Social Science - Psychology

U644

A824

M053

F173

Secondary Social Science - Sociology

P158

M430

A087

L630

 

Please note: Allocations to places on the courses are made on a ‘first come, first served’ basis so availability is subject to change as placements become filled. If a course is no longer available at your chosen school, we will endeavour to place you in another school of your choice, contact us for further information if the course is no longer available.

Alternatively, you can navigate to the DfE Apply website. You will need to create an account and select Teach West London Teaching School Hub as your ITT provider.

You’ll need the Teach West London course provider code, and you can then choose your phase (Primary or Secondary) and subject.

Our provider code: 1KV

Our name: Teach West London

For more information on the courses we offer before you apply, see About our courses.

On your chosen course page, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the ‘Apply for this course’ button.

The DfE website will prompt you to either create an account or log into your existing account.

Next, the application will ask you to submit the following information:

  • Personal details
  • Choice of ITT provider (Teach West London Teaching School Hub, 1KV)
  • Qualification and content of undergraduate degree
  • School, college and university education
  • Employment history (where applicable)
  • Special needs or support requirements
  • Personal statement 
  • Contact details of referees
  • For international applicantsstatement of comparability for equivalence for your qualifications

Once you complete all the questions, your application is complete so Teach West London advises all applicants to make sure that they proof-read their application carefully for spelling, punctuation and grammar and ensure that they do not leave any sections of the form blank.

Step One - Application Review

Once you have submitted your Initial Teacher Training (ITT) application to Teach West London via DfE Apply our team will acknowledge receipt of your application.  Thereafter, our team will review your application and if the eligibility criteria is met, we will contact you requesting further information: 

  • Identity documents (eg. Passport) 

  • Any documents relating to your right to work in the UK (if applicable) 

  • Proof of your qualifications (GCSEs and undergraduate degree) 

  • Your masters (if applicable) 

  • UK ENIC statement of comparability and certificates that were submitted for this (if applicable) 

  • Up to 4 preferred placement schools of your choice (from the placement schools that are offering the course) 

  • Details of work history gaps (if applicable) 

If the eligibility criteria is not met, you will receive notification via DfE. 

Step 2 – scheduling the selection day 

If your application was successful, you will be invited to attend a selection day with a member of Teach West London and a representative from your placement school.  

Selection process and interview 

This is a rigorous process, which is designed to match the applicant to the placement school. Before the selection day, you will be required to take online tests to determine your level of fundamental skills in English and Maths, which must be passed to continue to the selection day. 

During the selection day, applicants will be required to teach a lesson, possibly complete a written task, deliver a short presentation (information for these activities will be sent in advance) and answer questions in a panel interview. 

Safeguarding is vital for all our selection processes and decision making.

If an applicant is shortlisted they will be invited to a selection day, which will take place in the school that they are likely to be placed in.

This is a rigorous process, which is designed to match the applicant to the placement school. During the day, applicants will be required to teach a lesson, deliver a short presentation (information for these activities will be sent in advance), answer questions in a panel interview and complete tasks to determine their level of fundamental skills in English and Maths.

If they are successful at interview, a conditional offer of a place will be made. The conditions will include providing proof that they have met the eligibility conditions for Initial Teacher Training, including a criminal record check (DBS) and an occupational health assessment. Further conditions may be discussed with the applicant at interview. Some secondary applicants may also be asked to complete a Subject Knowledge Enhancement (SKE) course as a condition of entry.

If successful applicants accept the offer, they will be required to attend Teach West London’s induction days in July.

If you have any queries that cannot be answered by our FAQs, please email [email protected] or call Teach West London on 020 3301 3180.